If a town is so creepy it's illegal to visit, then you know you should probably steer clear.
The woodland is giving Blair Witch vibes for sure, and we reckon even those partial to a ghost story would never even dream of trying to visit.
So why is it off limits, and what happened there?
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The forest in Connecticut, US, dates back to the early 1740s when a group of people settled in the area and named it Dudleytown, after their family name.
Until the 19th century, it was used as a farm - however, many residents left in search of an area with more fertile land.
Which doesn't sound so bad, right?
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Well, things took a pretty dark turn when everyone in the town started dying.
One resident, named Nathaniel Carter, moved to the town, but not longer after his arrival, six of his relatives became sick and died of cholera.
Another man, Gershon Hollister, was building a barn for his neighbour, William Tanner, when he died suddenly.
And that's not all. One of Tanner's neighbours claims that he himself became obsessed with 'creatures coming out of the woods' at night.
Then, in 1804, a general named Herman Swift was living in the town when his wife, Sara Faye, was struck by lightning while on their front porch and died.
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The general himself also passed away, with his death believed to be caused by grief.
In the proceeding years, as well as other residents passing away, more people started reporting sightings of creatures in the trees surrounding the town.
By the turn of the century, almost all of the residents had either died or left.
But in what sounds like the beginning of a horror film, a few years later, a man named Dr William Clarke came across the town and wanted to set up a second home - although we cannot imagine why.
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One day, Clarke returned from a trip to the city, to find his wife in distress, claiming there were creatures in the woods.
There's definitely an ongoing theme here, right?
Clark moved away from Dudleytown, though he helped create the 'Dark Entry Forest Association' to help preserve the remains of the habitat and the surrounding forest.
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Today, it's illegal to enter, in order to prevent trespassers.
Of course, there'll always be some who cannot resist, and the few that have managed to get past the police that reportedly patrol the area claim to have felt "phantom hands touching them".
You literally could not pay us to step foot in this place.
Topics: US News
Lucy Devine