Haunted Places: Return to Molly Stark Hospital

Today paranormal investigator Timothy Yohe is back to share an update about the latest explorations into Molly Stark Hospital. His previous post was Is the Molly Stark Hospital in Ohio Truly Haunted?  Timothy has provided plenty of new photos, so I hope you enjoy this revisit to one of the most mysterious abandoned hospitals in the U.S.

Over this past summer I had the opportunity to travel back to my hometown in Ohio and pay a visit to my family. This trip was taken literally right before our first grandchild was to be born. I knew I was taking a chance on missing his birth, but my intuition told me he would wait for my return. Following that same instinct that I use in paranormal investigations, we jumped into the rental car and headed for the eastern horizon.

When I left for Ohio, I hadn’t really planned to make another visit to the Molly Stark Hospital. This was just a trip to see our folks, although it was looming in the back of my mind. On previous investigations we had had great success capturing orbs, hearing voices, and I even encountered at least one of the site’s residents when I entered in through a back window and explored the basement. It was really cool to document my first article of a paranormal investigation and, yes, I owe a lot of that to Brian Moreland. His invitation to guest write this story for him (we met on his Trans-Allegheny article) has launched a passionate blog with an even more amazing community tying it all together. Thank you Brian!

 During those investigations that started back in 2012, my bother-in-law and nephew tagged along for the experience. In our short time there a passion got fired up within my nephew, who was 14 at the time, and now he loves to pursue the paranormal. He now visits the site on a regular basis with his friends and continues to capture activity. So, naturally, during the first night of our visit, he proposed a return to the hospital grounds. How could I refuse?

On each of the previous visits we had focused on the three-story hospital in search of activity. We captured voices coming from the ventilation shaft, orbs present in the balcony overhangs, movement in the windows, and when I ventured down the hallway, I could hear footsteps coming down the stairs that made the hair on my arms stand on end. I believe that some of the residents here have never left and my experiences have absolutely confirmed this suspicion.

This time we started our investigation with the smaller building, shooting many digital photos as we walked around its perimeter. We were unable to capture any visual evidence, but we were able to still-frame some of the beautiful architecture on this building.

The only spot that was in question was a second-story window that was open on the back side and seemed to have someone peering out from it. There wasn’t any background light to contrast the darkness, there was simply that feeling you get when someone is watching you. It was quite creepy, but no documentable evidence to be had as proof.

I did bring an electronic voice recorder with me and kept it running the whole time, sticking it in through any opening and trying to remain as quiet as possible as we walked. At one stop on the route I did find an open window and we think we may have captured a female voice uttering about three words. It is very difficult to ascertain what is being said because the device is more suited for recording college professors than paranormal activity. I am hoping by this summer I can obtain a good DVR so I can finally get good audio recordings. Good evidence supports good paranormal claims.

After we finished investigating the smaller sanatorium, we ventured over to the hospital just to see if, by chance, we could capture any of the activity like the previous times we were here. Since our last time, my nephew said that he and his friends have done some extensive investigating on the property and have heard quite a few sounds they were unable to identify. One time his friend’s dog had a reaction to something inside the building because he started barking and prancing erratically. After pulling him away and moving further down the building, he did settle down. They were not sure exactly what to make of that incident. Animals do have abilities to detect things we cannot and their senses of smell and vision are keener than ours. That is one reason the Ghost Hunters team brought along their dog, Maddie, on several of their investigations. Jason Hawes, founder and lead investigator, wanted to see if Maddie could be helpful, and she was on many occasions.

As we made our way around the first corner, we encountered the warning “Death Awaits” written in graffiti on a wooden door. Indeed, every effort was being made to keep people out of the Molly Stark Hospital, not only because it is a crumbling danger zone, but also because it is full of asbestos. I did not know this fact when I entered the building a couple years earlier. I am hoping that by not wearing a mask that I won’t catch asbestosis later in life. Goes to prove, make sure you thoroughly research your sites before you do an investigation. This is good advice I would give to anyone.

A park ranger has now been assigned to walk the beat around the premises as many teenagers have been reported to have been sneaking in through the windows and venturing throughout the interior. If you search YouTube you can find a few of these boys incriminating themselves. The ranger we met was really cool and he made a lot of small talk with us just to see if we were up to anything we shouldn’t be. He saw my voice recorder, but didn’t mind us using it. We have that conversation recorded on the EVR. He is now submitted evidence.

While walking around the perimeter we took several photos of the balconies, windows, and doorways where we had captured orbs before. This time around we didn’t catch anything. But, when the park ranger wasn’t in our immediate vicinity, we did pull back a couple of the plywood boards and did some quick shots. Here we did capture a couple of things we are not sure how to debunk, if they can be debunked at all.

In our first photo you can see a white ball of light on the right and in the middle of the picture. We shot several photos of this spot and the light showed up on all of them but one. We tried hard to see if there was an object that light could be reflecting off of, but we couldn’t ascertain anything in that spot. The room is full of a lot of stuff, so this might be debunked as not being paranormal.

We did capture something, though, that we cannot debunk. You will notice in the picture above that the area looks like a shower-type area. There’s nothing in the way of the paranormal to be seen. It’s just a cluttered room.

This next photo was taken by my nephew using his cell phone camera to shoot the exact same spot I just shot with a digital camera. Although this picture is not anywhere as clear as the one on his phone, there is a green mist present in the doorway. This next photo is a close-up of the area, again without any sign of an anomaly.

This green mist we believe is the clear sign of something in the doorway attempting to manifest itself for us. Prior to these photos we had placed the EVR inside and were asking several questions without any response. Perhaps the entity was choosing a visual response over an auditory one. Another thing you will notice about my nephew’s photo is that there is some visible white streaking. There wasn’t any glass on the window, so a reflection is out of the question. After doing some research, I have found that this shows up in photos as the spiritual veil which separates the physical and supernatural worlds. So, in essence, his photo gave us a two-fold capture – one of an entity attempting to manifest and the other is a rare view of the invisible barrier that separates the dead from the living.

Concluding Thoughts

Once again Molly Stark Hospital has not let us down as very active. It is rather unusual for a site to consistently yield activity, but this one has been the exception. In our brief amount of time here, we were able to capture more evidence that simply puts the nail in the coffin, so to say, that this location is haunted. We do not believe there are any malevolent entities on the grounds, just perhaps some of them may be a bit intimidating. Life in a tuberculosis hospital would have been a combination of fresh air therapy mixed in with chaos and misery. The patients would have carried those energies with them when they crossed over the spiritual veil.

I do wonder if my great-great aunt and her son, patients at the hospital in its earlier existence, still walk in and throughout the Molly Stark property. I would like to think that their souls are content and happy. The state of Ohio purchased the site for one dollar and they are planning to redevelop it into Molly Stark Park. The buildings are slated to be torn down, but perhaps the beauty of a new vibrant landscape will allow all the souls here to finally rest in peace.

For more true paranormal stories, check out Timothy Yohe’s Paranormal blog: ghosttracker423.blogspot.com

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A House Possessed: My Paranormal Journey

Lately, I’ve been having a lot of guest writers share their encounters with real paranormal phenomena from haunted hospitals to haunted graveyards to haunted houses. Today, Dawn Shepard shares some strange paranormal activity in her own home, which seems to be possessed by multiple spirits . . . and these aren’t the friendly kind. I’ll let Dawn take it from here.

My paranormal journey has been one of the most difficult, dangerous, yet intriguing paths I’ve taken within my life. Since my childhood I’ve always believed in ghosts, spirits, entities and have been told by many that I have a gift of being a sensitive or empathy to them. Personally, I never attributed myself to this belief of a gift until four years ago, and that’s when I started to believe differently. I had some experiences after my grandfather’s passing but not ever the intensity of what I’ve been dealing with in my home.

I’ve lived in my rented home peacefully for ten years, but things started occurring after being here for only seven years. Activity started in October 2010 after a Ouija board was found while cleaning the attic. It was noticed that sometimes objects would disappear in our home, but because of a hectic lifestyle, it was thought to be a result of being absent minded or forgetful and never questioned. Sometimes you could hear a door open or close, but having pets in the home seemed to be the answer to these occurrences too.  On March 11^th, 2011 the unexplained reality of paranormal happenings became very real and began my journey into the realm of another real and true existence.

  While it's difficult to tell in this image, I snapped a picture of 

a young man's face looking out of the window 
from one of the rooms in the attic.

The following are some unexplained messes that started in our landlord's home in the beginning.

After having six investigations which also included two different mediums and a psychic medium, EVPs (electronic voice phenomena), EMF (electromagnetic field) readings, pictures, ghost box sessions, my own investigating, countless hours of research along with researching the history on the home, I was able to start to figure some things out but didn’t realize there was going to be more to be learned.

It is known that I have eight spirits in the home with the possibility of more. Three of the eight are evil and the others I’m still not quite sure because trickery can be used and they don’t like to be honest. The three evil ones―two are deceased relatives of mine and the third is believed to be an attachment to the home since the 1800s.

My daughter and I have encountered several different odors such as sulfur, burnt toast, wet dirt, rotting flesh, apples and cinnamon, and wild musk perfume. We have been touched, heard growling, evil laughter, whispering, and sometimes voices. Objects have been thrown at us such as knives, hand held pruning shears, CDs, VCR tapes, etc.

I have been pushed down the stairs, touched in my sleep, have had the towel pulled off me after getting out of the shower. My daughter has been scratched, had some small unexplained bruises, and also had two incidents happen that she has no memory of but I was told that I intercepted what was the beginnings of a possession.

The following 3-minute video is from a paranormal investigation at our house where we captured some sound of the spirits.

can of cat food opened 

and thrown at the ceiling and wall

garlic powder dumped on the floor

Sometimes the phone will ring right before or after activity and there will be no one on the other end, or you will hear a muffled voice but can’t understand what’s being spoken.

My daughter and I have also experienced some activity while being in the car together, when we pulled into the driveway and stopped. In the following pics is the scratch my daughter got while we were in the car together. The scratch is in the shape of a letter "Z."

 

And there have been occurrences that have happened from time to time when she visits or has a sleepover at her friend’s home across the street from my home.

This was a written message left for me when my daughter was staying at her friend's home across the street. Some activity was happening and they had called me to come over. When I went to get my phone to take pictures, this written message was next to my phone. The message reads, "BN AND RM ARE MINE” (my daughter's initials and her friend's).

The next message was written on my daughter's bedroom mirror in red lipstick while no one was home. She and I had gone to the doctor's and then the store. We found this message after coming home and I went into her room. This was two days after the priest had done a full blessing on our home for the third time. It says: "YOU CANT STOP ME".

We’ve experienced communication from written messages, symbols, on Facebook and from several messes made using edible items and even paint.

 

Below is cat litter taken from a litter box and made into a circle. Circles were always being made and it's a protection for the entities and means never ending.

          

This symbol below is a drawing and only because I was away when this symbol was made out of fruity pebbles cereal, black pepper, and onion powder. The word "DIE" was written underneath. 

My husband at the time had found it and tried to shield our daughter from it and didn't think to take a picture. They were asked to describe what they saw and to draw it in separate rooms. I found out it's a satanic symbol to represent the devil.

The next symbol is a “triquetra” made out of black pepper and garlic powder along with a circle and a written message. The messages says:   "I WANT THE GIRL NOW I NEED HER TO JOI ME."

 

  My daughter, a few years older

The second written message was written on my daughter's bedroom wall next to her closet door with a mirror on it. It says . . . "SHES MINE JOI ME AND YOU WILL DIE DAWN.”

 

This message was written after I had intercepted what was the start of a partial possession of her. She has blue eyes and her eyes were black when I had opened her door to see if she was okay.

The calendar was thrown at me while upstairs in my landlord's place and the word "DIE" was written on it for me. I have been constantly told to die.

While all of this may seem unbelievable, it’s been proven that these incidents weren't from someone playing a joke or trying to be scary, and I have copies of all the messages received. The home has been blessed three times inside and outside using holy water, incense, many prayers, crosses and other religious objects. Gregorian music has also been tried, sage, crystals, salt, and other things. Each time though the activity escalates and becomes stronger and more difficult.

I’ve been told that I have a combination of demonic activity along with witchcraft that was either practiced or dabbled with, and there was also some kind of satanic worshipping or practicing. I have names of those whom lived in the home from the 1800s up until now but can’t say for certain what was ever practiced or believed in.
 

There is much more to my story but wanted to try to give some insight into my journey that I am still facing and working at resolving. I understand there may be those that feel moving out of the home would be in my best interest but the spirits can and do follow. I am not one to give up very easily, nor will I give into what they feel they can have or control without trying for a resolution.

   

Here is a video of another paranormal investigation. This one is 18 minutes.

A link to my blog called “My Paranormal” is: www.cinn2you2blogspot.com

I haven’t updated since June 13, 2013 but can answer any questions via email lilsis72@hotmail.com

Many thanks to Dawn Shepard for sharing her paranormal story on Dark Lucidity. I love posting paranormal stories. If you have evidence of ghostly encounters with photos and video, or know someone who does, please contact Brian(at)BrianMoreland(dot)com.