Creepy Tales from Chernobyl

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was in the USSR when it was the site of the worst nuclear accident in history in 1986. Now it is in Pripyat, Ukraine. No, it wasn't blown across the border; the map changed after the fall of the Soviet Union. Reactor number four melted down and exploded, killing dozens of people from injuries and/or radiation and contaminating a huge area. More than 68,000 people were evacuated, and the area is still under restrictions almost 40 years later. Well, officially; the Russian Army doesn't pay attention to Ukraine's restrictions. 

The Soviet Union couldn't hide the event, but they weren't exactly forthcoming about the evacuation, cleanup attempts, and later expeditions to the site. Lack of information from authorities confused and enraged the former residents of Pripyat and the surrounding villages, as well as the rest of the world. Some people didn't believe the place was a dangerous as they said, while others spread rumors about what the real truth about Chernobyl could be. After Ukraine became an independent nation, more and more of these stories came to light. Weird History takes a look at the fallout (pun intended) of the Chernobyl disaster and its aftermath. Some of those tales include creepy supernatural elements, as if the real story isn't scary enough.