Poveglia, a small island located between Venice and Lido in the Venetian Lagoon, of northern Italy, has garnered a reputation as the 'most haunted island' in the world.
But what makes this island so terrifying?
Poveglia's haunting reputation can be traced back to its dark past as a quarantine station for plague victims in the 18th century.
The island later served as a mental asylum where horrific experiments were rumored to have taken place.
The unnerving fact about the asylum was its poor construction - it seemed more like an isolated shelter rather than a healing haven.
There are rumors that in the 1930s, a doctor performed strange experiments on the patients here. In a shocking turn of events, the doctor eventually went mad and threw himself from the tall bell tower of the asylum.
The echoes of suffering and despair seem to linger in the air, contributing to the island's eerie atmosphere.
Visitors to Poveglia have reported chilling encounters with paranormal phenomena, including ghostly apparitions, disembodied screams, and unexplained shadows.
Today, the entire island is abandoned and locals and tourists are prohibited from visiting.