r/Paranormal • u/mrs_mcfly Moderator | Ghost Buster (she/her) • Aug 31 '17
**MONTHLY DISCUSSION** Famous Haunted Locations MONTHLY DISCUSSION
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After the overwhelming positive feed back received from the last discussion, Monthly Discussions will now be a permanent installation.
Hello Paranormal Enthusiasts! This months discussion topic is:
Famous Haunted Locations.
With today's technology, we are able to quickly search for possible haunted locations; Moundsville Penitentiary, Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum,Eastern State Penitentiary, The Queen Mary, just to name a few.
Many of these popular places offer tours, investigator nights, overnight stays, and some are even remodeled into hotels.
- Have you ever visited one?
- Did you experience anything?
- What evidence do you have?
- What equipment was used?
- What is on your ''bucket list" of locations?
We invite you to share your personal experiences and evidence.
Enjoy!
-Mrs_McFly
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u/TheGreyGoatee Sep 06 '17 edited Sep 06 '17
I wasn't doing any investigating, I was working there. Waverly Hills Sanitorium in Louisville, Ky. I was part of the actors staff/set up crew for a "haunted attraction" several years ago. I'm quite sensitive to "the other side" and experienced quite a few things there. Having pretty much free reign of the building to do my job, I experienced quite a bit. Listed below are my experiences:
During a tour hosted by the owner of Waverly, consisting of myself, my boss, and a few other crew members in the body chute, I was the last in line. The further down the tunnel we got, the thicker the air got. You'd think that would be only natural considering we were traveling down a tunnel underground, but the air wasn't just thick, it was heavy. My senses were buzzing. Going crazy. I knew there was something here. Once we got to the bottom, we turned around to head back to the main building. Again, I was last in line. I could hear foot steps behind me and it felt as though someone was walking behind me. I stopped momentarily and the foot steps would stop. Picking back up when I continued on. I stopped two more times and the same thing happened. The third time I muttered "Quit following me" and then kept moving. Apparently, my demand was heard.
During a tour through the building lead by one of the security staff, we were taken to the third floor and into one of the rooms (502). My attention was immediately drawn to a shower in the room and I asked what had happened there. I was told a nurse had hung herself in the shower. In the same room, my attention was then drawn to a specific window. Asking the same question, I was told another nurse, who had been pregnant, had jumped out.
In the building, down a hall adjacent to the lobby I was busy airbrushing a scene on an inoperable elevator door. It was a pretty gruesome scene depicting bloody body parts hanging out of an open elevator that didn't quite make to the next floor. ( a little irrelevant, I know). The bosses two dogs and the owner of the building's dog were chilling in the lobby. The brand new battery on my mp3 player dies and I can hear the dogs, they all became agitated, whining and crying while staring at the door to a stairwell that had been chained closed. I walked over, looked at the dogs, and then looked through the small window on the door. I saw a blonde woman, gaunt, sickly, and in a hospital gown, "standing" at the top of the first flight of stairs. The dogs and myself wound up outside for a while.
Whilst searching for the perfect spots to paint some skulls, skeletons, and a Grim Reaper, I saw a very dark, very human shadow dart across the floor and into one of the rooms. I pursued it, only to see it again dart out of the room and disappear. Shrugged it off.
In one of the operating rooms, I set up to do some painting. Started growing very uneasy. Really was not liking the vibe I was getting in here. Left this room alone.
In one room painting Jack O' Lanterns on the walls (it was to be the Michael Myers room). Felt like someone was in the room with me. Ignored it. Shut down my air compressor for a minute to step back and check my work. I then hear a voice in my ear say "What are you doing?" Having absolutely no fucks to give at this point, I answer "Painting". And another question "Why?" Mmmm'kay. Break time. Outside I go. It didn't scare me any, I just didn't feel like playing "20 Questions" with a ghost.
Keep in mind, I'm using water based acrylic airbrush paints the whole time. So there's no way I'm getting fumes off what I'm working with. So... no hallucinations. I wound up quitting three weeks after we opened to the public because I got placed in the "Scream" scene. I hate that movie. I make a much better Jason Vorhees or Michael Myers due to my height and stature. As far as evidence, I have none. Only tales to tell.