In some of the tunnels you can still find small pits where explosives were hidden during sieges at the fortress. The Austrian forces would wait until an unwitting member of the Turk army triggered the mine. The Austrians would then charge the survivors of the blast down, slaughtering them all.

In more recent times there have been Satanic rituals carried out in the tunnels. People creep into the depths of the crumbling fort under the cover of darkness and perform black masses and Satanic rituals. Animal and human bones have been found in alcoves with ritual symbols painted around them.

The cells of the castle have been home to many a political prisoner over the years too. Even Tito the fearsome leader of Yugoslavia was once held in its deep, dark cavernous belly. Torture and sickness was rife and death never swift.

Another place to visit on your half-arsed ghost tour is the execution wall. This unassuming patch of external wall looks like nothing out of the ordinary initially. Then you notice that the outer layer of bricks have all been shot to bits. This is where the executions took place. Thousands of people were sent to Hades in this one spot, and for some reason they always carried out executions after twelve, in the depths of night. Shudder.

Well, here’s a clip from Ghost Hunters International set in the fortress’ tunnels for you. It’s your standard stuff really but it gives you an idea of what it looks like in there…

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So basically, if you believe in ghosts then Petrovaradin simply has to have them. If you don’t believe in the spirit world it’s still a creepy mother Hubbard of a place to be after the sun goes down.

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