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1936: TB Patients on the Sanatorium's outer deck, Rain, Snow or Shine, hot or cold, there were no windows on these decks , only screens.


1980: The Sanatorium's North Wng in ruins.

IGHS: International Ghost Hunters Society Dave Oester & Dr. Sharon Gill Co-Founders as featured on the television shows Strange Universe, Sightings, The Unexplained, ABC News Night-line.

Dr. Oester on Saint's photos. He explains how Christopher Saint, film producer, while on location filming the ghost documentary, "SPOOKED" at the haunted Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Kentucky, captured more than expected.

"These photos show super-charged orbs in motion. Notice how the spirit anomalies are emitting energy"

"This cannot be confused with dust orbs or other non-paranormal anomalies"

"This is one of the best kinds of evidence in ghost photography"

Dr. Dave Oester & Dr. Sharon Gill
IGHS Co-Founders, International Ghost Hunters Society

"SPOOKED" based on true stories of the haunting of this Kentucky Sanatorium. A horror documentary on the Ghosts, the People and the Terror!.

Dear Saint,

I will elaborate on this for you.

"The nonhuman entity or entities that exists at Waverly is a very powerful demon".

Courtesy of Ed & Lorraine Warren's website: http://www.warrens.net/

"The man who hunts tigers at times has found that the tiger backtracks and is now hunting the hunter. The same is true with spirits. Graveyards are spawning places for evil spirits. Most of these spirits are inhuman (diabolical). They are drawn to areas where human suffering has occurred. These areas are full of vibrations of the tormented people who have lost their loved ones, and the unfortunate human spirits that are earthbound hover close to their remains. Evil spirits revel in the deterioration of human bodies; those bodies which God created. They are the dangers in the exploration of evidence that we, the living, must encounter."

Ed and Lorraine Warren are the world's most notable demonologists. Feel free to browse their website and read up on their investigations. I have been to Waverly once out of curiosity, and let me tell you about my experience. I also feel I am sensitive to the spirit world myself, and can tell the difference between good and bad spirits. The night we went up to Waverly, two friends and I went there with the intention of going inside and taking some photographs. As soon as I got within 50 yards of that building my "sixth sense" told me that something was very wrong, and my fight or flight response kicked in, and I felt absolute terror come over me. I told me friends that we had to leave now, and they could tell what had came over me, so they agreed and we left there quickly.

The paragraph above that I quoted from the Warren's site explains exactly to a "T" what exists at Waverly. That place is "sour ground" because of all the deaths (63,000 I understand) and suffering that took place there over the years. The place is inhabited by many human spirits which are under the control of demonic entities. The fact that shadow people have been seen there at Waverly should also be a tip-off that something evil exists there. I personally contacted Ed & Lorraine Warren about this place and my experience there. They said that they were familiar with Waverly and it's past. I then asked them if they'd ever consider doing an investigation there and Ed told me that he would not even consider going within a mile of that place, and that I was right to listen to my "sixth sense" and not enter that building. Personally, I'd heed the advice of the original author of this thread, and stay away from Waverly. If you have any questions to ask me, feel free, I'll keep my eye on this thread.

Take care.

Ghost Watcher



Dear Ghost Watcher

Let me introduce myself, I am Christopher Saint, one of the producers of the documentary "SPOOKED" the ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium.

We set out from Los Angeles to Kentucky in search for true horror. We found just that as well as a whole HELL more. There lied up on the hill, in a dark cloud, Waverly Hills Sanatorium beckoned us to now document it's horrific past.

I had researched this Sanatorium's background for a few months prior to our shoot. With over 5000 pages of documentation, pictures and the original news archives of its history, I thought I knew everything about this TB hangout. But I was wrong, DEAD WRONG! You see what I didn't know is that this horrific monster of a building was truly HAUNTED, to the MAX. Being the freaks of nature that we are, we were even more determined to pull of this cinematic achievement in FRIGHT.

We spent three weeks with a crew of 50 in that doomed hospital, 18 hours a day, and shot over 30 hours, in the gloomy, DEATH TUNNEL. What we came back with is a masterpiece in Horror.

So I guess you can say we were the hunter so to speak, hunting for the truth, the shadows of fear, the little girl ghost with no eyes, the 502 nurse, anything and everything that was widely known as the haunting and ghosts of Waverly Hills. Basically we wanted to be, SPOOKED to DEATH.

And as far as being the hunted, yes we were indeed watched and and spiritually probed and mentally dissected, as I understand a select few of us brought ghost orphans home with us.

This place indeed has its sour grounds; you can feel the intense heavy energy the minute you walk in. Throughout the hallways, the temperature changes drastically from 60 to 45 degrees in seconds. You dare not look behind you for what is in front of you, the internal pacing of the dead, the shadow people. Not to mention the bright ORBS buzzing through the catacombs stairwells, with the homies, low flying navigated brown bats looking for a new nest of human hair to settle in for the night.

We were most fortunate to capture a lot of this madness on film, which plays out through the feature film "DEATH TUNNEL" thou more focused on in the documentary, "SPOOKED".

Being abandoned in 1982, any evil entities that do exist would be there from an invite from, a satanic gathering. Due to the fact there were murders, rituals and sacrifices that unfortunately took place in the tomb like basement and then spread through out the deteriorating five floors.

As far as the lost souls of the deceased patients of Waverly Hills, they are not there to hurt you or under control of demonic spirits. They are simply there for the reasons, (1) they don't know what happened to them, the disease spread so fast, it hit hard like a ton of infectious bricks, and (2) they have no where else to go.

You have to remember that a lot of the infected TB patients where disowned, forgotten or checked in under secrecy. The White plague was not something you would brag about. When you were infected, you were considered, dishonored or known as "one of those people". It was a sentence to DEATH. A poor-mans disease, as the infection spread, even the rich knew now the meaning of poor.

These poor souls were isolated, kept from family, friends and enjoying life to it's fullest and for that reason, the entities that prevail, are curious, playful and mischievous and are somewhat bitter (pissed off). You will experience, hair pulling, whispering, clothes grabbing, temper tantrums, among other childlike games. They adore company and want to play. They demand compassion and faith, faith, which they are still human enough to find at cure, the cure to life, and the cure to death the hope to return, back home.

Yes you should always be careful whom you play with for evil breeds evil like misery loves company, So until these poor souls find that cure, this is where they call, home.

Christopher Saint

The "Shadow People" are not evil or demonic, but simply represent a different configuration pattern than the previously documented orbs, vortices and ectoplasmic swirls and vapor that are the shapes of the spirits of the dead. The spirits of the dead may manifest in many configuration patters according to what they choose. It does take more energy to be displayed as a full body apparition than being a ball of light or an vapor of energy.

No one understands the science behind the "Shadow People". Consider a shadow passing across the wall in front of you. You see a human shaped shoulders and head, perhaps arms moving across the wall. If you are a fundamentalist, you call this dark form a demon. However, if you have an open mind, you would say, "WOW" and attempt to understand what was happening.

We must understand that in our Western culture, the bad guys wear black hats and the good guys wear white hats. Therefore, anything black is considered evil and demonic and anything white is considered okay. However, in science, we consider that perhaps the anomaly represents a spirit whose body is composed of spirit matter that is not visible to the human eyes.

Light will not pass through this spirit matter because it is still too dense. The light is blocked by the spirit matter and is casting a shadow onto the wall. The shadow is not alive, but the spirit whose shadow is being cast. This concept has been proved time and gain by photographic images showing shadows being cast by orbs and vortices.

We cannot see x-rays, gamma rays and all of those particles beyond our human visual spectrum, yet they exist. Sometimes we feel that we must see something in order to believe it exist. While this is true in many areas, it is not true when dealing with the electromagnetic spectrum, including those frequencies that exist beyond our human vision range.

We cannot see or hear in the spectrum that dogs are capable of doing. I do not recall people claiming to be able to hear dog whistles, for example, yet dogs can hear it. We accept this as normal and do claim dogs are demonic.

Some have proclaimed the Shadow People to be evil or demonic, this reeks of fundamentalism at its worst. The term "Shadow People" is relatively new and is being used to promote fear and doom. We fear what we do not understand and therefore we try to destroy what we fear.

This age old philosophy was employed against the Native Americans as European settlers arrived to condemn the Indians because they were not Christians and force them from their lands as the settlers advanced West. This was the philosophy of the Mother Church as she promoted Crusades to expand her power base and financial interest in Europe.

We have been teaching that "Shadow People" are just another configuration pattern that the spirits of the dead may display, according to their choice. We have documented this pattern with photos and with video recordings. Those seeking demons must look in new areas as the "Shadow People" do not qualify.


The shadow people at Waverly Hills seem to congregate and are commonly seen next to room 423. They do move about in curiousity. I saw them many times while making my security rounds. Sometimes the room will glow different shades of color. Usually a bluish or greenish, even orange. Jon, Ron, and myself even had experiences with the orange light on separate occasions out in the solarium on the 4th floor.

1906* Waverly Hills Sanatorium was created by an act of the legislature.
1907* The first tuberculosis dispensary was opened.
1910* Waverly Hills Sanatorium, (original hospital) was opened with a capacity of 40 patients.
1913* The open-air school for undernourished and pre-tubercular children was opened.
1923* Started health program in public and parochial schools.* Sanatorium was granted additional accommodations as the hospital had outgrown the original buildings. $1,000,000bond issued.
1926* The present commodious buildings were completed in August with the new capacity of 435 beds. This building was erected at a cost of $3,625 a bed.* Nov. 1st - 8th, 1926 -Dr. C. H. Harris, City Health Officer, issued a proclamation, asking the people of Louisville to join the Louisville TB Association in observing “Open Window Week,”.* The 5 story, 435-bed building was formally dedicated.
1928* Oct. 31, 1928, Waverly Halloween Party -King - James Abraham (Rex) LileQueen - Juanita (Regina) Powers Jester (Appointed by the King & Queen) - Abe Netter
1929* Oct. 24, 1929 - Only residents of Louisville & Jefferson County were admitted to the Waverly Hills Sanatorium in the future treatment of TB. Dr. O. O. Miller, superintendent of the institution, a conference with A. H. Bowman, made announcement.* Dec. 12, 1929 - The land of Waverly Hills Sanatorium was increased by 159.52 acres when the board purchased for $5,000 from I. Sidney Jenkins the farm of the Hoertz estate. The board made the purchase because of the advantageous price.
1932* May 1st, Waverly Hills Sanatorium had a total of 480 patients. Between 75 and 100 applicants were on the waiting list. Kentucky Death Rate Soars.
1942* A nurse at Waverly received a monthly wage of $71.50 included meals, laundering, and uniforms.* A janitor, one of the unskilled workers not included in the proposed merit system, got $85 a month,* The telephone operators got $80 a month and worked 8 hour days, 7 days a week, with 1 day off per-month.
1955* Dec. 11, - Waverly Hills spends about $5.19 a day per-patient.
1961* Waverly Hills Sanatorium was closed as a TB hospital in June 1961.
1962* October - Woodhaven Geriatric Center / Woodhaven Medical Services was opened.
1980* July 25 - Woodhaven Medical Services was court ordered to close due to improper patient care.
1996 *Seavers sells Waverly and surrounding property to Bob Alberhasky.
1997-1998 Abandoned\* (Date Unconfirmed) 1998 - Waverly is considered for demolition as Bob Alberhasky seeks funding for the erection of a 150 ft. tall statue of Jesus Christ and an adjoining Christian meditation center. The project was later abandoned due to the lack of funding.
1999* October 28th & 29th "The Awakening of Waverly Manor" - The Lobby, 1st floor, and east wing reopened for tours, Halloween party, & concert from local bands. Psychic Dr. Peter Moscow conducted
2001* Charles & Tina Mattingly purchase 29 acre property from Bob Alberhasky. * July 19th,- "Fox's Scariest Places On Earth," films an episode on location at Waverly.* Halloween - Waverly is reopened again for tours & a haunted hospital attraction. Proceeds went to begin renovations of the sanatorium.
2002* Renovation of the laundry building starts with the roof.* Halloween - Waverly is reopened again for tours & a haunted hospital attraction. Proceeds went to renovations of the Waverly building & property.
2003* Renovation of the laundry building continues.* September - Building gets an upgrade for the haunted hospital attraction. Sprinkler system is installed and safety provisions are added to provide for a safe & fun attraction. * Halloween - Waverly is reopened again for tours & a haunted hospital attraction. Proceeds go to renovation of the Waverly building & property.
2004* Renovation of the laundry building continues.* Another upgrade to the building... windows have started to be replaced.* The movie "DEATH TUNNEL“ was filmed on location at Waverly Hills Sanatorium. Story is based on local Legends, lore, & haunting..* The documentary "SPOOKED" also filmed at Waverly by the same production company. The documentary explores local legends, lore, history, and haunting. Due to be released.* Halloween - Waverly is reopened again for tours & a haunted hospital attraction. Proceeds go to renovation of the Waverly building & property.

Used with permission. Roy Muir /Waverly Hills Historian (featured in SPOOKED) http://whsmemorial.tripod.com/id28.html

E-rays (from German Erdestrahlen, earth-rays) are believed to originate within earth and penetrate the crust to form invisible square lattices. Local circumstances such as underground streams, rock crevices, mineral ores, etc. also cause fields to radiate from the ground. These fields are believed to affect health, animal behavior, 'human auras', plant growth, and many other things. In addition, the fields can easily be detected by the use of the dowsing rod, and, to this day, by the dowsing rod only"

Found here: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~rasmus/skepticism/dowsing.html

E-rays are something currently new to science, as far as I can tell, and are a bit of a mystery. However, they are one of the more scientific theories that revolve around dowsing rods & how they work. If they can pick up on energy, and these e-rays bounce off of the surface differently when coming into contact with water, and also change in accordance to the amount, speed, or depth of the water...this means that by the time the e-rays penetrate the surface of the earth to where the dowsing rods can detect them, they will have been affected by the underground obstacles enough to the point where the way they have changed can tell you what is below the surface & how deep/fast it goes, etc. Because dowsing rods can pick up on energy, they will react to the e-rays, and the way they react is how you determine what you've found.

Generally speaking, the stronger the EM field, the more the rods will cross. At the strongest point they may cross over each other as far as possible. This is why they don't cross until you've entered a field of energy. The field is strong enough that it begins to pull the metal rods closer to one another until they cross. Once they cross, you are in an EM field. If you've ever used rods you'll notice that if they start to cross, and you continue in the direction of the center of that field, then they will continue to cross further along the length of the rod. I'm assuming that this is because once they have crossed, that point of crossing is directly over the center of the EM field.

Now, with the wooden "Y" dowsing rods this works differently. You have one hand (palm up) on each branch of the Y, and you create tension by pushing the branches out as you hold them. Now if you can imagine this situation, you'll realize that it's probably difficult to keep the branch from wobbling. However, once you've gotten used to holding it steady with the tension you're putting on it, you'll find it easier to use. If you are able to hold it steady with the tension, then you can probably imagine that it take quite a bit of concentration to do so. With this in mind, lets say you are holding it steady, but you begin to enter a field where the e-rays are slowly becomming more prominent. Because the e-rays bounce off of the more solid obstacles underneath the surface, you can imagine that they would also bounce off of the underside of your branch. This is what causes the branch to wobble; the stronger the wobble, the the higher the number or speed of the e-rays there are penetrating the earth's surface. Now you can imagine that with all the effort you've made to keep it steady that you would feel the slightest wobble. I think the reason this style is so effective is because of the way you hold the branch while putting tension on it; it makes it very unstable, but once you've learned to keep it stable you will feel the slightest movements it makes.

E-rays are like X-rays (they're everywhere! lol); we still don't know exactly what they are, but we somehow managed to find them & eventually learned to use them to our advantage through trial & error. We eventually realized that concentrated amounts of X-rays were bad & we found out that lead could prevent penetration. We still don't know what X-rays actually are, or what causes them, but they've been here all along. It's the same thing with E-rays, aside from the fact that they've been pretty much ignored by science thus far.

Then there's the use of dowsing rods for divining, but I've come to learn that when you program the rods for any form of divining, the answers you get are really coming from within yourself. Whether it simply answers coming forward from your subconscious, or you using your mind to tap into your abilities to get answers (even if you don't realize it); things like intuition, etc. The divination aspect is really just the person tapping into other areas of their mind that will translate the correct answer into the corrosponding muscle twitches that will cause the tool to give you the correct answer in accordance with your programming of it. Basically you program your mind to twitch certain muscles to move the tool a certain was for yes/no, and when it finds the answer (in old memories/esp/intuition/whatever) it translates it back to muscle twitches to move the tool.


More on Dowsing Rods can be found at: www.sdanet.org/atissue/ books/dowsing/d02a.htm

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