Mysticism surrounds us with a dense canvas of the unknown. In every breath of wind and rustle of leaves on the night road, ghostly shadows seem to us. And this is what today's top mystical films are dedicated to. We tried to collect the most incredible of them so that you can enjoy watching films about monsters and the most dangerous and mysterious mystical manifestations. Watching such films will not allow you to relax for a minute, and the aftertaste will be bright and memorable.

10th place - Mysterious Forest / The Village (2004)

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan.

Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt.

This film, which stirred the imagination of millions of people around the world, was included in the list of the best thrillers of 2004 for a reason. The combination of romantic melodrama and psychological thriller will delight any picky fan of tickling their nerves.

The plot of the film takes place against the backdrop of the forest, shows the ordinary life of the inhabitants of the village in Pennsylvania. It is unusual that the whole town is covered in a ring of dense forest. And the beliefs among the local population are very frightening. Rumor has it that the first settlers of the town made a kind of deal with the owners of the forest in exchange for a peaceful existence, people were not supposed to set foot on forbidden territory. All these long centuries, the inhabitants of the town did not violate the agreement, until the overly curious adventurer Lucius volunteered to go through the forest to bring medicines.

9th place - Silent Hill / Silent Hill (2006)

Directed by: Christoph Hans.

Cast: Radha Mitchell, Jodelle Ferland, Laurie Holden, Sean Bean.

Goosebumps are already running from the name itself, and while watching the film, even the most balanced person will jump with fear. And that's not all: the film itself is based on the game of the same name, just as frightening and creepy. All elements of the film, from the soundtrack to the video sequence, are simply magnificent. And the actors got used to their roles so much that you believe their game, and it seems that everything is happening in reality.

The plot of the film revolves around a little girl Sharon, who is endowed with a disease unknown to medicine. Trying to save her daughter from nightmares and stabilize her mental state, Rose's mother takes her on a trip to Silent Hill, because the girl muttered about this town in a dream. But, before entering the city, mother and daughter get into a terrible accident, after which Sharon disappears without a trace. And forced to be alone with her fears, accompanied only by a cop who arrived on the scene. Rose goes in search of her child in a city full of sinister secrets and dangerous monsters.

8th place - The Ninth Gate / The Ninth Gate (1999)

Director: Roman Polanski.

Cast: Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin, Emmanuelle Seigner.

A truly stellar duet of the great director Polanski and the inimitable and extravagant Johnny Depp - such a film simply had to get into the top 10. This mystical thriller is filled with secrets and mysteries of the occult. All fans of the genre will be delighted to follow the development of the storyline of the film. Johnny Depp appears as a highly professional specialist in finding and evaluating rare publications, and through his work he is connected with otherworldly forces. And it is these forces that carefully guard the secret of the ancient book - "Nine Gates to the Realm of Ghosts."
Mystery lovers should definitely check out this film. It has everything from ghosts and the occult to a detective investigation, at the end you will find the answer to the mystery of the antiquities.

7th place - The Sixth Sense (1999)

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan.

Cast: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette.

The film, which exceeds the wildest expectations, is truly a masterpiece of world cinema. Bruce Willis played a successful psychologist who has achieved great success in his professional life. He was awarded the Order for outstanding achievements in child psychology. But on the day of receiving the award, the former patient of Malcolm Crow decides to kill his mentor and himself in front of the doctor's entire family. Everyone is at a loss, including Crow himself, because Gray grew up cheerful and smart, what happened to him that he decided to blame the honored specialist in psychology for all his troubles? That is what his former mentor will find out over the course of the film. And the audience can only hold their breath and watch the action of an incredible plot.

6th place - Others / The Others (2001)

Directed by: Alejandro Amenabar.

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Finola Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston.

Nicole Kidman unequivocally revealed her full acting potential in this tragic, but such a beautiful mystical drama. How many emotions and experiences, a manifestation of all-consuming maternal love and peremptory severity of a single woman with children in her arms. All these qualities merged in one woman who dropped everything in one day and fled from the horrors of war to remote island to a mysterious mansion. Having hired a staff of servants, the heroine Nicole sets strict requirements, the main of which is to maintain constant twilight throughout the house. Otherwise, children who are sick with a mysterious disease - intolerance to bright light, will get complications.

But one day everything changes, and they appear - others, destroying the order established at home. The denouement of the plot is extremely unexpected and the film itself is able to keep the viewer's attention throughout the film.

5th place - Identification / Identity (2003)

Director: James Mangold.

Cast: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet.

When the element is played out, there is only one choice - to hide. 10 people, who were traveling peacefully, found themselves in the middle of a downpour of unprecedented strength, which destroyed all means of communication with the world and locked people in the walls of a roadside motel. Everything went well until the first corpse was found, and next to it was the key to the room, marked with a number. Suspicions fall on the former prisoner Robert Main, but after he died tragically, it becomes obvious to everyone: the killer is quietly walking among the living, and until he is identified, everyone is under suspicion. The plot is thought out to the smallest detail, and the acting will please the most categorical connoisseurs of mystical thrillers. Throughout the film, the audience is perplexed watching the development of the action - who is the real killer? And didn't he plan and gather all his victims in one place?

4th place - Ghost Ship / Ghost Ship (2002)

Director: Steve Beck.

Cast: Julianna Margulies, Desmond Harrington, Gabriel Byrne, Karl Urban.

An exciting mystical thriller with elements of a psychological drama combines the most exciting elements of mystical horror films. Despite the fact that when watching the film, the hair on the body does not stand on end, nevertheless, the plot is fascinating and fans of the mystic genre will undoubtedly enjoy looking at the colorful special effects, harmoniously matched soundtrack and excellent acting. In the center of the plot, we see the rescue team of the Arctic Warrior tugboat. In the midst of the merriment, they are joined by an unknown person who introduces himself as Jack Ferriman, who claims that a drifting ship has been found in the far part of the Bering Strait, which does not respond to messages. At his request, the team again goes to sea, but will they be able to return from this rescue operation? And will the brave heroes be able to overcome their fears and mystical games with the minion of Satan himself?

3rd place - Gothic / Gothic (2003)

Directed by: Mathieu Kassovitz.

Cast: Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr., Penelope Cruz.

Miranda and Douglas Gray work in a psychiatric hospital where particularly insane criminals are kept. The work is not dusty, you don’t have to worry too much about crazy patients, but one day an event occurs that made Miranda not a doctor, but a patient of this hospital. It all started with Miranda's strange meeting with a girl engulfed in flames, after which the former doctor woke up in a hospital bed - accused of killing her beloved husband. Trying to remember the events that led to the death of her husband and prove her innocence, the woman conducts her own investigation, which will reveal to her the terrible secrets of the hospital. Watching the film will bring a lot of pleasant impressions, especially the acting of the actors - they have become so accustomed to their roles that it is impossible to distinguish where reality ends and the performance begins. Breathtaking scenes will make the most fearless viewer shudder. Recommended for viewing by anyone who is able to distinguish a bad horror movie from a superbly filmed mystical thriller.

2nd place - 1408/1408 (2007)

Directed by: Mikael Hofström.

Cast: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack.

The story of Mike Enslin, a famous writer, his books written in the Horror genre are sold in millions of copies, but the author himself does not believe in the supernatural. One day, having heard a story about the Dolphin Hotel, he decides to move into room No. 1408, where, according to rumors, an evil force settled decades ago, which does not allow daredevils to survive even one night in this room. Despite attempts by the manager to dissuade him from settling in, Mike decided by all means to live in a hotel in order to write another masterpiece for his fans. But will he be able to survive a time full of horrors, left alone with incomprehensible forces that stubbornly want to kill him? The plot is so exciting that, starting from the first credits, it attracts attention and does not let go of the viewer until the very end. Everyone who is even a little interested in horror films will definitely be indescribably delighted with this picture.

Director: Tim Burton.

Cast: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Christopher Walken.

The inimitable Tim Burton closes the top of mystical films. If he has in leading role Johnny Depp, you don't even need to advertise anything. It is enough just to put their names on the poster and crowds of fans of mystical films will strive to see the picture. The duo Burton-Depp works so harmoniously and harmoniously, and Sleepy Hollow was no exception. According to the plot, Johnny Depp plays the role of a constable in New York in 1799, the authorities give him a new task, according to which, he has to go to a certain town called Sleepy Hollow, where the descendants of the Dutch live. According to legend, in ancient times, when there was a war for the liberation of the United States, an unknown warrior was executed on the territory of the town, he was beheaded on main square. Now the inhabitants of the town are suffering from the mystical tricks of a maniac who cuts off the heads of his victims. And Ichabod Klein must find the criminal, but what if the innocently killed warrior takes revenge on the descendants of his offenders? Only the fearless and judicious Ichabod can figure this out.

The material was prepared by the editors of the site kinofilmpro.ru

On our planet, along with modern, technologically and industrially developed megacities, there are many places created by ancient masters or by nature itself.

Each such attraction has its own legend and, of course, a lot of things are silent. Mysterious places cause a huge number of questions among scientists, confuse with anomalous phenomena and uncertainty.

1. Devil's Tower, USA

The so-called Devil's Tower is actually a natural rock of amazingly regular shape and consists of columns with sharp corners. It's true mysterious place, which, according to research, is already more than 200 million years old, is located in the USA, on the territory of the modern state of Wyoming.

In size, the Devil's Tower is several times larger than the Cheops pyramid and from the outside it resembles a man-made structure. Due to its unrealistic size and unnaturally regular configuration, the rock has become the object of attention of many scientists, and locals claim that it was built by Satan himself.

2. Mounds of Cahokia, USA

Cahokia or Cahokia is an abandoned Indian city, the ruins of which are located near Illinois, USA. This place reminds of how ancient civilizations lived, and its complex structure proves that this area was inhabited by a highly developed people 1500 years ago. Old City impresses with its scale, on its territory a network of terraces and 30-meter earthen mounds, as well as a huge solar calendar, have been preserved.

It is still unknown why almost 40,000 people left their settlement, and which Indian tribes are direct descendants of the Cahokians. Despite this, the mounds of Cahokia are a favorite place for many tourists who come here in the hope of unraveling the mystery of the ancient city.

3. Chavinda, Mexico

This mystical place, according to the beliefs of the natives, is the center of the intersection of the real and otherworldly worlds. That is why incredible things happen here that are difficult to understand for a modern person.

Chavinda is of interest to many treasure hunters, because according to legend, this area hides unprecedented riches. Unfortunately, no one has yet been able to find the treasure. Unfortunate treasure hunters often attribute their failures to otherworldly forces.

4. Newgrange, Ireland

Newgrange is the oldest building on the territory of modern Ireland, it is already about 5 thousand years old. It is believed that this long corridor with a transverse room is a grave, but scientists have not yet been able to determine for whom.

It is still unknown how ancient people were able to build such a perfect structure, which for five millennia was not only lucky enough to survive, retaining its primitive appearance, but also to remain completely waterproof.

5. Pyramids of Yonaguni, Japan

Mysterious underwater pyramids near the western Japanese island Yonaguni cause a lot of controversy among modern archaeologists and surveyors. The main question is whether the structures are a natural phenomenon, or whether they were created by the hand of an ancient person.

In the course of numerous studies, it was possible to establish that the age of the Yonaguni pyramids is more than 10 thousand years. Therefore, if the Yonaguna monuments created mysterious civilizations unknown to us, then the history of mankind should be rewritten.

Mysterious civilization. Underwater cities Yonaguni

6. Geoglyphs of Nazca, Peru

The Nazca geoglyphs in Peru are one of the most mysterious places on the planet. They were discovered in the middle of the last century and are still being actively discussed by scientists who cannot unequivocally say what ancient people wanted to express with these giant drawings of animals and for what purpose they were used?

Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to ask the creators, but scientists offer 2 main versions: some, leaning towards the cosmic theory of the origin of geoglyphs, believe that they are landmarks for alien ships, others argue that these are giant lunar calendars. In any case, the Nazca rock paintings are evidence of the existence of an ancient and mysterious civilization on the territory of modern Peru, which lived here long before the famous Incas and was distinguished by a high level of development.

7. Black Bamboo Hollow, China

The hollow of black bamboo or Heizhu is perhaps the most terrible place on Earth. The locals called it the Valley of Death, and for any money they do not even want to come close to it. One memory of the hollow brings great horror to them.

They say that children and pets disappear without a trace here, which has a lot of documentary evidence. Scientists have been interested in the hollow of black bamboo for more than a decade, who managed to prove that the valley in the Chinese province of Sichuan is an anomalous area with a difficult climate and dramatically changing weather conditions, which together provokes soil subsidence, which, according to scientists, are the reasons for the disappearance of people.

8. Path of the Giants, Ireland

Path of the Giants, or the Road of the Giants in Northern Ireland- an amazing coastal area, formed many centuries ago as a result of a volcanic eruption. It consists of about 40 thousand basalt columns that look like giant steps.

Natural landmark belongs to the number of objects world heritage UNESCO. This place deserves admiration, so it is visited annually by more than one thousand tourists from all over the world.

9. Goseck circle, Germany

goseck circle- an ancient neolithic structure in the German district of Burgenlandkreis. The circle was accidentally discovered in the early 90s of the last century while surveying the area from an airplane.

The original appearance of the building was returned only after a complete reconstruction. Scholars have little doubt that the Goseck Circle was used for astronomical observations and calendaring. This proves that our ancestors also studied space bodies, their movement and kept track of time.

10. Moai Monuments on Easter Island

Easter Island is world-famous for its giant Moai statues scattered throughout its territory. Each such megalithic figure is a large monument created by the masters of an ancient civilization in a crater local volcano Early Raraku.

In total, about 1000 remains of such man-made monuments were found on the island. Most have already gone under water.

Today, the vast majority of the statues are again placed on platforms facing the ocean, from where they continue to meet the guests of the island and remind of their former power. ancient people that inhabited these spaces.

Easter Island - Moai Message

11 Georgia Guidestones, USA

The Georgia Guidestones are 20 tons of polished granite slabs inscribed in eight of the world's most famous languages. The inscriptions are commandments for future generations on how to rebuild civilization after a global cataclysm. The monument was installed in 1979, the customer is listed in the documents under the name Robert C. Christian.

The height of the monumental structure is a little over six meters, and the slabs are oriented towards the four sides of the world and have holes. In one of them you can see the North Star at any time of the year, in the second - the Sun during the solstice and equinox. A few years ago, the monument was vandalized and damaged by paint, which has not yet been removed.

12. Richat (Eye of the Sahara). Mauritania

On the territory of modern Mauritania, the largest desert in the world hides an amazing a natural phenomenon the Proterozoic period, whose name is Richat or the Eye of the Sahara.

This object has an incredibly huge size (up to 50 kilometers in diameter), so it can be seen even from space. The structure has several ellipsoidal rings formed by sedimentary rocks and sandstones about 500 million years ago.

13. "Gate to Hell" - Darvaza crater in Turkmenistan

In the Turkmen desert of the Karakum, there is the gas crater Darvaza, which looks like a gate to hell. This fire pit, about 60 meters in diameter and up to 20 meters deep, is the result of excavations carried out here during the Soviet Union.

During such geological research, a group of scientists discovered an underground cavern with natural gas, which almost led to the death of a huge number of people. Therefore, the management decided to set fire to the gas so that it would not threaten the local residents. But the fire, which was supposed to burn for no more than 5 days, is still burning now, instilling fear in everyone who comes close to it.

Courageous people are ready to take a selfie at the "Gate of Hell"

14. Arkaim, Russia

Arkaim is an ancient settlement reminiscent of ancient civilizations, which was discovered several decades ago in the vicinity of Chelyabinsk. It is believed that this landmark of Russia is the birthplace of the ancient Aryans, who gave rise to European, Persian and Indian civilizations.

Arkaim is not only unique architectural monument with a thousand-year history, but also a place of concentration of healing energy flows that can save a person from any disease.

15. Stonehenge, England

English Stonehenge is a real place of pilgrimage for tourists from all over the world. It attracts with its mystery, legends and mystical beginning. Stonehenge is megalithic structure up to a hundred meters in diameter, which is located on the Salisbury Plain. Territory of mysteries. stonehenge

16. Loch Ness, Scotland

Loch Ness in Scotland is one of the deepest lakes on the European continent. It hides many mysteries. Eyewitnesses claim that a prehistoric animal named Nessie lives in the lake, resembling a plesiosaur (a type of dinosaur that died out about 65 million years ago).

To date, scientists have been unable to obtain evidence for the existence of loch ness monster, but his photographs taken by Nessie hunters periodically appear in the press.

Photomontage or not? Experts are involved in clarifying such issues.

17. Bermuda Triangle, Atlantic Ocean

Mystery bermuda triangle- this is the mystery of human lives tragically cut short under unclear circumstances. It is located in the northwestern part Atlantic Ocean, between Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico.

Modern history has about a hundred mystical disappearances of people, aircraft and even ships in this anomalous zone. Equipment periodically fails here, aircraft simply disappear from radar in clear, calm weather, and ships go astray. At the same time, it is not possible to find any evidence of the collapse of the latter: neither the wreckage nor the sunken parts of the ships.

18. Egyptian pyramids, Giza Valley, Egypt

One of the 7 wonders of the world Egyptian pyramids, are majestic and mysterious structures with a thousand-year history. Currently, it is one of the main attractions of the world, which millions of tourists wish to see. The secret of the construction of the pyramids, as well as their history, purpose and durability is the subject of controversy for more than a dozen scientists.

There have always been discussions around the existence of the pyramids, based on real facts, and on myths with legends. One thing is clear for sure, the pyramids in Giza are proof of the greatness and power of the pharaonic empire, which existed for more than one hundred years and left a significant imprint on the entire history of mankind.

There are places in the world that have attracted people for many decades. They are accompanied by a mystic, the crimes remain unsolved, the disappearances of people are not explained in any way, frightening natural phenomena and creepy eyewitness stories pop up all the time. Stories are passed down from generation to generation. Sometimes it is very difficult to find out the truth about such a mysterious place. In the age of science, the inability to explain everything rationally can lead to madness. Especially when you can't get an answer at all. Even leading scientists are regularly confronted with mysteries so complex that they can’t figure it out. In a world that is well explored, it is always unusual to learn about places that hide surprises. If you love mysticism and think that you can solve the mysteries of these places, get to know them. You may come to the conclusion that some things are better not to know.

Overton Bridge, Scotland

Fifty dogs have jumped off the bridge in the last fifty years. Animals die on sharp stones tens of meters under the bridge. The record number was five dogs in six months. All the tragic events took place in the same place, on the right side between the last two parapets. The Scottish Society for the Protection of Animals has dismissed the problem as a mystery. All this has caused a lot of discussion on the Internet, dedicated to the reasons why animals commit suicide. Locals try not to walk their dogs around the bridge. Many believe that the bridge is haunted after a man threw his child off it. He believed that the newborn is the embodiment of the devil. After that, he tried to kill himself, but he did not succeed, and when asked why he decided to do this, the man replied that the bridge made him.

Humberstone and La Noria, Chile

In 1872, these two towns in the Chilean desert were crowded with salt mine workers. During the Great Depression, production collapsed and cities were left abandoned. In the sixties of the twentieth century, no one lived here anymore. Local residents refuse to walk along the streets of abandoned towns. Rumor has it that the souls of the dead roam there at night. There is a legend that the inhabitants never truly left their homes. You can ignore the rumors about ghosts, but there is something more frightening - most of the graves have been excavated and skeletons are visible. People are sure that the dead walk at night because grave robbers disturbed their rest. Even in daylight, some hear voices and children's laughter here.

Lake Anjikuni, Canada

How can an entire village with all the inhabitants just disappear without a trace? In 1930, hunter Joe Labelle went to an Indian village near Anjikuni Lake. When he got to it, he saw that the place was completely deserted - people left food, weapons and clothes. All thirty inhabitants have disappeared! LaBelle reported this to the police, but the Indians were never found. The strangest part of what happened is that the dogs that lived in this village were found frozen to death, they were hungry, but there was plenty of food around. To this day, there is no clear explanation for what happened. Unless, of course, you do not believe in aliens - some believe that they abducted the Indians.

Skeleton lake, India

In 1942, a frightening discovery was made in India - Lake Roopkund was found in the mountains, in which more than two hundred skeletons were found. The bones have been dated to 850 AD. Scientists have not been able to explain their appearance. Some believe that people died during the storm, while others say it was suicide.

Bigelow Ranch, USA

The last owners of the house were Terry and Gwen Sherman. They faced so many paranormal events that they just fled the ranch. For example, ten cows simply disappeared without a trace, large shining spheres were seen above the house, doors appeared in the air, three dogs disappeared, and at the place where they were seen in last time, noticed a huge stain as if from a fire. Surprisingly, all the dead animals found at the ranch did not shed a drop of blood - the skeletons were removed from the corpses, but there was not a trace on the ground.

Disney Discovery Island, USA

The island has been closed to visitors for almost twenty years. Some are sure that the reason is in mysticism. The abandoned island still has electricity. Why? In addition, terrible vultures live there. The atmosphere there is really creepy!

Yonaguni Monument, Japan

In 1986, a diver discovered mysterious underwater structures near south coast Japan. Twenty-five meters underwater is the largest pyramid in the world. There is a road around it, it is absolutely certain that the whole structure was created by human hands. Scientists have studied the structure and are sure that it is five thousand years old. But why is it there? The controversy continues.

Hotel del Salto, Colombia

The hotel is located thirty kilometers from the capital, once it was very popular. Now it is closed - there was a whole chain of suicides in it. The locals are sure that the place is cursed.

Kapustin Yar, Russia

This place is one of the most mysterious in Russia. The space program was developed here and nuclear weapons were tested. It is not possible to explore this place - it is closed to outsiders.

Aokigahara Forest, Japan

At the foot of Mount Fuji is the Aokigahara Forest, where an incredible number of suicides have been committed. According to legend, demons and spirits live in the forest. Anyone who comes there sad falls under the power of evil forces and kills himself. More than fifty corpses are found here every year!

Chateau Miranda, Belgium

The former owners of the castle left it during the French Revolution. Then a shelter was opened there, but it soon moved. The building is abandoned, it is accompanied by an atmosphere of mystery. Why does everyone leave him with no regrets?

Devil's Triangle, Pacific Ocean

In this part of the ocean, people mysteriously disappear. Mysterious situations are associated with the fall of aircraft and magnetic anomalies. The researchers tried to explain the nature of what was happening, but did not cope with the task.

Lighthouse at Cape Aniva, Russia

The lighthouse was built in 1939 near Sakhalin. It is believed that it is radioactive, so it is forbidden to enter the building. Some believe that the building is a government hideout where political criminals are interrogated. Others believe that the lighthouse is haunted.

Helltown, USA

Strange things are happening on this piece of land in Ohio. Satanists gather here, it is believed that the souls of people who were burned alive in their homes still live here, and someone assures that a chemical disaster occurred here, from which some residents mutated.

San Louis Valley, USA

Aliens have been seen here many times. Disks and spheres appear in the sky, which have been captured on film and photographed by local residents more than once. The mystery remains why everything happens in this particular valley?

Pine Gap, Australia

This is closed area land, which is controlled by the government and is secret. It is believed that researchers are trying to contact other galaxies from here. However, everything is classified, so it is unlikely that you will be able to find out the truth.

Paris mines, France

The catacombs in Paris are known to everyone, but the mines are closed to visitors. They are so secret that even the most enthusiastic researchers cannot get there. In September 2004, the police found an underground cinema in the mines, but the next day there was not a trace of it!

Riddle House, USA

Many tragedies have happened in this house. For example, one of the employees committed suicide. Residents heard strange voices and sounds. The house was abandoned. When the workers returned again, they noticed strange occurrences - windows opened by themselves, and tools turned on for no reason.

Death Valley, USA

This valley is known for rocks that move across the ground for no apparent reason. Scientists have not been able to explain why this can happen. Each stone weighs hundreds of kilograms and moves! This is a real mystery.

Door to Hell, Turkmenistan

When Soviet scientists were looking for a source here natural gas, turned out to be a huge crater from which a flame escapes - the fire has not been extinguished for almost fifty years. No wonder tourists flock here. It is simply impossible to close the crater, and how much gas is still in it is unknown.

– hard-to-reach mountain in the Muezersky district of Karelia. Its height is 417 meters, and its area is about 6 kilometers. This place was a cult for the ancient Sami - sacrifices were made here, there is a huge number of seids - sacred stones. But even more interesting are the mysterious megaliths, as if the remains of an ancient mighty civilization are huge blocks and stone balls. Vottovaara is considered a very bad place - strange trees grow here, navigators and compasses stop working, cameras fail. Many do not risk going to Vottovaaara, because there are legends that this trip can be the last in life. Legends are legends, but the author of this article personally knew one young man who suddenly died just after visiting Vottovaara.

Let's move from Karelia a little further north - to the Komi Republic. Here are the famous Manpupuners, or Pillars of Weathering. It is believed that these are the remains of ancient mountains, which were intricately processed by water and wind. However, the Mansi, who have lived in these parts for a long time, think differently. local legends they say that once upon a time there was a terrible battle between the giants and the ancestors of the Mansi. And the angry gods turned the giants into huge stones. The place became sacred, and for a long time only the priests had the right to be here - to make a sacrifice to the gods.

3. Mount Holatchakhl

We move on through our vast country. On the border of the Komi Republic and the Urals is Mount Holatchakhl or Holat-Syakhl. It was here in 1959 that the infamous tourist perished. According to legend, many centuries ago, nine Mansi were killed on this mountain, and since then the curse of nine has hung over the mountain. If a group of nine people climb it, then not one of them will remain alive. There were exactly nine people in the Dyatlov group ...

4. Arkaim

We continue to travel around the Urals. It is here that Arkaim is located - an ancient settlement found only at the end of the 20th century. Arkaim is considered one of the most mysterious places on our planet. The city is clearly planned in the form of the sun and oriented by the stars. It is curious that some houses in Arkaim were multi-apartment, and its inhabitants belonged to the Caucasian race. Arkaim is considered a powerful place of power - many people come here to restore their health and gain energy.

5. Teletskoye Lake

Let's move from the Urals to the Altai. Here is the infamous Teletskoye Lake. It earned its notoriety because of the huge number of people who drowned in its waters, and only a few of the dead were able to get it from the bottom. The depth of the lake in some places exceeds 300 meters, while the water temperature at the bottom does not exceed 4 degrees. They say that in the depths of the lake there is a "forest of the dead". The bodies of those drowned in the cold do not decompose and do not change over time, frozen forever in the gloomy depths of the lake ...

6. Ukok Plateau

No less famous Altai landmark is the Ukok plateau. Hundreds of different archaeological sites- burial and cult complexes, rock carvings. According to local beliefs, Ukok is the place where the whole world ends. For a long time they buried their relatives here and still try to bypass the plateau. In 1993, the mummy of a young noble woman with tattoos was found here, which caused very strong indignation among the locals, who felt that the peace of their ancestor, the White Lady, had been violated. The mummy, meanwhile, was taken to the Siberian Institute of Archeology and Ethnography, where scientists began to study it. Interestingly, the mummy has fine European facial features and is tall.

7.Vasyugan swamps

Fast forward to Siberia, to the famous Vasyugan swamps. They are often called the "Russian Amazon" - the length of the swamp system is almost 400 kilometers, and at the same time it is constantly increasing. The swamp area is 53 thousand square meters. km, which is larger than the area of ​​Switzerland. Local legends say that the devil himself created the swamps - and no one goes to these dead places without special need.

8. Olkhon Island

Baikal is the pearl of Siberia, the most famous lake Russia. It also has its own mystical places. For example, Olkhon Island is the largest of the Baikal islands. On the territory of Olkhon, archaeologists constantly find ancient ritual structures. However, modern shamans also perform rites and rituals on Olkhon. It is believed that this island is the abode of the spirits of Baikal. Shamans consider the Shamanka rock to be the most sacred place of power on the island of Olkhon, and mere mortals are forbidden to visit this refuge of spirits.

9. Cape Ryty

Another forbidden Baikal zone is Cape Ryty. The locals consider him dangerous place and they call Kher-Khushun - an angry, angry cape. It is believed that spirits live on it, and therefore none of the local residents even agree to land on the shore in this place. There is a legend that because of the strife of the three tribes that lived on the cape, the spirits lowered a stream of mud on them, from which all the inhabitants of Kher-Khushun died. By the way, archaeologists discovered a mysterious stone wall on Cape Rytny, built for an unknown purpose.

10. Death Valley

Fast forward from Chukotka to Kamchatka. Here, on the slopes of the Kikhpinych volcano in the 20th century, a literally deadly place was found, which received the corresponding name. Death Valley is 2 km long and several hundred meters wide. And in this area, the corpses of small and large animals are constantly found. Gases containing carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide and hydrocyanic acid come out of the ground here, which leads to suffocation and paralysis of the lungs.

Recall that in Russia there are not only many mystical places, but also .

Whether you believe in ghosts or not, however, there are many eyewitnesses who claim to have encountered otherworldly forces. Today's selection will appeal to lovers of mysticism and adventure seekers. Islands, forests and buildings centuries of history, souls that never found peace, and now roam their domains to the delight of tourists and spite of skeptics. top 10 creepy places on Earth that you can visit… if you have the courage…

island of dead dolls

A collection of discarded dolls has been collected by Don Julian Santana Barrera for several decades. In the 50s of the last century, he decided to become a hermit, and, leaving his family, settled on this island. The inhabitants of the nearby islands avoided this island, because. there were legends that a young girl drowned in the canal, and since then the ghost of a drowned woman has been wandering around the island. After some time, at the scene of the tragedy, Julian discovered a doll. He placed the find on a tree, hoping in this way to appease the restless spirit and protect himself from evil. But the poltergeist, having received such a dubious gift, did not want to leave this place. So the hermit turned the whole island into a temple dedicated to the poor girl - every building and every tree on it is hung with disgusting dolls with repulsive faces and severed limbs.

He found dolls in the canals, and they were also brought by the inhabitants of the surrounding villages in exchange for the vegetables he grew. Julian Barrera died in 2001 under mysterious circumstances - his body was found in the same place where the unfortunate girl drowned.

Due to numerous requests from local residents, members of the family of the deceased Julian decided not to let this creepy place fall into decay. In addition, they built a tourist route. Tourists, along with the locals, sometimes even bring old dolls with them so that the local spirits of the drowned people do not get angry again! ()

Poveglia Island

Terrible legends about the island of Poveglia appear like weeds and are taken on faith by everyone as a true story. It is said that Poveglia was twice the last refuge for thousands of patients during the black plague epidemics, that its soil is 50% composed of the ashes of burned corpses, that local fishermen bypass the island, afraid to find in their nets a catch of human bones polished by waves, which in In the 20s of the last century, horrific experiments were carried out on mentally ill people here, that the head doctor of the psychiatric hospital eventually went crazy from his deeds and committed suicide by jumping from the island bell tower, and a completely mystical version suggests that Poveglia is densely populated the spirits of tortured victims. During the entire existence of the island as a place of exile, it is estimated that about 160,000 people died on it.

Now the island is closed to tourists. Why? There is no answer to this question, whether the island is being protected from looters, or whether looters are being protected from the island. However, the ubiquitous tourists are a nation that cannot be stopped, and the fences were created in order to find a hole in them. If you really want to, the locals will organize an excursion to Poveglia for you, but if you want to stay, then you will have to sit there alone, do not make fires and make no noise, the patrol that noticed you will no doubt send you to jail. But even if they don’t notice you, are you ready to spend the night on this cursed island, surrounded by ghosts? ()

winchester hall

William Wirt Winchester, an inventor, died in 1881, leaving behind his wife Sarah, who never recovered from the death of her only child 15 years before her husband's death. Shortly after Winchester's death, his widow visited a medium to summon the soul of the deceased. The ghost of Winchester told his wife that a terrible curse lies on the whole family. The inventor of the famous hard drive said that his invention claimed so many lives that the dead are about to come for Sarah. The spirit of her husband ordered Sarah to drop everything and move to a new place and start building a house. William warned her that once construction was over, Sarah would die. The widow heeded the advice of her husband's ghost, moved to San Jose and immediately began building a new house. Under her vigilant control, the builders worked every day from 1884 to 1922, right up to the death of the strange landlady. The result of the protracted construction was a huge house with 160 rooms. The house is more like a labyrinth: in an attempt to prolong construction, Sarah ordered workers to do unnecessary work. As a result, the house has a lot of unnecessary and strange details, for example, a staircase on the first floor, resting against the ceiling. Tourists who have strayed from the excursion group run the risk of getting lost there forever. And they also say that the ghosts of people killed from the Winchester settled in the maze house and still live there.

Aokigahara

This is not a building, not a city, it's just a forest located not far from the Japanese city of Tokyo. Gloomy thicket, located at the foot famous mountain Fuji is called Suicide Forest. The Japanese had more than good reasons for the name of this place. From the fifties to this day, people in Aokigahara commit suicide. They come here, exhausted by the tightness of the office, and stay here forever. According to official statistics, the number of deaths that have occurred here is inexorably approaching a thousand.

Now the forest of Aokigahara is under constant surveillance, video cameras are “poked” everywhere in it, and a police patrol is on duty nearby. But this does not help and, from time to time, tourists stumble upon dead bodies. You can come here on an excursion, but I must say that people who have been there often fall into a deep depression, from which it is difficult to get out without the help of a specialist. ()

Lighthouse on the island of Isaac Cay (Great Isaac Cay Lighthouse)

The lighthouse was built in 1859 and reaches a height of 46m. Some say strange noises are heard from the island during the full moon. Local old-timers tell of a shipwreck that occurred at the end of the 19th century, in which only one baby survived. The baby's history is unknown, but it is said that the child's distraught mother, called Lady Grey, comes to the island and cries of grief every full moon. And on August 4, 1969, two caretakers were found missing at the lighthouse, who were never found later. Many islanders believe that these two victims are not the only ones missing for unknown reasons. Although, it is likely that the reason for their disappearance is not so mysterious. At least it is reliably known that on August 1 and 2, 1969, Hurricane Anna raged over the Bahamas archipelago, just passing through the island. A couple of days later, local residents decided to find out the reason why the lighthouse stopped functioning. ()

FAR EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARIUM

Puffin Mary King

The chronicles tell that in 1645 the plague threatened to spread to the whole of Edinburgh, and the magistrate gave the order to enclose the dangerous quarter with a wall in order to eliminate the main focus of the epidemic. Mary King was the owner of most of the fenced buildings, so the entire block began to bear her name. There is a legend that in 1645, the parents left a girl to die on this place, who soon died of martyr pain, after which the ghost of Annie settled forever among the stone streets of the city. Rumor has it that very often you can feel how little Annie is touching her hands or knees. By the way, one of the exhibits for tourists is the room of Annie herself. And in 2000, one of the tourists photographing historical place, managed to take a strange picture, which we have published below. According to him, he was just shooting a ladder and did not expect to see this when reviewing photographs. ()

The hollow in the Chinese province of Sichuan has a gloomy reputation and is allegedly one of the strongest anomalous zones on the planet.

Many cases of death and loss of people are attributed to this area. According to rumors, in the summer of 1950, about a hundred people disappeared in the zone, and for unknown reasons, a plane flying over the valley crashed. Approximately the same number of people disappeared in 1962 - a group of geologists, only the guide survived, who said that a thick fog suddenly rose in the valley, which, dissipating after a few minutes, took the whole group with him.

The strange disappearances of people in Black Bamboo Hollow have sparked heated debate around the world. Someone explained the anomalous properties by rotting plants emitting psychotropic vapors, others spoke about strong geomagnetic radiation, and still others believed in portals of parallel worlds.

Despite the loss and death attributed to this place, in the 21st century the valley is well visited by tourists. There is also a trade in souvenirs from the hollow. ()

Ostankino

Many people know the district of the Ostankino television center as the area with the tallest building in Moscow, but not everyone knows that the land on which the tower stands has an ancient and mystical glory.

Initially, this area was called Ostankovo. The corpses of suicides were brought here and they were not even buried, dumping them into a common pit, since the church forbids burying those who killed themselves in ordinary cemeteries. And so, in October 1960, the construction of the famous Ostankino television complex with a height of 540 meters began. At the construction site, bulldozers raked up the bones and dumped them into a deep pit. The speed of construction was just fantastic.

Veterans of Ostankino television remember many stories about local ghosts, they talk about some kind of "Ostankino prophetess" who comes to warn of trouble. No one knows where she comes from and where she goes, they only saw how she wanders around the TV tower in foggy or night hours, and then slowly moves away towards the Ostankino Palace. We met her more than once in the deserted corridors of the television center.

Until now, the television center zone is considered anomalous, and every decade you can hear several new stories about the devilry going on here, forcing even unbelieving people to read prayers in horror. (Sources darkbook.ru zapiski-rep.sitecity.ru)

Skeleton Coast

The Skeleton Coast is notorious among sailors. The cold waters of the Antarctic Benguela Current, which runs along the southwestern coast of Africa, generate thick fogs. Together with unstable currents and strong surf, they make these waters extremely dangerous for navigation.

More than a thousand ships that have run aground along such an inhospitable coast have found their way here. last resort. People who managed to survive the shipwreck and reach the shore became prisoners of the waterless and completely uninhabitable Namib desert. Their deaths were long and painful. Even now, human bones can be seen next to the remains of ships.

Prepared by Katya Soboleva