When Two Guys Slept In An Abandoned Hospital, Their Investigation Took A Haunting Turn
Waverly Hills Sanatorium’s reputation as a haunted hotspot got the better of your curiosity. Now, standing in the courtyard of its crumbling remains, you’re beginning to regret the decision to explore its empty halls. The countless deaths that occurred here deepens the heavy atmosphere hanging over the hospital’s husk. And then you hear a noise, echoing from inside...
Tragic history
Imagining this situation is scary enough! Now put yourself in the shoes of the two urban explorers who actually found themselves there. Shane Madej and Ryan Bergara from BuzzFeed Unsolved have become two of the most popular ghost hunters on the internet. The Buzzfeed Unsolved Network YouTube channel has almost 6 million subscribers, many of whom tuned in for the duo's exploration of the sanatorium.
Goofy yet spooky
Known for their goofy-yet-spooky brand of ghost hunting, Ryan is the believer and Shane the skeptic. The idea of spending an entire night in a supposedly-haunted location is already nerve-wracking, but the fact that they would do so inside Waverly Hills Sanitarium is downright bone-chilling. The reason why goes back to the location's macabre history.
Haunting phenomena
And it wasn’t just Waverly Hills’ fascinating background that hooked Ryan and Shane’s attention. The rumors of haunting phenomena to terrified visitors also enticed them. In our time, the sanatorium is a ruined hulk of its former self, but in its heyday, the facility was a bustling, self-sufficient hospital capable of housing hundreds.
Contagious disease
You see, Waverly Hills Sanatorium was once considered a bastion against one of the deadliest diseases at the time. However, as the plague spread and the sanatorium's population increased, the hospital filled with patients until it was fit to burst. So how did a full facility go from splitting at the seams to an abandoned ruin?
