Waverly Hills Is Haunted

Waverly Hills Is Haunted
Have you ever experienced an unusual phenomenon that you can’t explain? A paranormal occurrence that left the hairs on the back of your neck chilled for days? Most explain it aside, but the possibilities of why you feel so uneasy are limitless. Especially if you experienced this at Waverly Hills, also known as one of the most haunted places in the world. Most think it’s just a Haunted House set up for Halloween, but the harsh truth is this; every pondering individual that has courageously walked through this Sanitarium during anytime of the year has experienced doors automatically slamming shut, visible orbs, shadows, mists, so-called ‘hallucinations,’ scratching noises, footsteps, barking, and other various spooky noises. They each left with a

different outlook on life; the knowledge of paranormal existence. Whether you’re a believer or not, just consider walking through a building that 63,000 people in history have lost their lives in a horribly torturing way. The thought of those spirits, angry from their circumstances, lingering for eternity sounds very legit and frightening to me.
I suppose you’re wondering how such a twisted and dark place could have formed. Believe it or not, it all started in the early 1900’s. It was the end of World War 2 and troops were returning home. What they didn’t realize was what they brought back with them; an epidemic. During modern times, this would be known as Tuberculosis, a treatable situation. However, during the era of the 1900’s, it was deadly. It was untreatable, unfamiliar, and horrific. It wiped out many civilians. Especially in Jefferson County, which is where Louisville resides. Hospital beds were running out and bodies were piling up in the streets. The Mayor at the time realized something needed to be done, or the streets would be filled with gruesome death.
Therefore, due to the circumstances, Mayor Hays decided to build a new hospital in order to keep “The White Plague” contained. Of course, all that was known to do at the medical facility was to try torturous approaches, like electroshock therapy and experimental surgeries which once collapsed a patient’s lung. The treatments of course were very painful and unsuccessful to the unfortunate patients. Waverly Hills opened during the year of 1910, with children added during the year of 1914, and was capable of holding 40-50 patients at that time. However, space was still absent. Beds were limited and patients were dying at a rapid pace. In order to keep the patients absent-minded to the fate of death that would soon approach them, a ‘body chute’ was created. The underground tunnel used for easier access was turned into an area to hide the deceased, and to drain their bodies as well. Unfortunately, space was still an inconvenience with the number of deaths vs the number of ill civilians. On average, 152 deaths were happening yearly. In 1924, this forced them to expand to 5 floors which is equivalent to 400 sick individuals.
Finally, the epidemic was controlled during the year of 1962 when the antibiotic we use today as a treatment was officially discovered. This meant that the extra hospital was no longer need. This forced them to go a different direction with the place we call Waverly Hills today. It was now a nursing home to those advanced in age who suffered through disabilities and dementia. As innocent as it sounds, the evil was not over yet. It was referred to as an ‘Insane Asylum.’ These elderly patients were sadly neglected, treated like animals, and eventually died that way. This is the reason it came to a halt in 1982.
Because of its harsh reputation, it was vandalized over the years until purchased in 2001 by paranormal enthusiasts, Charles and Tina Mattingly.

By this time, it was a severely damaged building. However, it has turned into one of the most famous tourist attractions in the world; a haunted Sanitarium. The Mattingly family didn’t situate the electricity or hardly any renovations. They basically just got the name of its past and present situations out there. Especially when people came and realized the rumors were actually true; this place was actually haunted. Most that have participated in a tour have claimed to see a little girl on the third floor; with no eyes. No-one is sure of the story behind her, the mystery remains today. People also say that they hear a dog barking. Coincidentally, a dog and its homeless master were murdered in the past just by trying to find a place to lay their head for the night. This would explain the constant barking. It has also been said by most visitors that a nurse in uniform lingers in room 502 and demands them to get out of the room. Could this be the same nurse that hung herself in that very room due to pregnancy by the doctor because they weren’t

married?
Yes, those are random people from all over the world who share the same experiences. But when professionals can say it’s haunted, it’s definitely haunted. Paranormal group API consisting of Michael and Sara (father and daughter) decided to check-out Waverly Hills due to its creepy reputation. They started in the ‘body chute’ where they were told to keep the door open at all times. Suddenly, the door slammed and blocked off the entrance. They heard scratching on the walls, and the sounds of a gurney rolling. They also couldn’t see anything but darkness, even when trying to use their phone. Michael also says he was pushed into the operation room when he walked passed it. He said at the time he was sun burnt. He looked down at his arm, and saw the white marks where someone had their hands on him. This made him extremely uneasy. However, Sara got the worst end of the deal. The only female in the group attracted a lingering shadow that many see upon arrival. This shadow is referred to as ‘The Creeper’ because it will not stop following the person it chooses to follow throughout the tour. What she didn’t expect was for it to follow her home, slam her doors, and turn her shower on and off. She eventually had to use religious methods and native purification rituals to release it from her house.
As hard as it is to believe, the odds are not in a realistic favor. Why would Waverly Hills have its heart stopping reputation as one of the most haunted places in the world if it wasn’t true? In an average day, doors don’t shut by themselves. Footsteps are only heard when treaded. Shadows are from some form of presence. This could only mean that the past of Waverly Hills has never fully been left in the past; the spirits remain and they are angry. Something so negative was turned into something positive. The lives of the patients that suffered horrendously are making the Mattingly family millions of dollars.