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Let's talk about the Paris Catacombs
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SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
There is a bad B-Tier horror movie that covers about the Catacombs:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449471/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449471/
The Widget
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I went this past March.
I'm fairly claustrophobic, so the lengthy & somewhat cramped walkway really did feel like a gateway to hell. But the first sight of the ossuary was bone-chilling (heh) and astonishing at once. Long line, yes, but surreal experience. Highly recommended.
I'm fairly claustrophobic, so the lengthy & somewhat cramped walkway really did feel like a gateway to hell. But the first sight of the ossuary was bone-chilling (heh) and astonishing at once. Long line, yes, but surreal experience. Highly recommended.
Yes, yes , of course it's true. There were reports of screams being heard long into the night and torn apart body parts showing up near the gates in the days after. Of course no one is talking about it because they don't want to be ripped apart by the poltergeists standing behind them right at this minute. Don't look around behind you, but if you do, do it fast.
Grimm Fandango
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Well that was a disappointment.
There's got to be some serious spelunkers out there who pack plenty of gear and just go exploring.
Motte in Paris
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Posted this a while back in the "Scariest/creepiest/eeriest place you've ever seen/been/heard about?"-Thread. Note that this is about the part that is not open for tourists.
Just remembered that I bookmarked this thread a while ago, while I had myself locked out of my NeoGAF Account and was unable to post.
Creepiest place I have ever been lies just below Paris:
Following an abandoned railway track:
Up the entrance, hidden in the middle of a long dark tunnel:
Through a dark, wet labyrinth:
Parts of the area are filled with bones:
This shot is UPWARDS:
The place actually gown down multiple levels, but i never went any deeper then the top one.
Map of the place:
http://exploration.urban.free.fr/catacombes/v5-zoom-us.htm
BigJonsson
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I got there too late and they had already closed the line 
I got there too late and they had already closed the line
Too many souls for one day?
kopitarrulez_11
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Those pics are where they go in as above so below crazy
Alx
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The whole network isn't open to public and it is illegal to enter it for safety reasons, although all you risk is a small fine and a tap on the hand. There is a whole community of people knowing different unofficial entrances to the Catacombs and going there for exploration, camping or partying. Because of that, the police is also patrolling there every night.
Unofficial entrances are plentiful, since the network is huge (and has been useful in the past for hiding, smuggling,...), so many buildings have an access in their basement. The school I worked at had one and the students used it for "initiation ceremonies" of first years.
The tourists have access to a limited part of the catacombs, the one with the fancy bone arrangements (I've been wanting to visit for years, but the line is so long I always give up)
triplestation
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They should make it a theme park
No u know what
I bet the catacombs are just an organization for the kind of folks like zed from pulp fiction
No monsters just sick in the head people
Its just so big nobody wants to spend $$ to investigate
No u know what
I bet the catacombs are just an organization for the kind of folks like zed from pulp fiction
No monsters just sick in the head people
Its just so big nobody wants to spend $$ to investigate
It's just a solution to the problem of overcrowding in local cemeteries and has been going on and well-documented for centuries. There's no evil organizations.
Anyone ever seen The Tunnel? Not the greatest film, but it's got some great atmosphere related to catacombs.
triplestation
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That is interesting
I'm not sure where you live, but imagine a place with millions of people living (and dying) in it non-stop for the past 2,000 years. (or more realistically, 1700, since the Romans cremated their dead before the empire converted to Christianity, at which point, the dead body became a sacred item)
That's a whole lot of dead people, and they have to go somewhere, especially as the city continued to grow and grow.
EvilKatarn
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Which one of you is this?
I actually went here a few weeks ago when I was on vacation in Europe.
As others have mentioned the line was super long (it was in August). The catacombs themselves are pretty damn cool. Just a ton of bones stacked up, and temperature is pretty cool. Wouldn't really call them scary per se, but perhaps a bit unsettling.
Reminded me of Dark Souls tbh.
As others have mentioned the line was super long (it was in August). The catacombs themselves are pretty damn cool. Just a ton of bones stacked up, and temperature is pretty cool. Wouldn't really call them scary per se, but perhaps a bit unsettling.
Reminded me of Dark Souls tbh.
smokeandmirrors
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would love to see this someday
It's really cool. I strongly recommend you visit if you ever have the opportunity. It's the second-coolest place I've been lucky enough to see, behind the Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland.
terrisus
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Which one of you is this?
Issue 50!
July, 1993.
That was a great issue.
It wasn't me >.>
More_Badass
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There's a castle and a Nazi bunker in the catacombs
How is this not a setting for a comic or a video game yet?
How is this not a setting for a comic or a video game yet?
Do you know if there's a wikipedia article or something of the sort on this castle? I'm very curious to read up on it!
More_Badass
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I cant find anything about it. Really weird
But seriously, place looks super creepy. So many skulls
Edit: shit, sorry for bumping this, thought I was in the other thread
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1039909
I cant find anything about it. Really weird
But seriously, place looks super creepy. So many skulls
Edit: shit, sorry for bumping this, thought I was in the other thread
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1039909
WELL I DIDN'T NEED TO SLEEP ANYWAY.
The Last Wizard
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Admit it,you guys bumped this on purposeApparently this is all I need to know:
In all seriousness, this is a really interesting (and creepy) thread.
There's a castle and a Nazi bunker in the catacombs
How is this not a setting for a comic or a video game yet?
The castle looks likke a small model. Either that, or the bricks directly to the right of it are giant as fuck.
PhoenixDark
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So it's likely that there's a bunch of dangerous rat nests somewhere deep in there? Nope nope nope.
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