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Would you dare to step foot inside? Chilling images show the decaying rooms of a creepy abandoned funeral home

The House of Wills was previously a plush German Opera house but now it's lies in wreck and ruin

A PHOTOGRAPHER has snapped a series of spooky images from an abandoned funeral home, which shows eerie body bags and a disused furnace.

The House of Wills funeral home, located in Cleveland Ohio, was originally a glamorous German Opera house but it was changed in 1946.

The House of Wills funeral home has been left to rot and decay after previously having such a rich history
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The House of Wills funeral home has been left to rot and decay after previously having such a rich historyCredit: Caters News Agency
The abandoned home was previously a German Opera house before it was transformed in 1946
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The abandoned home was used to be a German Opera house it was transformed in 1946Credit: Caters News Agency

But now, the previously plush building lies in wreck and ruin, with parts of the ceiling crumbling away and debris falling from the walls.

The chilling photos were taken by a photographer called Johnny Joo, who took a trip to the creepy home earlier this year.

The Egyptian slumber room is seen falling apart and the ceiling is falling down
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The Egyptian slumber room is now  falling apart and the ceiling is coming downCredit: Caters News Agency
And the furnace still has ash surrounding it but doesn't look like it's been used in decades
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And the furnace, which  still has ash surrounding it, doesn't look like it's been used in decadesCredit: Caters News Agency

Johnny, 26, said: "It was incredibly eerie, especially given the macabre sculptures all over the place.

"They were scattered throughout the house, along with documents and pieces left behind by the funeral home - including body bags, embalming fluids, old papers and notebooks, and possessions of the deceased."

The family room, which was previously plush and luxurious, now lays bare and decayed
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The family room was once a plush and luxurious entertaining area but now it lays bare and decayedCredit: Caters News Agency
The kitchen is rotting away and totally unusable
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The kitchen is rotting away and totally unusableCredit: Caters News Agency

Eric Freeman, who has owned the crumbling building since 2010, said: "When I walked in for the first time I was absolutely fascinated as its potential.

"I couldn't believe someone had let it get into that state - it was due to some natural disasters within the house, like people leaving he roof open for five years, and also scrappers who came in and stripped every piece of metal in the entire place.

An old newspaper reports on a tragic story about the funeral home
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An old newspaper reports on a tragic story about the funeral homeCredit: Caters News Agency
The chilling photos were taken by Johnny, 26, said: 'It was incredibly eerie, especially given the macabre sculptures all over the place'
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The chilling photos were taken by Johnny, 26, said: 'It was incredibly eerie, especially given the macabre sculptures all over the place'Credit: Caters News Agency

"Luckily for me, they have left every architectural element alone and those are the really important aspects of the house.

"I've taken it upon myself to restore the entire place - I've been told it's an impossible job, but I don't really believe in the impossible.."

The balcony of the opera shows dusty drapes and allowed people to watch the funerals occur
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The balcony of the opera room shows dusty drapes and allowed people to watch the funerals occurCredit: Caters News Agency
Old caskets can be seen in the showroom
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Old caskets can be seen in the showroomCredit: Caters News Agency
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