We have a challenge for you this Halloween. Instead of going to that fake (but still great!) "haunted house" attraction that's set up in your town, why don't you go and seek out a real scary house? We're talking about abandoned homes that exist all over the world.
Though we (obviously) can't confirm that any of these empty homes are truly haunted, they sure do look spooky. Ghosts have to live somewhere, right? Behold, 12 super-creepy abandoned homes that are just begging to scare the living daylights out of you.
1. Royal spirits might haunt the halls of this castle in Belgium.
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2. Gold miners used to convene in this old Masonic lodge located in former Gold Rush town Bannack, Montana.
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3. These suburban Ireland homes were built and never occupied. But we picture an eerie ghost community making themselves at home here.
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Ghost Estates by Valérie Anex
4. The last house standing in Holland Island in Chesapeake Bay reportedly collapsed in 2010, but the waters could be haunted by the ghosts of fishermen.
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5. The abandoned house of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych emits eerie vibes.
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6. There's a bizarre abandoned German-style mining village in the Namib Desert in southern Africa that was deserted in 1954. Something this strange is bound to be haunted.
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7. These boarded-up apartments in England went on sale in 2013, and look like they are holding evil spirits inside.
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8. Only one lone dog hangs around this abandoned farm house in an area of California that has been facing a horrible drought.
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9. We would not want to be left alone at night in this cottage in Bavaria's Berchtesgaden National Park in Obersee, Germany.
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10. This abandoned home in Haswell, Colorado looks like it's really far off the beaten path.
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11. Would you dare enter the darkness of these empty homes in Detroit? (We wouldn't.)
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12. The photographer of this picture told HuffPost that this abandoned treehouse in Florida is currently "facing vandalism and destruction." So... enter at your own risk!
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CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly identified Viktor Yanukovych as a former Russian president. He is a former Ukrainian president.
Though we (obviously) can't confirm that any of these empty homes are truly haunted, they sure do look spooky. Ghosts have to live somewhere, right? Behold, 12 super-creepy abandoned homes that are just begging to scare the living daylights out of you.
1. Royal spirits might haunt the halls of this castle in Belgium.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
2. Gold miners used to convene in this old Masonic lodge located in former Gold Rush town Bannack, Montana.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
3. These suburban Ireland homes were built and never occupied. But we picture an eerie ghost community making themselves at home here.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Ghost Estates by Valérie Anex
4. The last house standing in Holland Island in Chesapeake Bay reportedly collapsed in 2010, but the waters could be haunted by the ghosts of fishermen.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Credit: Flickr user: baldeaglebluff
5. The abandoned house of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych emits eerie vibes.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
6. There's a bizarre abandoned German-style mining village in the Namib Desert in southern Africa that was deserted in 1954. Something this strange is bound to be haunted.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
7. These boarded-up apartments in England went on sale in 2013, and look like they are holding evil spirits inside.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
8. Only one lone dog hangs around this abandoned farm house in an area of California that has been facing a horrible drought.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
9. We would not want to be left alone at night in this cottage in Bavaria's Berchtesgaden National Park in Obersee, Germany.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
10. This abandoned home in Haswell, Colorado looks like it's really far off the beaten path.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
11. Would you dare enter the darkness of these empty homes in Detroit? (We wouldn't.)
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
12. The photographer of this picture told HuffPost that this abandoned treehouse in Florida is currently "facing vandalism and destruction." So... enter at your own risk!
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Have something to say? Check out HuffPost Home on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly identified Viktor Yanukovych as a former Russian president. He is a former Ukrainian president.