Forget princesses—in these castles, you'll find shrieking ghosts, dead brides, and even a portal to hell.
Whether your favorite fairy tale is Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast—or, if you're really wild, Shrek—haunted castles are most likely where the action goes down in the end. They call to mind crackling thunder above dark towers, howls of strange animals, and spiky iron gates. These legendary fortresses might be full of skeletons, spirits, vampires. There's almost always a dungeon. They are spooky and secretive, making all of us curious as to what happens within their walls. But haunted castles don't just populate books, TV, and movies—you might find yourself at one in the real world, too.
