Tag: Haunted places

September 3, 2024 (day 4 of 8)

In the spotlight

180.8 km / 112.3 miles 🚗 🚶 🛴

Hrad Houska 🇨🇿

Houska Castle is a Gothic castle in the Czech Republic, built in the 13th century and allegedly covering a gateway to Hell.

The story

Today was a road trip day since my feet still hurt from all the walking in flip-flops on the cobblestones seen everywhere in Prague! So, I made a quick visit to a gate of Hell and “Bratislava”, one of the filming locations of EuroTrip!

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-S10

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
Fujicolor Superia 800

August 3, 2023 (day 11 of 14)

In the spotlight

111 km / 69 miles 🚗 🚶

On the road 🇮🇪

  • Loftus Hall: The story goes that the lord of the hall, Sir Charles Tottenham, played with a group of friends when a stranger knocked on the door and asked to join. When a lady saw his cloven, he fled through the ceiling, leaving a hole that can still be seen today.
  • Hook Lighthouse: The Hook Lighthouse is a building situated on Hook Head at the tip of the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford, in Ireland. It is one of the oldest lighthouses in the world and the second oldest operating lighthouse in the world, after the Tower of Hercules in Spain.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-S10

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
Kodak Royal Gold 400

August 2, 2023 (day 10 of 14)

In the spotlight

306 km / 190 miles 🚗 🚶

On the road 🇮🇪

  • Duckett’s Grove: The most infamous supernatural entity associated with Duckett’s Grove is the Banshee. An ancestral spirit who is said to haunt certain Irish families, it is believed that those who hear her mournful cry will suffer the death of a loved one.
    The Duckett’s Banshee is supposedly the spirit of a woman with whom William Duckett had an affair.
    She is said to have died tragically on the grounds of the house, having fallen from a horse. Her mother put a treacherous curse on the family, giving birth to tales of the Banshee.
    There have been a number of reports regarding this vengeful apparition, one of which is linked to the unexplained fire that destroyed the house.
    Her cries could be heard slicing through the night air before the house succumbed to flames, and many claim to have seen her dancing in the house as the fire raged around her.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-S10

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
Kodak Royal Gold 400

August 1, 2023 (day 9 of 14)

In the spotlight

342 km / 213 miles 🚗 🚶

On the road 🇮🇪

  • The Hellfire Club: Founded by the first Grand Master of the Irish Freemasons, Richard Parsons, in 1735, this hunting lodge on Montpelier Hill in Dublin was the site of satanic practices and black magic.
    Orgies, murders, feasts where black cats were roasted over open fires – you name it, this place has seen it all. The story goes that even the devil himself mingled here with his devotees. And, apparently, still shows up occasionally.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-S10

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
Kodak Royal Gold 400

July 31, 2023 (day 8 of 14)

In the spotlight

196 km / 122 miles 🚗 🚶

On the road 🇮🇪 🇬🇧

  • Cooneen Ghost House: Widow Bridget Murphy and her six children fled their home in the early 20th-century to escape a poltergeist in this very house. The family heard loud noises in the attic, banging on the walls, and even reported beds lifting off the floor and plates being thrown at them.
    The Murphys eventually moved to America.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-S10

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
Kodak Royal Gold 400

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