Scary vaults in Barbados where all the coffins move mysteriously

The Chase Vault has been the subject of regular reports that its contents move creepily around the room and even one of the most famous authors to the world thought it must be haunted

Christ Church Parish in Oistins, Barbados, home of the allegedly haunted Chase Vault (

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An abandoned family grave on the Caribbean island of Barbados has a bizarre history of "dancing" coffins that remains unexplained to this day.

A small vault in the parish churchyard of Christ Church was built in 1724 by an official called James Elliot and was about 12 feet deep and 6 feet wide.

The stony underground room was only accessible by a set of stairs and was secured behind a large piece of marble slab.

Accounts vary of the Chase Vault - as it became known after it was purchased by the Chase family in 1808 - but it is likely that it was originally occupied by Elliot and then his wife towards the end of the 18th century.

The coffins moved so much that they were finally buried elsewhere in the churchyard (

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The claustrophobic vault was later purchased by the Walrond family, and in 1807 a lady called Thomasina Goddard was to be buried there soon after.

However, when it was opened, both of Elliot's coffins were oddly