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Is There a Haunted Caribbean?
CYNTHIA B. TURNER
MAY 13, 2022
The Caribbean might be beautiful, but it's also scary.
The Caribbean Feels a Little Less Sunny When You Know It's Haunted!
Imagine you’re on vacation. The sun is bright and your sunscreen is heavy. By day, the beaches are white, the waves gentle and lulling. They couldn’t be more inviting and enjoyable. Every inch of you is relaxed, and all of your day-to-day stress seems to have melted away as you breathe the salty air.
You decide to take a leisurely stroll just after your sumptuous, unforgettable evening meal. You can hear the waves rolling off shore and the occasional call of some night bird, and the air is heavy with the smell of the ocean mixed with exotic flowers. Things couldn’t be more perfect.
But wait, you have the creepy, hair-stand-on-the-back-of-your-neck feeling that you are not walking alone, although there are no other sounds of footfall. The only sound of breathing is your own, and you see no one as you strain to peer into the darkness. Still . . . you just can’t shake the feeling, so you cut your walk short and head back to your hotel, looking over your shoulder with nearly every quickened steps.
Rose Hall House, said to be haunted by the White Witch of Rose Hall
A Creepy Feeling That Makes Your Hair Stand on End
It is interesting that across the network of Caribbean islands, many of the ghost stories are the same or very similar in origin. That should be no surprise since many of the countries’ inhabitants are of African descent, often from the same region of Africa. These ghost stories are oral tales that have actually been passed down through the generations and can often be traced back to specific African tribes. For example, Jamaica tells of the duppy—a ghost that appears at night...