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Ghost stories

The King's Staircase at Hampton Court Palace in Surrey, England, which is considered one of the most haunted places in the world.

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From a spooky 3,200-year-old tale written on broken pottery pieces to amateur YouTube videos of "ghost chases," frightening tales of apparitions, demons and goblins have been documented since ancient times and continue to fascinate people today.

Although these paranormal events aren't supported by science, they have persisted throughout history. Here's a look at some of the most frightening cases.

1200 B.C. ghost story from Egypt

The Luxor Temple at night

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In 1915, Egyptologist Gaston Maspero published a translation of an ancient Egyptian ghost story, possibly set in Luxor (ancient Thebes, shown above), that was discovered on four pieces of pottery. In the story, a ghost of a mummified man tells a high priest of the god Amun about his current condition.

"I grew, and I did not see the rays of the sun. I did not breathe the air, but darkness was before me every day, and no one came to find me," the ghost says (translation by Maspero).

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