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What secrets lurk within the heart of Beijing's bustling Chaoyangmen neighbourhood? Amidst the labyrinthine streets of Dongcheng District, could Chaonei No. 81 hold the key to uncovering a silent sentinel of history and horror? South Asia's top horror writer, K. Hari Kumar, narrates the haunting story of Chaonei No. 81 in Asia's Most Haunted. Asia's Most Haunted - Beijing, China In the heart of Beijing's vibrant Dongcheng District, nestled amidst modern marvels, stands a chilling anomaly – Chaonei No. 81. This French Baroque mansion, a relic of a bygone era, isn't just known for its architectural grandeur. It's earned a chilling reputation as one of  Asia's Most Haunted House s, a place where the veil between worlds seems thin and the shadows hold secrets. Legends swirl around Chaonei No. 81 like autumn leaves in a Beijing gale. The most enduring tale speaks of a lovelorn mistress, abandoned by her Kuomintang officer lover during the Chinese Civil

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