Built on the same grounds where the Salem Witch Trials occurred, Danvers State Hospital possesses a rich history of paranormal lore. It was originally intended to treat the mentally ill with respect and compassion, but this facility quickly became overcrowded and conditions deteriorated. It is said that Arkham Asylum from “Batman” was based on this…
New York’s first state-run psychiatric facility was characterized by its grandiose Greek revival architecture, but it was not as glamorous as it looked. It is known for the invention of the Utica crib, a cage-like bed that was used to restrain patients. Those who have explored the facility since its closing have reported hearing screams…
Home to the WV Lobotomy Project, no paranormal list is complete without the infamous Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. This psychiatric hospital was originally built for 250 patients, but the population rose to over 2,000. Conditions were atrocious, and many patients suffered. Since closing its doors, maintenance staff have reported ghosts, as well as other paranormal sightings.
“The Haunted Halls Of Waverly Hills Hospital” is a video made by Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej, uploaded onto YouTube on April 28, 2017. It is the fourth episode of the second season of BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural, and the twenty-third episode overall. You can watch it here. Description See why this Sanatorium is one of the most haunted places in the…
he Sea Monk, or sometimes Sea Bishop, was the name given to a sea animal found off the eastern coast of the Danish island of Zealand in 1546. It has also been sighted by two fishermen and some nearby swimmers in Pula, Croatia in the year 2011 and is one of the more popular sightings of the cryptid in…
This photograph of the Combermere Abbey library was taken in 1891 by Sybell Corbet. The figure of a man can faintly be seen sitting in the chair to the left. His head, collar and right arm on the armrest are clearly discernable. It is believed to be the ghost of Lord Combermere. Lord Combermere was…
This portrait of “The Brown Lady” ghost is arguably the most famous and well-regarded ghost photograph ever taken. The ghost is thought to be that of Lady Dorothy Townshend, wife of Charles Townshend, second Viscount of Raynham, residents of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England in the early 1700s. It was rumored that Dorothy, before her…
Antony Baekeland – On 17th November 1972 he stabbed his mother to death. At his trial witnesses told of an incestuous relationship between Antony and his mother. Barbara had been trying to ‘cure’ her son of his sexual preferrences. He was discharged from Broadmoor in July 1980 and went to live with his grandmother in…
Mafia, hierarchically structured society of criminals of primarily Italian or Sicilian birth or extraction. The term applies to the traditional criminal organization in Sicily and also to a criminal organization in the United States. Most scholars agree that the Mafia emerged in Sicily in the 19th century during Italy’s unification, but others suggest the organization arose during the late Middle Ages. In…
A contract killer for newark’s DeCavalcante family & NYC five families. He was 6’5″ 300lbs. committed his first murder at 13yrs old. Richard Kuklinski, byname The Iceman, (born April 11, 1935, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.—died March 5, 2006, Trenton, New Jersey), American serial killer who was convicted of four murders in 1988 and of a fifth in 2003, though in…
