Gallery: Ghost Hunting in Italy's Rundown Hospitals and Country Villas
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A house in Ferentino, Italy. The home has no windows, and local rumor has it that any attempt to restore them always goes wrong. Some say it’s haunted by Nazi soldiers, other say lovers died in there while sleeping too close to the fireplace. Ghost hunters have visited on several occasions and come up empty-handed.
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Hunterbrothers member Cristian descends into the crypt under a church in Alatri, Italy.
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A hotel in Umbria, Italy. Guests who stay in room 309 often complain of poor sleep and hear noises. Ghost hunters use CCTV surveillance and a green laser grid to search for “anomalies.”
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A private home, Rome, Italy. The owner complained the house was haunted by a woman there. In this image, ghost hunter Alesia checks the thermal camera, her face reflected in the glass of a nearby painting. Just next to the reflection is what appears to be another face.
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Ghost hunters use a compass to check for “interferences in the electromagnetic field.” The hunters believe if the needle moves, it could be proof of an anomaly. Hunterbrothers member Cristian says, “It’s never happened in a dramatic way, but if the needle starts to turn, eh, then we're screwed."
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Poveglia is considered to be one of the most haunted islands in the world. It was used as a medical center during the Black Death and was also a maritime quarantine center until 1968. The Hunterbrothers decided to spend a night on the island to investigate whether it is haunted. Here, Cristian explores a dorm room on the second floor of the main building.
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A researcher wears a poncho to ward off water dripping from the pipes as they search the basement of a private house.
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A crypt located in the small town of Alatri, Italy. The hunters were looking for the ghost of a bishop who disappeared without a trace a hundred years ago. Some people believe he was murdered and his body stored with hundreds of others in the crypt.
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Cristian holds a message from Marco, a spirit believed to haunt a former fabric mill in Prato, Italy.
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A surveillance camera at a former fabric mill shows a loss of signal in Prato, Italy. The camera fell off a table for no apparent reason.
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An “interaction” is the point in the investigation when a hunter seeks to establish contact with any invisible beings in the room. Here, Cristian listens to the room and checks his instruments after asking for a sign from a possible supernatural presence.
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A church near Reiti, Italy. The structure is part of an abandoned Red Cross building. The location is a known site for satanic groups. Candles and paintings adorn the altar.
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A house in Rieti, Italy. Owners asked the Hunterbrothers to investigate strange occurrences in their home---lights turned on, faucets started running and doors mysteriously closed.
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A home in Rome, Italy. Owners reported weird noises that scared the children. Sandro, Cristian, and Valentina check the status of their instruments to exclude any possible noises or interference caused by malfunctions in the house’s electrical system.
