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"Zvíkov Castle located in Czech Republic has been reported of numerous strange events that surrounds the castle itself as well as areas around the castle. People have complained of seeing strange behavior of animals, sudden fire blow out and of course ghosts. At night, many onlookers have noticed dangerous hounds guarding the castle with burning eyes." - www.myhorrorworld.com Until 1597 there are stories about a  Zvíkovský Rarášek  ( Rarach  is a supernatural being common in Slavic folklore, similar to an imp or trickster) which haunts people in the ancient tower, Markomanka. This tower has stones engraved with unknown symbols, and was built during the  Marcomanni  rule over  Bohemia , in the 1st century BC and 2nd cent ury AD. It was integrated into Zvíkov castle hundreds of years later. Weird events occur here frequently, including weird photos, technical problems, unpredictable behaviour of animals, spontaneous extinguishing of fires, electromagnetic anomalies, and

From one desert to another, That Frequent Visitor now brings you to the Rajastan, the desert state of India.  The  Bhangarh Fort  ( Hindi : भानगढ़ दुर्ग) is a 17th-century  fort  built by order of King  Sawai Madho Singh  in  Rajasthan ,  India .   A new village of  Bhangarh  with a population of 1,306 in 200 households has developed outside the limits of the fort as there is fear of ghosts haunting the old city. The fort and its precincts are well preserved. Excerpt from hellotravel.com Bhangarh Fort / Kila is located on the way to Alwar and Jaipur in Rajasthan in India. As per a legend there was a black magic sorcerer who cursed the residents of the palace that they all would die an unnatural death and their spirits will stay there for centuries to haunt the fort / kila forever. This fort would really freak any living mortal. One can seldom find a temporary household in the close periphery of this fort. Let us reveal you one more fact about this place. The village households foun

When somebody says Egypt, instantly the mind flashes pictures of sand, pyramids, the sphinx and Mummies . Now Hollywood films and Scooby Doo cartoons have created a whole never-ending fascination for this dry land of mysteries in my mind. When I first read the story of Howard Carter , I wanted to be there. Now, That Frequent Visitor is going to take you to the sands of Egypt. The  curse of the pharaohs  refers to an alleged  curse  believed by some to be cast upon any person who disturbs the  mummy  of an  Ancient Egyptian  person, especially a  pharaoh . This curse, which does not differentiate between thieves and archaeologists, allegedly can cause bad luck, illness or death. Since the mid-20th century, many authors and documentaries have argued that the curse is 'real' in the sense of being caused by scientifically explicable causes such as bacteria or radiation. However, the modern origins of Egyptian mummy curse tales, their development primarily in European cultures,

Chetan Bhagat has already taken over October and November. Ravinder Singh, Preeti Shenoy & Sudeep Nagarkar will be churning out their new titles in the month of December. It would be interesting to see if readers bless That Frequent Visitor with an open heart. Can Paranormal Fiction survive the in reign of Chiclit/Romance or topple it altogether? Only time will tell. At this moment all I can say is that the word is out, K.Hari Kumar  will be competing with the biggest and most popular authors in December for a prominent place in the heart of readers across India and the world beyond. That Frequent Visitor is published by one of India's biggest publishers - Srishti Publishers & Distributors. I'd request my friends, readers and well wishers to buy a copy of That Frequent Visitor (rather than asking for free copies) if you wish to read a complete story that is different from whatever you have read till date. What was once a spark in my mind, went on to bec

Cinco Saltos is a city in the province of Rio Negro, Argentina, located on the eastern side of the valley of the Neuquén River, near the Pellegrini Lake, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from northwest of Neuquén and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Allen. It has 19,819 inhabitants as per the 2001 census. The name  Cinco Saltos  (literally “Five Jumps”) refers to the five level steps of the canal that starts upstream at the Ingeniero Ballester Dam and passes by the eastern limit of the city. The first settlers came to this land in 1914. At first the layout of the town was made in the area north of the railroad, but in 1918 floods covered such lots and prevented further building. On September 16, 1925 formed the Village Development Committee. During the early years, the city did not have health care, safe medical mobile, just on 3 January 1960, it opened the local rural hospital, with the presence of the then Governor Edgardo Castello. The city’s growth was boosted by the creation of the

The  Iulia Hasdeu Castle  is a folly house built in the form of small castle by historian and politician  Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu  in the city of Câmpina, Prahova County, Romania. The only descendant of Hasdeu family was Iulia, a prodigy child, born on 14th November 1869 and dead eighteen years later, on 17th September 1888 from an unmerciful tuberculosis. At the age of 11 she graduated at "St. Sava" Gymnasium and the Music Academy of Bucharest (piano and canto). As a pupil of the "Sévigné" College of Paris, where she continued her secondary school studies, Iulia aroused her teacher's admiration for her brilliant intelligence. She took private lessons in drawing, painting, piano playing and canto. She continuously wrote poems, prose and theater plays. At 16, she attended the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy at "La Sorbonne" in Paris. Meanwhile, Iulia attended courses at the School of Higher Studies in Paris. Her literary creation was to appear po

As I count down to the release of my second novel, That Frequent Visitor , I will be posting some of the spookiest factoids I have come across on the internet. You don't have to believe all of them or none at all, however, given the amount of Tim Burton movies & Scooby Doo cartoons I have nourished myself with, I can't stop getting fascinated by these Legends . The first one from the series has been presented by ScoobyDoo Fan  on 4girlsandaghost.wordpress.com and they are taking you all the way to Ireland. Spring Hill 4girlsandaghost.wordpress.com SPRING HILL - The 17th-century Plantation House, home for nearly 300 years of the Lenox-Conyngham family, reputedly plays host to the most-sighted and best documented ghost in Ireland. Site of the tragic suicide of then-master George  Lenox-Conyngham  in 1816, the Blue Bedroom is the traditional setting for the many well-recorded appearances of the tall lady, dressed in black, always said to be George's widow, Olivi