IT’S that time of year again, and we’re on the prowl for stories that send shivers down our spines.
La Isla de las Muñecas, The Island of the Dolls, Mexico
La Isla de las Muñecas has a tragic origin. The legend goes that Don Julian Santana, the island’s caretaker, discovered the body of a drowned girl in the Xochimilco canals many years ago.
Tormented by her spirit, he started hanging dolls on the island as