1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:11,720 Every coin is double-sided. Every person has their secrets. Everything has a dark side. 2 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:18,800 The same can be said about the so-called City of Love, Paris, France. My travel group, dubbed 3 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:26,160 the Yellow Group, arrived four days ago. I've been exploring the city any chance I've gotten. 4 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:32,520 It's certainly a city. I don't think I'll ever get the cigarette smell out of my nose. Unlike some of 5 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:37,640 my other peers, I have no interest in the Louvre nor the Eiffel Tower. Why visit them when a gold 6 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:45,000 mine lies right under my feet? I'm referring, of course, to the catacombs. Back in 1774, 7 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:53,400 Paris had itself a problem. You see, they had no place for their dead. Their cemeteries were 8 00:00:53,400 --> 00:01:00,600 overflowing. Soon, they started transferring remains from cemeteries into the mine shafts 9 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:06,480 that stretched under the city. It was open to the public nearly a century later, and since then, 10 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:13,200 has been a popular place for tourists and thrill-seekers. While the graves only inhabit a 11 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:18,360 small section of the underground mines, the entire network of tunnels are referred to as catacombs. 12 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:25,000 We have a free night tonight. It is a perfect opportunity to sneak off and explore the catacombs. 13 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:31,640 I cannot miss this opportunity. While my little chat with Annie was a nice start, 14 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:37,520 it's about time to get serious. This time, I'm not looking for a spirit. I'm looking for a 15 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:45,240 haunt. A specific haunt. The third type of ghost, the haunt, is known for possessing objects, 16 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:52,440 and on rare occasions, people. I need to talk with one. Which, if you know nothing about ghosts, 17 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:58,440 might seem easy. It's not. Haunts cannot speak. The only ghosts that can speak are spirits, 18 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:06,720 and on rare occasions, phantoms. However, I have a theory. If I could somehow convince the 19 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:15,200 haunt to possess my recorder, we may just be able to communicate. There are so many ways 20 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:20,720 this could go wrong, but this is essential for my goal. So, if you're brave enough, 21 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:45,440 and hopefully not claustrophobic, join me in exploring the most haunted place in Europe. 22 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:53,200 I managed to record a bit of that conversation. Great. I have to convince someone else to go with 23 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:58,680 me. Obviously, I can't explain why I really want to go. Even if they do believe me, 24 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:04,040 they'll be too scared to come. Alright. Desperate times call for desperate measures. 25 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:15,320 I'm taking to the group chat. What's that for? This? I journal. 26 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,720 Travel stuff. Oh, cool. 27 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:25,400 Yes. Okay. We have a plan. Alex here will accompany me to the catacombs. 28 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:32,520 Hi, recording. Yes, hi. So, I will pick back up once we enter the catacombs, 29 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:38,280 and hopefully, we see everything we want to, and both make it out alive. 30 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:45,960 We're inside. There were a lot of people near the entrance. 31 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:51,960 Yeah, it was so crowded. Could you not speak while I'm recording? 32 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:55,360 Oh, okay. Yeah, thanks. 33 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:59,200 Alright, jeez. We have entered a quieter section. 34 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:07,000 It's a long stone hallway. I think I see a stairway at the end. Yes, it's a staircase. 35 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:11,000 Good. This is good. This is the way to the ossuary. 36 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:20,320 Oh, God. Yes, I have to admit, it is unsettling. 37 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:29,200 The walls are of bone. There is death here. The skulls lining the wall stare forever. 38 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:39,240 Hey, you're kind of creeping me out with that. Oh, sorry. Am I still not allowed to talk? 39 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:45,760 There is death in the air. It seeps into the soil. It is everywhere. 40 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:50,800 The only thing that stands between us and complete darkness is a small hanging light 41 00:04:50,800 --> 00:05:00,000 fixture. But this place is empty. We need to go deeper. 42 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:05,400 Alright, this is deep enough. It's gotta be. We took so many turns, I'm scared we're gonna 43 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:09,080 get lost on the way back. Plus, I swear I saw someone back there. 44 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:13,880 Yeah, you probably did. There are a lot of Type 1s here. This is good enough. 45 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:19,160 Thank God. We're in a circular room. The ceiling is lower 46 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:24,400 than before, as if the catacombs themselves are trying to strangle us. 47 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:29,880 The bones are still watching. There are many more than before. 48 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:36,760 In the center of the room is a pillar. It, too, is made from bone. 49 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,400 We are not alone here. What? 50 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:43,760 Shh. I need to concentrate. Why don't you take a walk around the loop? 51 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:50,760 Yeah, alright, fine. I feel you. 52 00:05:50,760 --> 00:06:01,760 Stop. You cannot scare me. It's pointless to hurt me. I simply want to talk. 53 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:10,760 Okay. Good. I think we can help each other. If you're willing to hear me out, I invite 54 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:17,760 you to possess my recorder. For the first time I've had a voice in nearly 55 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,760 300 years. Feels good to talk again. Now, what do you want? 56 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:25,760 I need your help. Yeah, with what? 57 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:32,760 Funny. You sound a lot like me. Of course I do, you idiot. I possess a recorder 58 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:37,760 with your voice on it. What did you expect? Alright, easy. This is still new for me. 59 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:41,760 Yeah, yeah. Back to my question. Why shouldn't I just kill you now? 60 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:46,760 Curiosity. Yeah, fair enough. What do you need my help 61 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:51,760 with? I want you to travel with me. Just for a bit. 62 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:58,760 Then, when the time comes, I'll ask you to possess something. Just for a second. 63 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,760 Enough to leave behind a ghostly trace of energy. 64 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:05,760 Oh, interesting. What will I be possessing? 65 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:10,760 I can't say yet. Interesting. What happens after? 66 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:16,760 After? You're free to go. Hmm, this is very strange. Do you have 67 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:20,760 casual conversations with ghosts daily, or is this a new thing? 68 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:26,760 Relatively new. I'm on edge. I can tell. You're lucky though. 69 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:30,760 You've stumbled across possibly the friendliest haunt you can find. 70 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:35,760 Wasn't an accident. Oh, we got ourselves an expert here. 71 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:39,760 Alright, boss. I know what I want in return. What? 72 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:46,760 First, I want you to release me in Prague. Prague? Why there? 73 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:51,760 I've always wanted to visit. Been stuck down here for so long, but I haven't forgotten my dreams. 74 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:57,760 Alright, I can do that. What else? I want you to listen to a story. 75 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:02,760 A story? That's all? That's all. 76 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:06,760 Alright then. Can it wait until we're out of the catacombs? 77 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:11,760 It has to be here. And you have to get your friend to listen as well. 78 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,760 Fine. Give me a second. 79 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:23,760 Alright, but then we're leaving. Yes, just listen to what I recorded, just to see if it's good. 80 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:30,760 Fine. Start it. Alright, I will start. How about I start at the very beginning? 81 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:33,760 You said this was pre-recorded? Yes, no, shh. 82 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:45,760 There was a man. He was a simple man. A doorkeeper for the Val de Grasse hospital during the French Revolution. 83 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:51,760 He had worked as a quarryman years before, but became too old to keep up. 84 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:56,760 Luckily, he was able to find a new job at the hospital. 85 00:08:56,760 --> 00:09:02,760 He liked his new job. Even if it was a repetitive task, it was work, and he needed it. 86 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:10,760 On the 3rd of November, in 1793, this man took a break. 87 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:19,760 It was the middle of the day. So busy. So many times he had to open the door over and over. 88 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:25,760 Pull the handle, smile at the guest, and close it behind him. 89 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:32,760 Over and over. Pull the handle, smile at the guest, and close it. 90 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:40,760 Pull, smile, close. Pull, smile, close. 91 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:46,760 His body ached from such a simple task. It was so cold. 92 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:50,760 Luckily for him, he got a chance to take a break. 93 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:54,760 But he was not allowed inside the hospital break room. 94 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:59,760 Instead, he was told to wait in the hospital courtyard until his break was over. 95 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:06,760 It was so cold. He shivered violently. 96 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:12,760 Then, he saw it. A small cellar in the courtyard. 97 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:16,760 It was open, and inside was a staircase leading downward. 98 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:22,760 A small lantern hung above the cellar, its flame whipping in the wind. 99 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:28,760 Desperate for the warmth, the man took the lantern off the hook and entered the cellar. 100 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:34,760 He couldn't hold the door open behind him, so he let it swing shut. 101 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:39,760 The only light came from his lantern. 102 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:43,760 Whatever this cellar was, it seemed like it was old. 103 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:45,760 Older than the hospital. 104 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:51,760 The cold air drifted in, so he walked just a bit further. 105 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,760 The walls were interesting. 106 00:10:54,760 --> 00:11:05,760 As he walked, slowly heating back up, he watched them slowly transition from stone bricks to bones. 107 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:12,760 He stopped, paused, considered going back. 108 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,760 He should have gone back. 109 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:18,760 There was a turn, then another. 110 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:21,760 Finally, he stopped. 111 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:27,760 He had gone far enough. He was warm again, and his break was almost over. 112 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:31,760 He instinctively reached for the hospital key on his belt. 113 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:35,760 Time to get back to it. 114 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,760 Pull, smile, close. 115 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:42,760 Pull, smile, close. 116 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:47,760 Pull, smile, close. 117 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:49,760 He hadn't gone too far in. 118 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:53,760 It was just two turns, then straight to the exit. 119 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:55,760 He began walking. 120 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:59,760 He would have to ask someone about this place, what it was. 121 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:01,760 One turn. 122 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:06,760 He stepped back onto stone bricks, sighing slightly. 123 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:08,760 He was relieved he knew his way out. 124 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:12,760 There was an uneasiness to being down here. 125 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:14,760 He could see the next turn up ahead. 126 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:17,760 There were three passageways. 127 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:22,760 He must have missed them walking in, but he remembered his passage. 128 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,760 It was the first one, since he didn't see the others. 129 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:36,760 Then, as he approached, he tripped over a step that wasn't there before. 130 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:40,760 He caught himself. Didn't get hurt at all. 131 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:51,760 But the lantern, the flame, the light went out. 132 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:57,760 Immediately, pitch black darkness. Darkness you never experienced. 133 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:03,760 Darkness so devoid of light, it became hard to hear, smell, or even feel. 134 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,760 The man slowly got to his feet. 135 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:08,760 He reached out for the wall. 136 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:10,760 He couldn't feel it. 137 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:12,760 He moved his arm, feeling for it. 138 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,760 It was just there. It had to be there. 139 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,760 He couldn't find it. 140 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:21,760 He spun around, his arms stretched in either direction, every direction. 141 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,760 Panic began building in his chest. 142 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:26,760 He took a shaky, slow step. 143 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:29,760 Then another, and another. 144 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:33,760 Still, no wall. 145 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:38,760 After what felt like an eternity, his fingers brushed up against something. 146 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:41,760 The man almost fell to his knees with relief. 147 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:44,760 He touched the wall, holding it for dear life. 148 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,760 He found it. He could leave. 149 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:49,760 Finally. 150 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,760 He went to wipe the sweat from his face. 151 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:58,760 And to his horror, his other hand brushed up against a different wall. 152 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:01,760 He felt it, stretching his hands out. 153 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:05,760 Whatever hallway he was in was much smaller than before. 154 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:08,760 He could barely extend both his arms. 155 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,760 Where was he? 156 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:18,760 He grabbed one side of the wall and slowly began walking along it, heading for, hopefully, the exit. 157 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:22,760 He traced his hand along the wall as he walked. 158 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,760 This wall. 159 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,760 It didn't feel like stone. 160 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:29,760 It wasn't. 161 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,760 His fingers slipped into the eyes of the skull. 162 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,760 The man shuddered, but he did not let go. 163 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:37,760 He couldn't risk losing the wall again. 164 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:40,760 His lifeline. 165 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:42,760 He kept walking. 166 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,760 He had to have been getting closer. 167 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:48,760 He slowly stopped feeling skulls. 168 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:51,760 They were replaced by stone bricks. 169 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,760 He was on the right path. 170 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,760 He exhaled a breath. 171 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:59,760 The sound was deafening. 172 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:04,760 It was the first sound he heard since the light had gone out. 173 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:09,760 For some strange reason, it felt dangerous to make too much noise. 174 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:12,760 As if it would attract too much attention. 175 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:16,760 He walked further, still tracing the wall. 176 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:18,760 Then... 177 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:20,760 The wall... 178 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:21,760 Vanished. 179 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:23,760 Yes, vanished. 180 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:25,760 It did not turn a corner. 181 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:27,760 It did not end. 182 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:31,760 The man felt it move away from his fingers. 183 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:33,760 He froze instantly. 184 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:35,760 He hadn't moved. 185 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,760 So there was no way he let go of it. 186 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:41,760 He waved his arm, trying to feel it again. 187 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:44,760 He couldn't feel anything. 188 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:47,760 He stepped backwards, where the wall just was. 189 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:53,760 He couldn't feel anything. 190 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:58,760 There he was, back in pitch black darkness. 191 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:02,760 Lost and stuck. 192 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:09,760 Eleven years later, as a crew explored a far section of the catacomb, 193 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,760 they stumbled across a body. 194 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:17,760 It was so badly decomposed, there was no telling who it might have been. 195 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:26,760 The only hint was a silver key attached to a ring on what once was his belt. 196 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:30,760 What was an even worse discovery 197 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:41,760 was a stairwell leading to the surface, just a few meters away. 198 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:44,760 Whoa, that was intense. 199 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,760 Yes, it was. 200 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:48,760 Thank you. 201 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:49,760 You're welcome. 202 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:53,760 You're welcome. 203 00:16:53,760 --> 00:17:00,760 Alright, let's get out of here.