19 Oct Man Enters An Abandoned Funeral Home, But Instantly Regrets It After Finding A Secret Room

Halloween is fast approaching, bringing with it gruesome and haunting tales that are certain to give you nightmares. Many of the freaky stories are simply folklore which has been manipulated over the years. But, some are frighteningly real.

When Jake Evans, a professional photographer for GoPro, and his friends decided to enter the abandoned Memorial Mound in Bessemer, Alabama, they stumbled upon a scene so shocking that it totally eclipses all horror stories told before.

Memorial Mound, which sits southwest of Birmingham, Alabama, was founded in 1992 by Clyde Booth who had great dreams to create a respectful burial place that mimicked ancient burial sites, such as the Catacombs of Paris, and Rome.

Booth, who had dug graves as a teenager, opened the luxury and alternative burial place on a 16-acre plot, which extended eight feet below the ground. The burial home offered a different burial method, instead of burying the bodies under the ground in a conventional burial, Memorial Mound ‘stored’ them in one giant chamber.

Despite Booth’s plan for the burial site to be inspired by the lavish, intricate designs of ancient catacombs, his project essentially resembled a giant warehouse where caskets were slotted into place on a flimsy metal rack, which leaned up toward the ceiling.

Grieving visitors of the deceased were also not permitted to enter the ghostly room, which precariously stacked eight individual caskets high.

Instead, visitors were encouraged to lay flowers upon the giant mound, below which lay their loved one in a vast, dark room. They could also honor their loved one by visiting their marble wall plaque, or by pulling up their biography on a computer.

The creepy premises were finally referred to the authorities after a stream of thrill seekers entered the disturbing crypt to photograph it for their blog.

Word of Memorial Mount had spread like wildfire among the abandoned explorer community. One blogger, who goes by the name Naaman, set out to the ghostly site after hearing other photographers speak of bones inside.

Unable to believe that it was true, Naaman decided to take a look for himself. But he, like many others before him, instantly regretted that decision.

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