The Most Haunted Forest in the World

Have you wondered where the most haunted forest in the United States is? it is called the Freetown Fall River State Forest in Massachusetts and according to onlyinyourstate.com, it has long been a hotspot for terrifying real-life occurrences and plenty of rumored supernatural happenings.

Part of the fabled Bridgewater Triangle, the forest is spread over 5,441 acres and is crisscrossed by around 50 miles of unpaved roads and trails. According to an article by mapoll, the Bridgewater Triangle is home to many unexplained phenomena such as Bigfoot, UFOs, ghosts, specters, ominous black helicopters, mysterious orbs of light, strange disappearances, giant snakes, poltergeist activity, and cattle mutilations.

The forest has been in the news for several murders that took place there and for alleged Satanic cult activity that took place there. In 2016, wires were found strung across various parts of the forest in an apparent attempt to decapitate off-road motorbike riders.

Pukwedwegies are mysterious troll-like creatures who are also said to inhabit this haunted forest. Legend has it that these mischievous have lured many people to fall off cliffs as a result of which the Natives who used to call the forest home made it a point not to cross paths with them.

The Hockomock Swamp, the largest freshwater swamp in Massachusetts, occupies 16,950 acres of the forest area. While the Wampanoag meaning of it is “place where the spirits dwell," numerous ghost sightings led the early white settlers to call it "The Devil's Swamp."

It was also reported in 1974 that the then governor, Ronald Reagen spotted mysterious lights while flying over the forest in a Cessna.

All these strange phenomena and sightings are said to occur in the area within the Bridgewater Triangle.

Bridgewater Triangle encompasses 200 square miles within southeastern Massachusetts and is situated between the towns of Rehoboth, Abington, and Freetown, it includes the Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area and the Freetown-Fall River State Forest which is referred to by some as the most haunted forest in the United States.

The term Bridgewater Triangle is attributed to folklorist and cryptozoologist Lauren Coleman from his 1970s book, Mysterious America.

According to Wikipedia, the Bridgewater Triangle is known for strange phenomena, UFO and Big Foot sightings as well as unexplained orbs of lights. These spooky sightings have been reported from colonial times all the way to the present. In 1974, the then governor Ronald Regan is also said to have noticed unexplained lights within the forest while flying over it in a Cessna.

In an interview with boston.com, a student of the paranormal by the name of Chris Pittman suggests the reason for these supernatural and paranormal sightings may be because of a gravitational anomaly. His reasoning is based on the fact that the Bridgewater Triangle is located in an area where there was lots of glacial activity and add in the heavy death and decay of plant matter that gives it its peat bedding makes it a hotspot for sightings of a paranormal and supernatural nature.

This is what Christopher Balzano, who runs Massachusetts Paranormal Crossroads had to say in another interview: 'Some say that the wounded and pained spirits of the Wampanoag are the reason for the paranormal in the swamp. That is part of the explanation, but I would go further. I think the vortex was in place in the swamp before the settlers, and before the Native Americans. That vortex contributed to the inhumanity of the war between the Wampanoag and the English, and it fosters pain and evil in that area to this day."

The Freetown Fall River State Forest and Bridgewater Triangle area is a popular destination for paranormal afficiniados.

A version of this article appeared on NewsBreak