To me, one of the creepiest places to do a paranormal investigation would be in a wax museum. Having all those truly realistic wax figures staring at you, is creepy enough during the day, but at night with the lights off, yikes. I have been to Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas and always had the feeling that I was being watched by the eerie eyes of the wax figures, especially in the Chamber of Horrors. You are just waiting for one of those wax figures to come alive and grab you. There are several Madame Tussauds Wax Museums throughout the world such as Hollywood, New York, Washington DC, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, and London, England. Even though all the museums have had reports of ghostly activity, I will focus on the original place in London.Filled with the famous living and a number of ghosts, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is definitely the place to visit. The place has a long and diverse history and saw its beginning in France, in the 1700's. Marie Tussaud learned her wax modeling arts from Dr. Philippe Curtius, a physician and skilled wax modeler for whom her mother was housekeeper. Upon his death, Marie inherited his vast collection of wax models and by 1836 the first home of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum was established. The chamber of horrors became the first and most popular attraction. Despite success, Marie Tussaud was viewed by many for being unhappy and a penny pincher. She died in 1850 but her legacy lived on by her sons. The business continued to prosper and by 1884 her grandsons have moved it to its current location, the building they erected on Marylebone Road. The stories of paranormal occurrences that cling to the attractions and its many exhibits are why many paranormal teams, even Most Haunted, come to investigate this place. When the last visitors leave for the night, the Regents Park area is said to come alive with paranormal activity. Ghostly figures appear from the shadows and are known to intimidate anyone that gets in their way. Although the reports go back decades, no one knows who or why they remain in that area. A cinema once stood on the site of Tussauds before WWII, but was destroyed during the blitz on September of 1940. One of the areas once stood a planetarium before converting into what is now known as the Star Dome. A particularly nasty entity has made its home there and is seen dressed in 1930's style clothing, with its attacks being a terrifying one. When this tall, dark and threatening spirit is seen, he seems to freeze people with unequivocal fear. The most terrifying attraction area is the Chamber of Horrors and in the 1800's people were offered money to spend the night down there. The spirit of an 18th century raggedy dressed man is said to walk in that area and believed to be a highway man. The story goes that he either stayed in that area or may have been killed there over 300 years ago. The spirit of a young boy has been also witnessed in that area and said to be filled with fear and dread about a war. Some supposed he was killed in a blitz and may not realize that he is dead. With the many apparitions, footsteps and sudden drop in temperature, Madame Tussauds of London is a very scary place indeed. Perhaps, there are many ghosts amongst the wax.
