Happy 11 of the creepiest places on earth by Alex Lockie and Barbara Tasch on Nov 13, 2015, 11:04 AM Advertisement
 Life Magazine recently published "The World's Most Haunted Places," a round up of the spookiest sites from around the world. Business Insider has combed through the list to bring you the 13 absolute scariest places from around the world. The list includes possessed dolls, ancient crypts, crafts made from exhumed corpses, haunted houses, prisons, and hotels. SEE ALSO: The 13 scariest real-life haunted houses in America Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay, California  The Alcatraz Island has been home to a Civil War Fortress, a bird sanctuary, the American Indian Red Power movement, and most famously a prison. On May 2, 1946, six prisoners overpowered guards, stole their weapons and attempted to escape from the island. But they didn't have the key they needed, and a hostage crisis ensued. Two prison officers, and three inmates were killed in the process, as well as 18 injured. Since then, the prison has gained a reputation as a haunted, forsaken place. Former inmate Leon "Whitey" Thompson described it as "the Island of the damned." Some say a ghostly Al Capone, a former inmate, can be heard practicing the banjo he played in the prison's old band. Others say that mobster Alvin "Creepy" Karpis haunts the bakery and kitchen. Though the National Park Service maintains the ghost stories are mere "flights of fancy," the consensus is that the most haunted spot is in cell block D, where the notorious escape attempt took place. While in solitary confinement in cell block D, a prisoner was heard screaming that someone, or something, else was in there with him.When the guards opened up the door, the prisoner was found dead with strangulation marks around his neck. Source: LIFE, the world's most haunted places
Ed Gein's home in Plainfield, Wisconsin After the death of his mother, Ed Gein began digging up the graves of recently buried middle-aged women He took their bodies home, where he tanned their skins to make his paraphernalia. Gein began to abduct and kill women. After the disappearance of Mary Hogan, who ran a tavern in town, an investigation led police to Gein's farmhouse, and what has to be one of the most horrific discoveries of all time. Inside the house police found chairs reupholstered with fatty human skin, a soup bowl made from a human skull, a shade pull made of lips, masks made from human faces, a belt made of female nipples, and a vest made from a woman's torso. In total, the remains of 11 women were found in the house. Gein's horrendous crimes have been the inspiration for horror films like Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of The Lambs. Source: LIFE, the world's most haunted places
The Dakota in New York City  In 1884, when Singer Sewing Machine President Edward S. Clark had a house built in Manhattan's Upper West Side, the area was so remote they named it "The Dakota," after the vast and unexplored Dakota territories. The Dakota was the inspiration for Ira Levin's 1967 novel "Rosemary's Baby," which depicted scenes of witchcraft, satanism, cannibalism, and murder. Common occurrences at The Dakota include phantom footsteps, mysterious rumblings, and elevators moving around on their own. As Manhattan filled out around The Dakota, it hosted many celebrities. Most notably, John Lennon lived there at the time of his tragic murder in 1980. Source: LIFE, the world's most haunted places
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