Actually "haunted" locations are often linked to carbon monoxide and infrasound, IIRC. We generally don't blame ghosts for mysterious burns or other signs of radiation sickness.

We don't, but a society that doesn't know about radiation or even elementary particles may.

The village doctor in the 1500s diagnosing radiation sickness would be even more of a quack than the one that doesn't apply enough leeches.

i'm pretty sure superstition about haunted locations doesn't come from people repeatedly getting leukemia

lmao, this is the most HN comment