For some, fear strikes at something as simple as a strange noise in the middle of the night.
For others, scary places are a source of adventure; the ultimate thrill.
Vibrantdoors.co.uk has rounded up the creepiest places on earth, where the easily scared should steer clear.
Indulge your curiosity anyway, with a virtual tour of the eerie and the abandoned, from the comfortably safe distance of your computer.
Pripyat, Ukraine
Once home to 50,000 people, Pripyat has been a ghost town since 1986.
Lying near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the area was evacuated when the site melted down and no one has been allowed to live there ever since.
Don’t miss: The creepy ferris wheel
Ryugyong Hotel, North Korea
Nicknamed the Hotel of Doom, this 105-storey building has been abandoned for more than two decades.
The pyramid-shaped structure in North Korea was due to open in 1989, but the fall of the Soviet Union and subsequent economic catastrophe meant the doors remained closed.
Over recent years, many dates for a final opening have been announced but never delivered.
Don’t miss: Eight storeys of rotating floors
Hashima Island, Japan
This island town was once thriving with 5,000 coal miners until it was abandoned when all the reserves dried up.
It also used to be a site of forced labour during the Second World War.
Undisturbed concrete buildings are slowly being swallowed up by the surrounding forces of nature.
Don’t miss: A walk through the old housing complex
City Hall Station, New York
This railway station was built in 1904 but closed in 1945.
Once the southern terminal station of the New York City Subway, the site had to be shut down because it was built on a curve; eventually unable to accommodate bigger trains.
Don’t miss: The architecture: elegant curves, chandeliers and skylights
Holy Land, Connecticut
Located in Waterbury, this eerie site was built as a Bible-based theme park.
Holy Land lured over 40,000 visitors each year during the 1960s and 1970s.
But it was closed down in 1984 for renovations which never came.
The abandoned park has lapsed into disrepair over decades of neglect.
Don’t miss: The 50-foot-high stainless steel cross
El Hotel del Salto, Colombia
Perched on a cliff opposite a relentless, foaming waterfall, this hotel used to be a lucrative destination for tourists.
But after the local river became contaminated by upstream industrial waste, the whole place had to be closed down in the 1990s.
Don’t miss: The breathtaking views of Tequendama falls across the ravine
IM Cooling Tower, Belgium
This abandoned power station towers over the town of Charleroi.
It was built in 1921, processing 480,000 gallons of water each minute at its peak.
Protests against the severe carbon dioxide emissions of the power plant ensured the whole tower was closed for good in 2007.
Don’t miss: The massive moss-covered hole inside the tower
Floating Forest, Sydney
This broken up shipyard has been left to develop in Australia, providing a truly incredible site today.
Over the last few decades, trees, plants and all manner of flora have taken over the old ships one by one.
Don’t miss: The SS Airfield, a massive 1,140-tonne steam collier used in WW2 as a transport ship
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