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Happy Halloween!

1525R-42152How about some good medical horror stories and photos?  I’ve done some searching to find links with interesting stories.  The web is full of ghost nurses, haunted hospitals and creepy stories.  Take a few minutes to enjoy some of the tales and pictures below.

 

The first link is a little more contemporary. The others are more historical.

Check these out:

Medical Horror Stories

Waverly Hills Sanitarium

Sunland Hospital

1918 Hospital Apparition

Whitby Psych

It seems that former mental hospitals have the creepiest reputations.  However, there are a host of videos of ghosts at abandoned medical hospitals.  I was not able to find any good stories about haunted physician dispensing or cursed medical supplies but I’ll keep looking. lol

Enjoy your Halloween and be safe out there!

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