People decorate their houses with different things – statues, sculptures, art; that sort of thing. It isn’t often that I see decorations related to devils, but one building in Prague is the exception.
Category: Scary
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Nothing cheers up a good ghost story than a juicy double entendre. One of London’s most famous 18th century hauntings took place in the marvellously named Cock Lane.
We’re used to haunted stories about ghosts, strange creatures and brutal deaths. In Prague, there also is a haunting by a jilted lover.
There are many ghost stories surrounding a medieval city like Prague. The most spectacular ghost (if you see him) is the flaming skeleton riding a black coach.
Close to the Old Town Square, between midnight and 1:00 am, you may witness the Headless Templar of Prague riding past. Or maybe you won’t.
I seem to have written many morbid articles about ossuaries, ghosts and skeletons lately. There are plenty of these stories here in Czechia so thisRead More
I blinked as a few droplets of rain got in my eye. Behind me a night tram trundled away into the city leaving me in theRead More
An ossuary is a building where human remains are stored. To be precise, it’s considered to be a final resting place for human remains. InRead More
Dodge behind the impressive Old Town Square in the heart of Prague. In the winding streets just off the Royal Way, you will find theRead More
About 20 minutes’ drive north of Prague lies the small town of Melnik. Its tall church belfry squatting on the top of the hill, overlooking a wideRead More