When the temperature drops and the winds begin to howl, there’s no place better place to embrace potential eeriness of fall than within one of the world’s haunted forests. When we gather round the campfire beneath impenetrably dark trees to tell ghostly tales, we breathe life into the specters and spirits which have crept through humanity’s myths, legends, and fairy tales since time immemorial. If you find yourself at once biting your nails and enticed at the idea that a forest could run a chill down your spine, know that there are many such cases. From a Romanian forest dubbed the, ‘Bermuda Triangle of Transylvania’ to an alligator-infested Louisiana swamp, these 14 (allegedly) haunted forests that you can visit if you dare all seem to have something sinister lurking in the brush. Whether that looming figure is just a shadow or something more awfully tangible, whether that rustle to the left was a squirrel or a stalker, it’ll be for you to decide if you should run or hide.
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