Archive briefing
The Darkives lists 18 hospitals & asylums where our community has documented paranormal phenomena. They span 3 countries, led by the United States (11), the United Kingdom (6) and Italy (1), and the most-recorded areas are California (2), Indiana (2) and Wales (2).
The phenomena most often recorded at these hospitals & asylums are ghost and spirit activity (17) and demonic activity (1).
United States
11- Ghost
Crescent Hotel Morgue
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Basement morgue of cancer hospital
Hospital / AsylumOpen file
Ghost › ApparitionLinda Vista Hospital
Los Angeles, California
Linda Vista Community Hospital, originally built for railroad employees in the early 20th century, later closed under troubled circumstances and…
Hospital / AsylumOpen file- Ghost
Old Phelps Dodge Hospital
Ajo, Arizona
Abandoned copper mining hospital
Hospital / AsylumOpen file - Ghost
Old Tooele Hospital
Tooele, Utah
Abandoned hospital
Hospital / AsylumOpen file - Ghost
Pennhurst Asylum
Spring City, Pennsylvania
Notorious asylum with abuse history
Hospital / AsylumOpen file - Ghost
Randolph County Asylum
Winchester, Indiana
Abandoned infirmary
Hospital / AsylumOpen file - Ghost
The Ridges (Athens Lunatic Asylum)
Athens, Ohio
Kirkbride asylum with permanent stain
Hospital / AsylumOpen file - Ghost
Thornhaven Manor
New Castle, Indiana
Former TB hospital and poor farm
Hospital / AsylumOpen file - Ghost
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Weston, West Virginia
Massive Gothic asylum with violent history
Hospital / AsylumOpen file - Ghost
Waverly Hills Sanatorium
Louisville, Kentucky
Former tuberculosis hospital known for its dark history and paranormal activity
Hospital / AsylumOpen file - Ghost
Wolfe Manor
Clovis, California
Former TB sanatorium
Hospital / AsylumOpen file
United Kingdom
6
Ghost › IntelligentBarnes Hospital
Cheadle, England
Barnes Hospital, a towering Gothic landmark in Cheadle, opened in 1875 as a convalescent hospital for Manchester’s poor. Abandoned for years after…
Hospital / AsylumOpen file
Ghost › ApparitionBron Y Garth Hospital
Penrhyndeudraeth, Wales
Bron y Garth Hospital, near Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, began as a 19th-century workhouse before later serving as a hospital and prison. Its long…
Hospital / AsylumOpen file
Ghost › IntelligentDenbigh Asylum
Denbigh, Wales
Denbigh Asylum, or the North Wales Hospital, looms in ruin outside Denbigh, its Gothic towers a chilling monument to Victorian mental health care…
Hospital / AsylumOpen file
Ghost › PoltergeistNewsham Park Hospital
Liverpool, Merseyside
Newsham Park Hospital in Liverpool, once an orphanage and later a psychiatric hospital, is notorious for its oppressive atmosphere and haunting…
Hospital / AsylumOpen file
GhostThe Parade, former Royal Salop Infirmary
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Former Royal Salop Infirmary
Hospital / AsylumOpen file
Ghost › Residual / Stone Tape TheoryTrafford General Hospital
Flixton, Greater Manchester
Trafford General Hospital, Davyhulme, carries quiet gravitas with its NHS legacy. Some local whispers speak of phantom footsteps in empty corridors…
Hospital / AsylumOpen file
Italy
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