Don't be afraid.

Lock the doors.

Turn out the lights and climb into bed.

It's time for hillbilly.

Dead time.

Stories.

Most of us have stayed at a hotel for one reason or another. Hotels can be a home

away from home for a weary traveler, whether it be for work or vacation. Unfortunately,

sometimes people are forced to stay at a hotel because of a natural disaster such as a hurricane or some other type of tragedy such as a fire.

When you take into consideration how many people stay at a hotel over the many years that it's open

and how many people have died there through the natural causes, suicide or even murder,

it's really not that big of a surprise that hotels would be some of the most haunted places

in the world.

With that being said, you can also take into consideration where that hotel is located.

Some locations, such as Galveston, Texas, have had a history of tragedy.

The storm of 1900 that hit Galveston

was the deadliest natural disaster

in United States history.

Many of these spirits are still lingering in Galveston today.

So the next time you check on the reviews of a hotel,

you may want to focus less on how good the room service is

and focus a little more on if you're going to have

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