The UnXplained: Darkness Lurks in the Paris Catacombs (Season 3)

Beneath the streets of Paris, France, are the bones of more than 6 million people, also known as The Paris Catacombs, in this clip from Season 3, "Sacred Bones."

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[danhumphrey]

I have been in the catacombs and I can assure you that the only thing 'lurking' there, are the numerous attendants who are watching everyone's actions, and suddenly appear when a visitor is doing something they shouldn't...like taking photos of the inside of an open skull, or touching any of the remains. It's an incredible place to visit, but darkness doesn't 'lurk' there.

[liftedbodhisattva]

Can you imagine be separated from your parts incomplete and whole. ☠ . I understand the soul is separate but its still very eerily creepy to feel.

[alanhigh]

This is just another reason why I'm being cremated and scattered. No one will ever dig me up and tinker with my remains.

[TalonBrussels]

never forget them soldiers who died during the evacuation of paris, fighting against the demonic hordes of the undeads

[dangerzone_davis]

I’ve always wanted to visit the catacombs so much mystery to those tunnels it’s amazing and terrifying at the same time lol

[alexandermuller]

May all those people rest in peace! ❤️🌍

[AllMihtykid]

Each and everyone one of those bones belonged to a living breathing person with dreams goals aspirations emotions hardships loved ones jobs beliefs it’s crazy to think that all that just shuts off like a light switch when it all ends and there’s just nothing. All that has got to go somewhere

[catherinebirch]

I visited the catacombs on Sunday on the last day of a long weekend in Paris. It wasn't as scary or creepy as I was expecting. I took a few photos and bought a souvineir in the gift shop afterwards. It was fascinating to think that all those bones that I was looking at were once people just like us.

[lyvybryans]

You should watch As Above, So Below. It's about the Paris catacombs and the philosopher's stone.

[devinloaiza]

1 mile open to visitors 200 miles open to cataphiles

[gunslingerfan]

I remember the small group of French soldiers who went through the catacombs, killing cannibals along the way

[oldsguy]

I may be wrong, but I don't think anyone believes that they can control anything, much less their bones, after they die.

[ursulagreen]

The truth about all these bodies will come out soon enough.

[alithe_epic]

WERE GOING ON THE BOAT WITH THIS ONE🗣🗣🗣🗣❗❗❗🔥🔥🔥🔥

[bruh-krsu]

all fun and games till you hear zombies

[jaidamitchell]

Apparently there’s over 2, 000 acres total of the entire catacombs. A tiny portion is open to the public.

[peterbroderson]

These people's bones where to be thrown in the river but were saved and memorialized in these caves.

[leifdux]

hey its crazy to think we''ll be bones too someday!
see you guys in the next life!

[mayaamis]

its easy to forget each of those skull was a person with life and stories.. forgotten and buried without a name :(

[unknown-wbgu]

Each skull got story of their own journey and that turn into dust in the presense of endless time.All remain unknown, memory of them may lost forever .