With Halloween around the corner, we thought it was good timing to investigate some of the spookiest jobs and places to work. When we think of spooky, we think eerie, dark, quiet, old, dead, insects, creepy.
Here are some of the spookiest jobs we thought about when we think of the word ‘spooky’…
Housekeeper in an old mansion
Have you ever wondered around a large house in the dark when it is silent, hearing noises that are really only in your imagination? Well, can you imagine if that was what you did every day and it was your job to keep a mansion house, in the middle of nowhere, in the dark! Imagine if that mansion had history dating over 200 years or so old or if it was an ex-prison or even a place where murders or torturing went on. This is well and truly am eerie, creepy, spooky job!
Funeral Director or Mortician or Embalmer
Dealing with the dead at any point gives us the creeps! Having to hold it together to plan and execute a funeral, day after day would mean you would have to have a strong character and ensure you were not emotionally attached. An embalmer takes this category to the next level though and the process of preserving dead bodies so they look suitable for public displays is definitely an unappealing one!
Miner
Miners are very brave having to work in very dark, small, confined spaces for long periods. It can provide a scary experience for most and one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.
Night security at a museum or similar
Again working in the night, looking after a large space where there is no one in sight bring shivers to our spines. Being in charge of security in venues like this to ensure there are no trespassers means having a thick skin!
Forensic Scientist
A Forensic Scientist is tasked with collecting, preserving and analysing scientific evidence which can be traumatic at the best of times, let alone if it was a gruesome crime scene where someone has been killed and there is blood involved. An interesting job but surely one that can keep you awake for hours at night.
Gravedigger
Dealing with the dead again and digging up the area required for a new burial means working alone at times in large, eerie graveyards. Maybe not as spooky as some jobs but enough to make us shudder!
Arachnologist
Sooky means insects and especially spiders so a job as an Arachnologist, who studies spiders and scorpions, harvestmen etc are brave human beings. This is one eerie role.
Taxidermist
Although this job would appeal to some, many would run a mile at the idea of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals. Again we are talking about dealing with the dead and handling them! Yuk!
Have we missed a spooky job that you have experienced or know about? Share with us :)
