Most haunted country?

**Rodion Romanovich** · 02-12-2006, 22:29

I can't believe nobody mentioned Romania, the country where Transylvania lies! At least that's the place that I find stirs up my imagination and fantasy most, although I don't believe in ghosts personally (and I haven't been in Transylvania so I'm just judging from the prejudice of several authors, for example Bram Stoker the author of Dracula...).

**Sjakihata** · 02-12-2006, 22:31

In that case, clearly USA. Havent you guys seen The Charmed Ones (three sister witches)?

**Rodion Romanovich** · 02-12-2006, 22:33

Originally Posted by Sjakihata

In that case, clearly USA. Havent you guys seen The Charmed Ones (three sister witches)?

I watched it a few times. Great looking girls for beeing witches though

I wouldn't mind any of them showing me some magic

**Zalmoxis** · 02-13-2006, 03:54

The most haunted country is the one with the most superstitious people.

**matteus the inbred** · 02-13-2006, 12:43

I think Britain's got the most documented and published ghost stories/incidences rather than traditional 'campfire story' stuff, cos of a publishing explosion of interest in the gothic and supernatural in the early 19th century and again in the early twentieth (following two very bloody wars, surely no coincidence). I recommend anything by M.R. James, Britain's finest 'traditional' ghost story writer.

China and Japan have long traditions of ghost stories though. From what I've read I believe America excels at the horror type stuff, thanks to the Indians and the mix of cultural types over there...

as for most haunted, all depends on whether and what you believe doesn't it...?

**kataphraktoi** · 02-13-2006, 13:01

Whats wrong with Britain? Why so many ghost stories? Why a lot of unfinished business?

**matteus the inbred** · 02-13-2006, 13:13

Originally Posted by kataphraktoi

Whats wrong with Britain? Why so many ghost stories? Why a lot of unfinished business?

good question...don't know really. Long history of 'trivial' or 'almanackical' (?) literature uninterrupted by 'cultural' revolutions? Probably the Victorian antiquarian obsession with this sort of thing, although some of Britain's best ghost stories pre-date the Victorians...perhaps the weather...damp and gloomy and stay-indoors kind of weather. Maybe no coincidence that America's most well-known horror writer, Stephen King, is from Maine rather than, say, Texas. (not that Maine's weather is as bad as Britain's I don't think, but I hope you see my point...).
I wonder if it's just the attitude that in Catholic countries ghosts are religious phenomena that you experience but don't write about, whereas in Britain they're more inexplicable in those terms and therefore worth investigating in a more scientific manner?
Would love to hear other people's thoughts on this!

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 02-18-2006, 05:15

Originally Posted by LegioXXXUlpiaVictrix

I can't believe nobody mentioned Romania, the country where Transylvania lies! At least that's the place that I find stirs up my imagination and fantasy most, although I don't believe in ghosts personally (and I haven't been in Transylvania so I'm just judging from the prejudice of several authors, for example Bram Stoker the author of Dracula...).

Surprised me too...