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Paris Catacombs
Six million skeletons line the tunnels beneath Paris. Bones stacked floor to ceiling for miles. Explorers have vanished in unmapped sections. Strange sounds echo. Shadows move. Some parts are sealed—too dangerous or too haunted to enter. The dead outnumber the living.
1786 - Present
Paris, France
10000+ witnesses
The Paris Catacombs hold six million dead.
The History
1786:
- Overcrowded cemeteries
- Bodies moved underground
- Quarry tunnels used
- Mass reburials
- Years to complete
The Scale
What’s there:
- Six million skeletons
- 200 miles of tunnels
- Only 1 mile open
- Rest illegal
- Unmapped sections
The Missing
People vanish:
- Explorers lost
- In unmapped areas
- Some found dead
- Some never found
- Easy to get lost
The Activity
What’s reported:
- Voices
- Shadows moving
- Feeling followed
- Temperature drops
- Presence felt
Illegal Exploration
Cataphiles:
- Secret community
- Explore illegally
- Know hidden entrances
- Find strange things
- Risk their lives
Today
Current status:
- Tourist attraction
- Small section open
- Rest forbidden
- Police patrol
- Deaths occur