In 1948 a horrific murder shocked Sao Paulo, known as "The Crime of the Pit". The neighborhood became known as "The Home of the Devil" and decades later another terrible tragedy would be blamed on the curse.

In 1938 Carl Pruitt found his wife in bed with another man. Crazed with uncontrollable anger he strangled his wife with a chain and then shot himself. Unfortunately for Pulaski County, Kentucky, Carl's anger manifested a curse upon his gravestone.

Off Trout Run Road in Hellam Township, Pennsylvania, there is a place secluded and surrounded by forest said to be a gateway into Hell. Legend tells of seven gates needed to be crossed before a portal will take you directly there. The history of the location, filled with anger and violence is said to be what caused the portal to open but is there any truth in the history that is told?

In Denton County, Texas near the ghost town that once was Alton, a bridge was constructed at the Hickory Creek in 1884. A half a century later a legend of a monstrous half-goat, half-man was born.

Considered one of the most haunted towns in the United States, Jerome, Arizona has had a troubled past. A town dependent on the mining of copper in the 88 miles beneath the dirt roads it has had far too many fires, explosions, accidents, and deaths. Today it seems there's a ghost at every corner and a haunted location at every end of the street.

In Dumbarton, Scotland there is a small bridge over a 50-foot drop where dogs have an uncontrollable urge to jump to the rocky areas below. No one knows why, but legends say the area is a “thin place” a location where the veil between heaven and earth is the thinnest.

St. Katherine's Abbey in County Limerick is home to two stories of spirits, one a sad tale of accidental death and the other of a nun who lost her way and turned to black magic.

In the early 13th century a monk transcribed all of the world's knowledge in one giant book in order to save his own life. The catch? He did it in one night... with the help of the Devil himself.

In South Texas, there was a real headless horseman that roamed the land striking fear in all those that came across his horses' path. Today it’s said his spirit still roams the land and seeing him will bring misfortune to any in his way.

In the Boulders Scenic Reserve there's a cursed area haunted by the spirit of an ancient aboriginal woman. Torn from her true love, she lives beneath the surface waiting for him to return.

An ancient monastery in Normandy known as Mortemer Abbey is considered one of the most haunted places in France. Today we look at the three most prominent ghost stories surrounding the grounds and try to find any truth behind the legends.

On Colchester Road in Virginia, there is a tunnel said to be home to the spirit of an escaped mental patient from the late 19th century. Dressed in a bloody bunny costume and holding a small wooden axe, his spirit waits for the next group to pass through the tunnel on Halloween night.