The Spookiest Minecraft Seeds for Survival and Exploration

Explore the most haunted places that Minecraft has to offer

Co-authored by Pixlriffs and Travis Boylls

Last Updated: December 10, 2025 Fact Checked

Minecraft is known for its colorful, blocky graphics and sprawling, scenic worlds filled with woodland creatures. However, only those who have tried to survive their first night in survival mode know how truly terrifying that game can be. From hostile creatures, dark forests, winding caves, deep chasms, and ominous mansions in the middle of nowhere. Minecraft is a surprisingly good engine for randomly generated horror.^{[1]
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Expert Interview} This wikiHow teaches you the creepiest Minecraft seeds along with the game version and coordinates. All seeds were tested in Minecraft version 1.21.10, unless specified otherwise.

Top 5 Creepy Minecraft Seeds

Death Village: Seed: -1745764773465602036, Coordinates: - 612 118 -473, Bedrock
Skull Island: Seed: 1040934860, Coordinates: -167, 147, -132, Java (1.20.4)
Mansion on the Mound: Seed:1914824789546162560, Coordinates: -6, 263, 18, Java
Village on the Edge: Seed: 7092092118958763650, Coordinates: -3, 62, 55, Bedrock
Spider Village: Seed: -6196758314322879020, Coordinates: 191, 129, 97, Java

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Skull Beach

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A beach in the shape of a skull. This may seem pretty unremarkable at first, but at coordinates 3540, 63, -1090, you’ll find a beach in the shape of a skull, next to a deep forest. You’ll have to travel a little way to get to it. This is the perfect place to build a haunted house or pirate hideout. If that’s not scary enough for you, there is a stronghold nearby at 3050, 102, -900. While you journey to the beach, you may come across a village next to a stronghold at coordinates 1807, 87, -907.^{[2]
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- Seed: 1014704264836810903
- Version: Bedrock
- Coordinates: 3540, 63, -1090

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Mansion Rooftop

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Start atop a massive woodland mansion. This seed number will spawn you atop the roof of a massive woodland mansion in the middle of a deep forest. Getting down will be scary enough. The mansion is full of villagers and other creatures. Behind the mansion, you’ll find a deep chasm, where more creatures can emerge from. This is a great seed for those looking for the perfect Halloween setting or who want a large base of operations to start with.
- Seed: 165605352
- Version: Bedrock
- Coordinates: 14, 102, 67

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Mansion on the Lake

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A woodland mansion on a frozen lake next to a village. You can find some weird stuff in the middle of nowhere. Nestled in the middle of a desolate snowy taiga biome, you’ll find a huge woodland mansion built atop a frozen lake. You’ll also find a village built atop the frozen lake right next to the woodland mansion, just waiting for the villagers from inside the mansion to prey upon the villagers.^{[3]
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- Seed: 2365443519548731383
- Version: Bedrock
- Coordinates: 52, 86, 32

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Spider Village

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A village infested with spiders. At first, everything may seem calm and peaceful. This seed spawns you near a picturesque village surrounded by snowcapped mountains, a lush green valley, and cherry trees, but this village harbors a dark secret. In a crevice behind a small house, you’ll find a spider spawner. It won’t be long before the entire village is overrun by spiders.
- Seed: -6196758314322879020
- Version: Java
- Coordinates: 191, 129, 97

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Village on the Edge

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A village next to a hole in the world. This is a truly picturesque seed. This spawns you in the middle of a rather large village built on small islands in the middle of a large lake, near the shore. Behind the village are large cliffs with caves for mining. The most remarkable aspect of this seed is that the village is right next to a large (and very deep) sinkhole right in the middle of the lake, with waterfalls pouring over the edge. This is the perfect location to start an epic fantasy adventure.
- Seed: 7092092118958763650
- Version: Bedrock
- Coordinates: -3, 62, 55

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Mansion on the Mound

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A woodland mansion atop a giant tower. This has to be one of the most peculiar formations found in Minecraft, and is sure to be terrifying for those who are afraid of heights. This seed will spawn you atop the roof of a woodland mansion. As you look out, you’ll see nothing but the tops of clouds. That’s because this woodland mansion is built atop a giant, oddly formed tower jutting out from the ground. It’s like Devil's Tower with a mansion at the top. Good luck getting down.
- Seed: 1914824789546162560
- Version: Java
- Coordinates: -6, 263, 18

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Skull Island

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A melted skull mound in the middle of the ocean. For this one, you will need to install Minecraft Java version 1.20.4, but it’s worth it. This is the perfect pirate hideout. This seed spawns you at a giant mound in the middle of the ocean that resembles a melted skull. Atop the mound, you’ll find a village with castle-like towers. If you venture through one of the ‘eye-holes’ on the skull mound, you’ll find the mound is completely hollow. It features a lush cave system full of moss, cave vines, glow berries, grottos, lava falls, as well as zombies, creepers, and endermen.
- Seed: 1040934860
- Version: Java (1.20.4)
- Coordinates: -167, 147, -132

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Death Village

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A village at the foot of a woodland mansion, stronghold, and Pale Garden. This has to be the worst place to build a village. Near the location where you spawn, you will find a village nestled at the foot of a large woodland mansion, with a stronghold right in the corner of the woodland mansion. To make matters worse, right behind the village is a Pale Garden biome, which is one of the creepiest biomes with gloomy skies, dark trees with grey leaves. The Pale Garden is also home to a creepy mob called the Creaking.^{[4]
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- Seed: -1745764773465602036
- Version: Bedrock
- Coordinates:- 612 118 -473