So the other day I heard a story about Spider Gate Cemetery in Leicester. SUPPOSEDLY this cemetery is the "Eight Gate To Hell". Whatever that means. The rumor is that there are 8 gates in the cemetery itself and no one has ever made it through all 8 gates (again, whatever that means). There are also stories of a mysterious other cemetery that can either be seen from a distance but never found OR found once but never found again. So I went looking for this on the internet because if there's even an ounce of truth to any of it it might actually be kind of cool.

Most of the stuff I found was just people reitterating rumors. One sight offered a pretty decent account of an excursion there which revealed that there was only 1 gate (as opposed to 8), this area of land that people refer to as a satanic altar is actually a foundation for an old house, and the mysterious cemetery was not only found, but they drove past it on the way home.

Another account was written by a group of poor spelling teenagers that claimed to have have weird and uneasy sensations the whole time they were there. Also during their time there they were followed by a little kid who sat around watching them without saying anything. As they were leaving the little kid popped up again and asked if they had ever been down a certain path in the cemetery - which they refer to as "the path on the left" . The kid supposedly disappears without warning shortly after this conversation.

spooky cemeteries?..... PATH on the LEFT?????.......

My sister in law goes there like one a year to do grave rubbings. I've been meaning to get up there and take some pictures. I guess the family that owns it gets fucking pissed if you go in there, and chase you off with guns. I don't really understand how you can keep a cemetary private when it's not a family site...

whats a grave rubbing?

Grave Rubbing:
get a piece of paper and a crayon, put the paper on the stone, and rub the crayon on it, and presto, you get:

We had a similar thread about the gates in Newburyport, which were also supposedly a gate to hell.

It's all bullshit.

DrinkHardThrashHard said:

ha, of course, we all know the gate to hell is located somewhere on Clayton Ave, in a random backyard, disguised as a bulkhed door...

ok, i have done exhaustive research on the cemetery and the surrounding area. i grew up being told that this place was like you said the "Gatway to Hell", and that there were crying statues and hands reached out of the ground and all that jazz. its a peaceful quaker cemetery in the middle of the woods. i havent had any "bad" experiences there, i did have one bizarre one, but i'm sure it was coincidence. i have never had any trouble with people chasing me out, i mean i even took a state trooper down there because he didnt know where or what it was, and was curious. there was a house behind it that supposedly was inhabited by a witch, but then i saw the owner mowing his lawn so that debunked that. the surrounding paths all lead out to the various roads around it, the one behind the cemetery leads to the reservoir you pass on the way in. its a really nice place to walk, its got a good vibe to it. the surrounding area used to be a small mill village that has since vanished, i dont know much about that, but it does seem strange. as far as i know the last burial there was in 2000, i actually went there before the grave was filled in which was weird. there was a big piece of plywood over the hole. i am not saying that the place isnt a paranormal hotspot, but in the countless times i have been there, i havent had anything happen. if you go to theshadowlands.net it gives you this big elaborate story about how if you go there and cross the magical 8 gates (even though there is only one) you die of a heart attack and end up standing on the edge of the River Styx. i guess the original gates are up in the Smithsonian Museum somewhere due to the intricacies of the work, however i cant verify that. it really is a cool place, i mean its out in the middle of the woods, and it does give off a creepy aura, but its no gateway to hell.

the people at theshadowlands need jobs.

the last time i went down there we were walking towards the gate and there was a young blond kid on a bicycle sitting at the entrance just watching us. we got fairly close to him and he rode off into the woods. it was strange because he was very young, we didnt think anything of it, but when we looked down the woods area he rode through, he wasnt there and there was no sound of him riding away, strange but i'm not going to say it was some ghost. when we got back to my house we were just talking about all the bogus stories we had heard, and someone piped up talking about the story of a young kid on a bike that rides off and disappears when you get near him. now i had never heard this story before, we hadnt talked about it, and the person discussing it didnt go, so that was a little strange but still, it could certainly have been coincidence. thats really the only even close resemblance to a story i have encountered there.

pam nli said:

did you go there? there used to be a big WARNING before the story. i dont know if its still there. there was also something written about security cameras being installed since 9/11, but that is also bogus.

DreamingInExile said:

I thought that was the gate to heaven.

Yeti said:


I've been there before scouting a few places to urban explore last summer, their stories are fucking retarded. Ghost fanatics annoy the piss out of me.

agreed. they have put up these mystical stories and it makes the naive flock to them, and of course they arent respectful, so it ruins any chance someone like you or i may have of going there to just look. i went up to Danvers State on RT 1 once, and we were there for like 5 minutes before we were picked up by security, and they were ranting and raving about people breaking in and destroying shit. it pisses me off as well because i just want to go and look and take pictures. Worcester State Hospital is the same. people just cant leave shit alone. i love ghost hunting and photography, but i have since practically given up because of these idiots that think reflecting dust is an "orb" of mystical ectoplasm. those guys on that TAPS program are pretty much the focal point of it. i would take half the money they get paid and give 3x the program. at least make it interesting.

pam nli said:

http://www.boudillion.com/SpiderGates/spider.html

That link says it's owned by the Worcester Pleasant Street Friends group. The cemetery is a burial place for their members. And according to this site they allow anyone to go there during the day.

DrinkHardThrashHard said:

maybe 'Haven' (as in Gamers Haven)

but probably not Heaven HAHAHA

Yeti said:

What you didn't notice was that the lawnmower was powered by PURE EVIL!!!!!

The real gateway to hell is through Fred Rogers' zipper.

The 4th gateway to hell is under Chris Barnes' bumper pool table in his rumpus room. That's how he always wins.

p.s.
Rumpus room

p.p.s.
Chris Barnes

that was a really good writeup about the cemetery. he found way more than i ever found. i cant wait for the movie.

A dildo factory movie?

..wait that was the other thread.

my friend was just talking to me about this yesterday

Phillip nli said:

Yes, dildo factories are quite an interesting topic.

I've been once and need to go back again...
I didn't do what needed to be done while I was there...

Pine Grove Cemetary in Lynn Mass pwns all other new england cemetaries.

xmikex said:


Ah, well I guess that rumor was as true as the 8 gates then, eh?

i remember the first time i went there and saw the 8 gates...and they were like 8 poles in the ground

i didn't know about the original ones being put in a museum, but i do remember getting the "eerie feeling" which was probably force of suggestion

still a cool place though...it'd make for great band photos

Y Draig Goch said:

care to elaborate?

pam nli said:


One rumor that was substantiated was that if you stand in the center and shred the solo from And Justice for All the ghost of Cliff Burton appears and punches you in the dick. 100% Science Fact Truth

Kinslayer said:


masturbate? worship satan? yeah, that's it worship satan....by masturbating?

brian_dc said:

masturbating the war god?

i think he meant give satan the common courtesy a reach around

Yeti said:

that young blonde kid is the ghost of the 6 year old boy who was murdered in the "cave". cue spooky haunted house music.

gate way to hell NIGGA PLEASE!

YOU NEED TO STOP SMOKING CRACK

Read the passage on St. Steven's cemetary in South Attleboro. I used to frequent that place on a weekly basis, and did, in fact experience some really wierd things. Some of which are on video and documented by upwards of 15 or so people that witnessed events regularly.

excuse my spelling, i am very tired.

DreamingInExile said:

this reminds me of a movie i saw when i was like 6. it was called THE GATE. I just bought it used at Jewbury a couple of weeks ago for 5 bucks.

Y'all niggas ain't got shit on me. I'll haunt yo ass till the day I die foo!

Spider Gates Blonde Kid said:

great, a black casper

Messerschmitt said:


that movie was the balls. they unlock a gate to hell by playing a metal record backwards. then they kill Satan with fireworks. A+++

yeah, it was one of my faves. the imps are bad ass.

Is that the one where they uproot the tree and find all that shit underneath?

menstrual_sweatpants_disco said:

No you're thinking of House Party 3

I like the part where Play stabs the eyeball in his hand.

if mothafuckaz knew what theys was doin... they'd make a music video based on The Gate. shit would be fly

I'm going to this place saturday. Everything I read about this online states that it's all just a bunch of rumors but still seems like a cool way to kill a day.

Once when I was lost I saw a policeman and asked him to help me find my parents. I said to him, "Do you think we'll ever find them?" He said, "I don't know kid. There are so many places they can hide."

Last week I was walking by a cemetery, two guys came after me with shovels. It was all about money.

Mike_Giallo said:

post about it when (if) you come back

Mike_Giallo said:

be careful parking at the entrance behind the airport, you will definitely attract police attention since there is absolutely nothing around there that you would need to park at that spot for, so they know why the car is there. if you know the area, or are willing to drive around it first, i've found that parking at Hot Dog Annies up the street and walking down tends to keep the attention to a minimum. if you are up there in the middle of the day you are much less likely to be bothered, but if its close to dusk then you'll be noticed.

Yeti said:

and if you don't forward this to every one of your myspace friends, you will have bad luck for 14 years

xmikex said:

The sequel was actually pretty good too. If you liked the cheese of the first one, you'd enjoy it.

i went there about a year ago. pretty cool spot. not too hard to find. the gate to hell, however... hard to find.

Yeti said:


Thanks for the tip. I thought the place was open to the public during the day though.

STAYYYYY AWWWAAYYYYYY!!!!!

PAH best cemetery is in Salem MA, fucking HP Lovecraft used it in his stories, the charter street cemetery, second oldest in America, right behind the essex museum.

xmikex said:


p.p.p.s.


SSSSSNAKES!

The State Hospital in Waltham is rumored to be VERY haunted. I know some people who've gone there and have seen, heard and felt some really weird shit there.

im from waltham and have been there numerous times. its torn down now for the most part... it wasnt that scary at all. more creepy than anything.

scary and creepy are very different

yes... it was creepy in the sense that fucked up shit happened there and it only closed down in the late 80's or so but it looked like 200 years passed since it was last cared for. there was graffiti everywhere and by everywhere, i seriously mean on every last wall in every last room. if it was so scary and haunted there wouldnt be all that shit everywhere. it was also creepy in the sense that the hallways looked similar to silent hill games. thats all.