Your Halloween Obsession Just Got Real.

Last Halloween, our first spectral series absolutely exploded on your feeds, proving that the world loves a good scare especially when it’s backed by solid historical fact. You thought we peaked at the old abandoned mine? Think again.

For our 2025 Halloween series, SPACE.tm is leveling up the terror. We’re not just looking for residual shadows; we’re entering a spiritual conflict zone. Our target? The Boksburg Cemetery in Gauteng, South Africa. This site isn’t just old; it’s a terrifying nexus where systemic violence meets profound, ongoing desecration. If you want the full breakdown of the historical trauma and the spectral theories, you need to listen to our background podcast : Click here to Listen

But if you want to know why Boksburg is the most volatile site we’ve ever dared to enter, keep reading. We’re going deep.

The Ground that Bleeds: Echoes of the Red Revolt
Boksburg is a city built on gold, and its cemetery is built on blood. The defining feature of this site is the sheer concentration of violent, instantaneous deaths rooted in the 1922 Rand Revolt, often called the White Mine Workers Strike or Red Revolt. This was not a quiet period of industrial negotiation; it was a civil insurrection where the government used military force against its citizens .

Imagine the sheer emotional trauma imprinted onto the soil. Within the historic precincts lie the remains of young men caught in the crossfire. Take Harry B. Paulsen, buried in the Anglican precinct, whose tombstone poignantly declares he was “killed on 13 March 1922… an innocent victim during the Rand revolt” . Or Alfred Pengelly, a miner killed by a gunshot wound to the heart . These are not peaceful deaths. These are moments of intense fear, confusion, and betrayal frozen in time.

Our investigators aren’t just looking for figures here; they are expecting residual haunting loops auditory phenomena like disembodied shouts, the rapid cadence of rifle fire, or the vibration of mass movements of people. We’ll be targeting the Wesleyan and Anglican sections where these casualties are clustered, listening for the phantom soundscape of a city at war with itself .

The Displaced and the Forgotten Dead
The trauma doesn’t end with the civil war. The Boksburg Cemetery holds multiple, complex layers of unquiet dead.

Firstly, there is the solemn, uniformed presence of the military. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records 42 identified military casualties here, stemming from both World War I and World War II . These men—like Lieutenant Redvers Seymour Hains (WWI) or John Joshua Andrews (WWII) died far from battle, often succumbing to injuries or illness linked to the local aerodrome and military hospital . This density of uniformed spectres adds a rigid, high-energy layer to the paranormal profile.

Secondly, and perhaps most terrifyingly, is the regional violation that affects the entire area. Just nearby, the Reiger Park Stadium was constructed over a cemetery used primarily for Chinese mine workers, and chillingly, historical accounts confirm their remains were never removed . In traditional spiritual belief, remains that are not properly venerated or laid to rest—especially those belonging to workers exploited by the gold rush—can become acutely restless or even malevolent . This profound act of systemic disrespect has created a massive, regional trauma field that we believe “bleeds over” into the Boksburg Cemetery, representing a vast community of forgotten dead seeking recognition.

Finally, we have the literally unlocated: multiple striker graves from the 1922 Revolt, including those of David Lucas Krause and Dirk Hendrik Ackerman, were unable to be located in later searches . Their energy, unanchored by a physical monument, is highly likely to be scattered, disoriented, and actively seeking contact.

The Active Threat: Why Boksburg is Different
What elevates Boksburg from a passive historical site to an active, immediate danger zone is its current, appalling physical state. This is the catalyst that transforms latent trauma into intelligent hostility.

Reports from 2024 describe the cemetery as a “jungle” where severe overgrowth is rampant and large trees have fallen directly onto graves. Even worse, the site is systematically suffering vandalism and theft: perimeter fences are stolen, the remembrance wall is defaced, and families who attempt to place sentimental items or flowers find them stolen or demolished.

This level of desecration is a spiritual pressure cooker. If a spirit’s final resting place is continually violated, they are theorized to become territorial, angry, and actively responsive to intruders. This means we aren’t chasing shadows from a century ago; we are dealing with conscious entities reacting violently to the ongoing destruction of their sanctified

space. Previous visitors have already reported “strange noises, shadows that didn’t belong, and something moving in the distance”.
The mission is clear: Boksburg Cemetery is a critical point of spiritual volatility, driven by unresolved violence and catalyzed by modern desecration. We face both an intense historical haunting and the very real threat of engaging with entities driven to protective fury.

Watch this space. The series drops this Halloween. You won’t want to miss what we capture when we confront the angry dead of Boksburg. And remember to check out Halloween 2024 Playlist on TikTok