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Highgate Cemetery Hauntings
Victorian London's most atmospheric necropolis. Karl Marx lies here alongside 170,000 others. Gothic tombs overgrown with ivy. Strange figures walk the paths. The cemetery that inspired Bram Stoker.
1839 - Present
London, England
10000+ witnesses
Highgate Cemetery is Gothic London’s heart of darkness.
The Cemetery
Victorian masterpiece:
- Opened 1839
- 170,000 burials
- Egyptian Avenue
- Circle of Lebanon
- Overgrown beauty
The Atmosphere
Why so haunted:
- Gothic architecture
- Dense vegetation
- Decay and grandeur
- Historical weight
- Natural eeriness
Famous Residents
Notable dead:
- Karl Marx
- Douglas Adams
- George Eliot
- Michael Faraday
- Many more
Ghost Sightings
What’s seen:
- Tall dark figure
- Woman in white
- Victorian figures
- Glowing eyes
- Floating forms
The Tours
Visiting today:
- Western side: guided only
- Eastern side: self-guided
- Popular attraction
- Ghost tours available
- Photography allowed
Vampire Connection
1970s hysteria:
- Vampire panic
- Self-appointed hunters
- Graves disturbed
- Media frenzy
- Separate entry