Hauntings
With 64,000 deaths under its belt its no wonder why Waverly Hills is considered to be one of the most haunted insane asylums haunted insane asylums in the country. As if death wasn't enough to cause a haunting it has also been speculated that satanic rituals have taken place with in it's walls. Shadow people lurk with in its corridors accompanied by disembodied voices and slamming doors. Here are a few well known occurances at Waverly:
Main Entrance
An elderly women is often seen, in spectral form, crying for help, bleeding with her wrist and ankles chained.
The Third Floor
It is said, depending on who is speaking, that either a ghostly little boy (Robert) or girl (Mary) haunts the third floor. Often times people report seeing this ghostly appriration playing with a ball; others have only heard the ball bouncing on the floor or down the stairs.
The Roof
The faint voices of Children are often heard singing "ring a round the rosie" on the roof.
The Fifth Floor & Room 502
Stories say that in 1928, the head nurse in Room 502 was found dead in her room. She had committed suicide by hanging herself from the light fixture. She was 29 years-old at the time of her death and allegedly, unmarried and pregnant. Her depression over the situation led her to take her own life. It’s unknown how long she may have been hanging in this room before her body was discovered. Then in 1932, another nurse who worked in Room 502 was said to have jumped from the roof patio and plunged several stories to her death. No one seems to know why she would have done this but many have speculated that she may have actually have been pushed over the edge. There are no records to indicate this but rumors continue to persist. It is reported that people have seen her full body appiration on this floor. Feelings of dispair are often times felt in this area as well as voice growling "get out"!
The Fourth Floor
The fourth floor is regarded as one of the most creepy, scary and "active" areas in the hospital. Doors are reported to slam for no appearant reason in an area of the fourth floor that is off limits to human occupants due to the unsafe nauture of the area. Ghostly shadow like silhouettes are also said to be seen lurking the halls in this area as well.