THE LEGEND OF THE DRY BODY

According to this legend the "Dry Body" would have been in life a man who fought a lot and beat his own mother. Due to the incredible evil inside him, as soon as he died, he became an evil creature that is usually camouflaged in the trunks of the trees, just waiting for some spoiled child to pass by. They say that despite his badness, the Dry Body, which is also known as Unhudo, would have regretted that he mistreated his mother and for that reason he punishes all children who show stubbornness or who respond to their mothers. Perhaps it was from this that the popular saying goes: "Whoever knocks his mother is left with a dry hand." 

There is also another theory about the origin of the Dry Body that says he would have been a very selfish, mean-spirited man who had grown a huge variety of fruits and grains on his farm. But after a dry season in which several people were starving, it is said that the farmer refused to share his stocks that he had stored in a huge quantity with others. The people got revolted and in the middle of the fight the farmer ended up dying of a heart attack. But after his death he would not have rested, his anger only increased and eventually turned into a cruel and vindictive creature. Legend has it that the creature that once was a farmer stands in the woods waiting for anyone who crosses his path and never lets other people approach fruit trees, which he thinks are always from his old orchard. 

The legend of the Dry Body is spread all over Brazil, especially in the states of Amapá, Paraná, Amazonas and Minas Gerais. There are also some Portuguese-speaking countries that also worship this legend.

In the interior of São Paulo the legend has gained a certain "vampire" touch. They say that the corpse is camouflaged in the woods preying upon unsuspecting people, when the unfortunate one passes by his side the entity sucks all their blood making them a Dry Body as well. But if no one goes near the entity for a long time it dies of hunger and looks like a dry tree. For this reason there are many dead trees with human aspects. 

In Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, there is yet another variation of the legend. People say that the body of a woman who had been buried in the municipal cemetery did not remain in the bottom of the grave for more than a few hours. According to them, the earth expelled the body. It was as if the earth repelled the woman's body. The firefighters would have been called and in the absence of an explanation (and a solution) they would have taken the woman's body to a cave that sits in a mountain range south of the county and would have left her there for her eternal rest. But according to the locals who dare to walk the dirt road that is in the edge of the mountain, it is said that you can hear the cries and shouts of a woman coming from inside the cave. The saw where the cave is located is known as "Serra do Corpo-Seco".

 (Serra do Corpo Seco Ituiutaba)

THE TRAGEDY ON THE OZONE DISCO CLUB IN THE PHILIPINES

The Ozone Disco Club located along Timog Avenue corner Tomas Morato Avenue in Quezon City, opened its door in 1991 and was owned by Segio Orgaoow. Nobody at the time could predict what the future had in store for it. 

Right away the club attracted many young students and couples for a fun night out and became very popular but... in March 18th 1996 tragedy strikes. 

The house was overcrowded with nearly 350 students (most of the club guests were high school and college students attending graduation or end-of-the-school-year celebrations) and 40 club employees although it had been approved for occupancy of only 35 people, when shortly before midnight at 11:35 pm a little fire sparkled for 3 to 4 times. 

Survivors said at first they thought it was all part of the DJ's special effects but after some minutes flames broke out, engulfing the place and caused the mezzanine to collapse. Many of the bodies that were discovered were along the corridor leading to the only exit, piled up waist-high and it was said that the emergency exit door was blocked by a new building next door and locked by the bodyguards thinking a riot was taking place inside the club and also there was no proper fire exit installed. 

The final death count was reported as between 160 and 162 people but it the story doesn't end there. It just begins... some time after the fire rumors started to spread about the place being haunted. 

People would pass by the Disco and see shadowy figures watching them from the broken windows, whispering coming from the cursed Club and some crazy photographers captured ghost photos too. 

With time some mediums were brought to make contact with the spirits of the victims who gave details of what happened that tragic night and were still trapped in the nightmare just wanting to say goodbye to their loved ones to finally find some peace.

THE MARCH OF DEATH FROM SANDAKAN

During World War II, various human atrocities were carried out by all sides that fought it. The Japanese in particular did not spare their enemies, so much that they were protagonists on an event that left a dark mark in history: The March Of Death From Sandakan.

In the midst of war many British and Australian soldiers were eventually captured by the Japanese in Borneo, Indonesia. Asians forced their prisoners to walk for more than 247 kilometers in a heat of nearly forty degrees without giving them food or water. Many died of starvation or dehydration. And everyone who complained were punctured or beheaded by Japanese bayonets.

Therefore only six prisoners survived, they were the ones that fled in moments of distraction from their guards, otherwise they would have died along with their companions. This cruel episode was very well known because it was an act of mass torture that went public.

And now, almost seventy years later, Major John Tulloch was retracing the route taken by prisoners and ended up taking a picture. And what was supposed to be a simple recollection picture of the place proved something much more impressive, because it seems that the ghosts of those who had to live that infernal march are still walking around.

In the picture above taken by the Major, you can clearly see what appears to be skeletal figures of people walking in a scene that must be very similar to that which happened in the March of death from Sandakan. Were these the spirits of the dead soldiers, still trapped in the nightmare that led to their death?

THE 14 KNOWN HUNTED PLACES IN SAO PAULO PART2

8. Apa Street's Little Castle
Location: Apa Street 236, corner of São João Avenue
Built in: 1912

History: It was at this residence that an entire family was killed in the 1930's. Till this date, the case was not clear (the information is that one brother shot the other and their mother was in the line of crossfire and died).

There are reports of people passing in front of the house and hearing the cry of the children and the owner of the house not to be killed.

9. Ipiranga Museum
Location: Parque da Independência s/n°, Ipiranga.
Opening: 1895

History: Also known as Paulista Museum at the University of Sao Paulo, guard objects and a very old furniture. 

Both tourists and those working on site have reported seeing ghosts passing through the museum, libraries, laboratories and classrooms of public visitation, both in its inner part, and in the garden outside.

10. Faculty of Law, University of Sao Paulo
Location: Largo São Francisco s / ​​n °
Opened: 1827

History: Headquarters of the Law School of São Paulo, one of the most prestigious in the country, there have been Alvares de Azevedo, Castro Alves, Fagundes Varella, etc.. It was in this building that started the major political movements from abolitionism till the Campaign Diretas Já.

They say that in its corridors and the library (the first public one in Sao Paulo), you can listen to the most notorious students who went there, arguing about politics.

11. Obelisk Ibirapuera
Location: Parque do Ibirapuera s / n °
Built in: 1947/1970

History: The 'Heroes' of the 32 Mausoleum Obelisk is a monument where rest the remains of Martins, Miragaia, Drausio and Camargo (known as MMDC), killed in the revolution of 1932, plus more than 700 remains of other combatants. Some people hear gunshots and screams on this site.

12. Bandeirantes Palace
Location: Avenida Morumbi, 4500.
Opened: 1955 (the headquarters in 1970)

History: The oldest employees say they listen to the former governor Adhemar de Barros and Count Matarazzo discussing.

Count Matarazzo designed the building to house the University Conde Francisco Matarazzo, which did not occur. Steps and noises, in addition to open or close doors have been noticed.

13. Miss Yaya's House
Location: Rua Major Diogo, 353.
Built in: 1800

History: In 1870, a very rich lady called Miss Yaya, suffered from a mental illness and therefore was kept secluded in the house for 40 years.

They say she looked like a zombie, because of the maltreatment, and her death was tragic.

After that, all the relatives who mistreated heralso died in terrible ways.

14. Viaduto do Chá
Location: Anhangabaú Valley
Opened: 1892

History: It was the first viaduct of Sao Paulo and connected the street on the right to the Tea Hill, whose owner was Baron of Tatura.

In the sixteenth century, the Valley Anhangabaú (which means "water of the evil spirit" in Tupi-Guarani), many Indians were killed due to "Entrance of the Flags." Since 1930, some suicides are recorded: they say that people are driven to do so by the action of an evil spirit.

THE 14 KNOWN HUNTED PLACES IN SAO PAULO PART1

1. Edifício Joelma
Location: Praça da Bandeira, Rua Santo Antônio, 184 e Av. Nove de Julho, 225
Inauguration: The 1970s

History: Its name is Edifício Praça da Bandeira. Three years after its opening, it happened a fire in the building that killed 188 people. It is speculated that in the place where the building is there was a pillory and ghosts were already sighted at around that place.

The Joelma was also known as the crime of the well occurred in the 1940s. Some women had disappeared, and when the police investigated the site, found a home with corpses into a well. The house has been closed for years, until it was demolished to build the Joelma.

2. Fundação Cásper Líbero
Location: Avenida Paulista, 900
Opening: 1944

History: The building Casper Libero Foundation was inaugurated in 1944 and TV Gazeta in 1950. So they started a few reports of supernatural manifestations considered motivated by low-quality image transmission, common at the time, such as interference problems which drizzle and "ghosts" (you could see on the screen, next to the actor or presenter, a sort of reply). Since then, reports of this nature surfaced. It is also said that a pillory was there before the building's construction.

3. Municipal Theatre
Location: Praça Ramos de Azevedo, s/n°
Opened: 1911

History: The employees have spotted ghosts on stage or people with clothing of 1900 in the cabins.

There also have been reports of an orchestra on stage and the sighting of opera singers in one of the dressing room.

4. Consolation Cemetery
Location: Street of Consolation, 1660
Opening: 1858

History: It was the first cemetery of São Paulo and its chapel was erected thanks to the donation of the famous Marchioness of Santos, D. Pedro lover. There are numerous events including appearances as the very famous dead Domitilla (the Marchioness), Monteiro Lobato, Tarsila do Amaral, among others as Antoninho Marmo da Rocha, who died in the 1930s and is known as the Saint of the People, whose tomb is located in block 80, plot 6.

There is an interesting story: when the daughter of Commander Ermelino Matarazzo was buried, the gravedigger died. Till this date, people say the ghost of the gravedigger appears sitting on the grave of the girl or wandering through the cemetery to see how thow is its conservation.

5. Holy Cross of the Hanged Chapel
Location: Praça da Liberdade
Opened: 1887

History: In 1821, Corporal Jose Francisco das Chagas called for equal pay and better treatment of Brazilian soldiers. He was punished with death by hanging. But on the day of execution, the rope broke twice, and who attended considered it a sign from heaven to clear him, but he died. This caused the commotion of the population and in its intention, was erected a cross.

Sixty six years later, a chapel was built on site. Since then, there are reports that Chaguinha (name of the cable) is seen. The chapel is also called the "Church of Souls."

6. Building Andraus
Location: Avenida São João and Rua Pedro Américo, 32
Opened: 1962

History: This building burned down in 1972 with a balance of 16 dead and more than three hundred wounded. Until now, residents say they listen to the cries for help of those who died.

There have been cases of "poltergeist" like the sound of doors and windows that open and close by themselves, and the sound of footsteps.

7. Martinelli Building
Location: Rua São Bento 397 a 413, Av. São João 11 a 65 e Rua Líbero Badaró 504 a 518.
Opened: 1929

History: In this building, clubs, cafeterias and schools of dance made ​​it an icon of modernity in the 1930s. There are two types of reports appearing in Martinelli: first, a brunette woman, with long hair who died in the building in the 1930s and who insists on working at night in one of the rooms. People say they hear the sounds of a typewriter and the sounds of her steps, walking with high heels.

The second appearance was Davilson boy, who was killed and thrown down the elevator shaft in the 1940s.