Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 13:17:03 -0400 I have no explanation for this the only way I could lock myself out is to slide my keys under the door and I wouldnt, even in a half sleep, do that on purpose. . A few dead birds, nothing else. At the beginning of the 1980s a newspaper researched the property in a routine examination for the institute. Today, this complex, called the Ridges, is part of Ohio University, but these historic buildings once housed the Athens Lunatic Asylum. Bryan Hall was built in 1948 and named after Elmer Burnitt Bryan, Ohio University's 11th President. According to the lore, a female student once lived in room 428, but that one day her behavior started to get very odd indeed. It is believed that the woman is a former caretaker of the hall and is just continuing to do her job even in the afterlife. Thanks! Athens, Ohio. I was overcome instantly with a sense of being unwelcomed and I slowly backed out without letting my eyes leave the figure staring back at me from the mural, when I finally found my room I was so shaken up and crying and nobody could believe how I never went up or down any stairs and wound up on some different level, so me and my roomate and 2 other girls from our squad went together in search of this room, door was shut and im almost 1000% sure there was no handle or door was locked and couldnt see the mural through the privacy glass in the door, they thought I was making the whole thing up bc how could I have gotten thru a locked door(that was moments earlier propped open) the next morning my rommate was so pissed at me claiming I pulled her hair while she was trying to sleep, and kept slamming the desk drawer, but in reality I was so terrified I had pulled my covers over my head and didnt let my feet touch the floor for any reason that night, but she was so mad about these occurrences that I had to bunk with other friends the following night. It looked like a snarling devil. Nothing paranormal happened the entire year we lived there, only some really good partys. This face wasnt a shadow, but had details drawn by the wood grain. Ohio University is the most haunted campuses in America. The woman died. IVE LOOKED AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING ABOUT HER OTHER THAN SHE HAD ROOM 428 AND DIED A VIOLENT WAY DURING THAT NIGHT. CBA specializes in helping families optimize . the government took me away until I was 5 1/2 years old. Don't be scared of our haunted past, embrace it. This history of the haunted Athens does give us a sense of togetherness with our fellow OU students. I remember hearing the stories about the pentagram and the astral projection. I had a girlfriend who lived on the 4th floor of Wilson my freshman year at OU in 1998. I heard the story of the student suicide wasnt true. The area in and around Athens is sad to be one of the most haunted places in the country. One evening, one of the residents lay down to take a nap. I wish I had been able to photograph my door at the time. http://www.athenslegends.org Ohio University is considered to be one of the most haunted campuses (and places) in the United States. I know I was in the middle/toward the other end of the hall opposite of the boiler room. Assuming it was my classmates(hind site prob boiler noises) but this room I walked into looked like an old theater and had the entire wall painted black with some denonic figure and the opening of the mouth was the stage. Configuration: Singles . Im not sure if there is a club or a group of students that actually go out and research these accounts. Room No. Today, residents of Wilson Hall still report seeing objects fly across rooms, doors slamming . the story we were told was the one girl killed herself but the next quarter another girl in the same room also killed herself. Learn how your comment data is processed. loosing stuff, getting hurt, falling classes, etc. Students who received this room after her death reported severe paranormal activity, which resulted in the permanent closure of the room. I would be interested to hear what you think of itand to see photos! Some say that she now roams the building along with other patients. By Joseph Armstrong**. This suggests that all the interpretations of the pentagram mystery at Wilson Hall are merely speculations. The Ohio University Police department is located on the bottom floor. The student was also rumored to have repeatedly attempted to contact the dead and that she often dabbled in sorcery practices. 3. I lived in a single room in Wilson Hall on the same end of the hallway as 428 in 1984. Was your mom a student at Ohio University? Copyright 2023 Bosa Blog Dark. I am doing a project on Wilson Hall Ohio room 428. Spiritualist experts claim that the geography of the area, with the layout of peaks, mountains and valleys makes the spot very conductive to psychic energy. Katie Trott is a junior studying creative writing at Ohio University. Discovered to be a paranormal hot spot towards the end of the . Configuration: DOES ANYONE KNOW THE NAME OF THE FEMALE STUDENT THAT HAD THE ROOM IN THE 1980s? 3 Kenyon College. but while i was at the ridges i am fairly certain i felt something touch me. In the 1970s a female student in room 428 in Wilson Hall began acting weird and speaking tongues. Like I said, it was taken by someone on the 3rd or 4th floor of Hoover. NASA's Photos From Mars: Don't Tell Me the Red Planet Wasn't Once a Thriving World! From horror stories of burning elevators, to suicides in dorm rooms, there is no doubt that some frightening stuff has occurred on the OSU campus. Now I was the only one there, and I know it was plugged in when I pushed play and not plugged in two seconds later! I currently live in Wilson, along with several of my friends. Another hall that is prone to unexplained phenomena is Bush Hall. Tell Katie by emailing her at kt008918@ohio.edu. The story says that the female student died in a violent way in that room after practicing occult. Wilson Hall is the most famous haunted place on the campus. Room 428 at Wilson Hall is permanently closed. I think you have a different door, though. Residents of Jefferson Hall in 1996 found more than they bargained for one day when they decided to go looking around their dorm. Washington Hall is said to be haunted by a female basketball team that had died in a bus crash after returning from a basketball camp that they attended during the summer at Ohio University. One correction, the University of Pittsburgh is actually the oldest institution of higher education west of the Appalachians. It was the first institution of superior studies located west of the Appalachian Mountains. You said that you saw the face from the outside? The story says that the female student died in a violent way in that room after practicing occult. No, i live there and its kind of pointless to. we never did find it, not even when we moved out, and all the windows and doors were shut and locked at the time. It was the first coed experimental freshman dorm on campus at the time. But thanks anyway. Mystery of The Poveglia - World's Most Haunted Island? The center is extremely important and its no wonder that Wilson Hall resides in the middle of thiscemetery pentagram. Our campus also rests near the Athens Lunatic Asylum, which issupposedly haunted. There is also a rumor that there is an ancient Indian burial ground nearby, because why not? Another resident offered to switch doors with me and we did so. Ohio University gets more ghost stories than any other university in the country. Why is this place so apparently haunted? Advertisement. She lost her balance and fell to her death. I live in wray hall this year and just 2 days ago I noticed that my closet door has the outline of a demons face with horns on it too. The following Spring of 94, residents began experiencing problems; lights would turn on and off by themselves, items would disappear and reappear several days later, then things got worse. You can also makeout a strong torso but I couldnt see the hooves you described. It was the first institution of superior studies located west of the Appalachian Mountains. Learn how your comment data is processed. Now take a look at the list of the most popular universities with haunted dorms in America. The building is apparently located in the middle of an immense pentagram consisting of five cemeteries situated in the region. After numerous incidents of this, her friends plot a line of where the source might be coming from or where it might be taking her. From: Joseph Armstrong (jwa@bobcat.ent.ohiou.edu) i hope to go to OU one day. Ill save those for another time. Ohio University was one of the places presented in a FOX episode of the series Scariest Places on Earth. Hi Michael! There are also the typical spooky tales of Satanic worship carried out there in the old days, or that covens of witches would perform dark rituals in the cemeteries, and it has also been found that the hall was actually built over the site of an early cemetery for the Athens Mental Institute, an insane asylum which was closed off and abandoned in 1993. Tucked in Ohio University's West Green, the red brick building is supported by tall, aging white columns and sits atop an elongated bed of green grass, with shrubs popping out systematically. Never heard of the story or heard of strange things happening. Wilson Hall The Haunted Place In Ohio University, The Most Secretive Place On Earth Revealed, The Creepy Tales Of The Haunted Parallel Forest In Lawton,, Largest And Oldest Building Of South Africa Is Said To Be. Ohio University was one of the places presented in a FOX episode of the series Scariest Places on Earth. We would turn off our own clocks which were blaring the only radio station in town (terrible station, by the way) only to hear the same music coming from behind closed doors up and down the hall. The most haunted place on campus is said to be Wilson Hall. I live very close to there. I was a resident of Hoover during Fall Quarter 1986. 27.07 - MU Plus+ Podcast - Flames of Prophecy, 29.07 - MU Podcast - Contract with the Goddess, 27.06 - MU Plus+ Podcast - Secret Vaults of Time, 29.06 - MU Podcast - Italian Disco Abductions, 27.04 - MU Plus+ Podcast - High-Res Healing, Astrophysicist Claims Ring Lasers Can Bend Space-Time and Allow Time Travel, "What's the Creepiest Thing You've Ever Seen or Heard?" If your door is not mine, I wonder if you could find my old door in Hoover? 2 University of Notre Dame. The location itself checks off nearly every horror movie cliche. Many past and current students enjoy sharing their own personal paranormal encounters at OU. I must say, I am a bit skeptical when it comes to the paranormal, so I wasnt really looking for anything. The lofted ceilings of room 428 haven't . zak bagans haunted museum waivermr patel neurosurgeon cardiff 27 februari, 2023 . Athens is a small town located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. But cool to tell my kids who are into this stuff that I lived there! In the heart of all the legends and lore surrounding Athens county and neighboring towns, Ohio University is home to an abundance of haunted rumors, ghost stories, and alleged sightings. I was sleeping. Mailing Address: [Student Name] 34 S. College St., Room #. Legend says the spirit of David Tishman, an Ohio University student killed in a car accident in 1970, was contacted during a seance at the cemetery. Subject: story, The Haunted Halls of Ohio University Wilson Hall itself rests on a cemetery but the history of the area isn't clear if it was Native American or those from the Athens Mental Institute. I have had some friends on the third floor experience the marbles rolling on the floor but my friends on the 4th floor, the supposed most haunted floor have not experienced a thing so I guess it depends. It is said that the girl made use of the rooms energy to practice a method where the human spirit travels on its own after separating from the body. The Post begins it's series "Haunted" by looking at Wilson Hall on West Green of Ohio University. See the Site Index for a complete list of articles available on this website. Ohio University's very own residence hall, Wilson hall, is considered the most haunted on campus. Reid Hall (1948-2006) was a dormitory at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio that housed about 140 students. Im really glad I returned to this site by chance and read your post. Top bunk, close to the ceiling. Your email address will not be published. These patients often were given unethical treatment, such as forced labor, electroshock, hydrotherapy, hysterectomies, psychotropic drugs and lobotomies. Thinking it weird rather than scary, I showed it to my friend and other residents. Aside from the sounds of marbles dropping (as heard in Washington Hall, and as you will see others as well), footsteps in the halls, water fountains turning on and off at will, and doors opening are commonly reported strange occurrences in the hall. You need a filter, and". Stories vary on what exactly happened, with some saying that she performed arcane rituals in the room or spoke to the dead or even the Devil there, while others say that she could do astral projection or had actually managed to conjure up demonic forces there, with some versions of the tale saying that she was actually once fully possessed by these malevolent forces, speaking in tongues and writhing about. By the time a student graduates, its almost certain that they will have had a paranormal experience or two while living on campus. A string of lights that had no batteries in them yet, turned on and started going through the preprogrammed cycle. She also mentioned seeing a girl with brunette hair passing by her door, but when she went to look, no one was there. Often the voices heard here were described as being very malicious, telling people to get out or to die. THIS IS CRAZY! Similar stories or thoughts welcome @ jsmit183.js@gmail.com. she said she felt unwanted. Powered by. Strangest thing that ever happened to me when I was there. It was REAL then. Such ghost stories at places like the English Building and Lincoln Hall have dominated campus folklore. Has anyone experienced anything creepy around room 428 yet this year? I happened to look at the closet door in my room and saw at eye-level an outline of a devils face with horns. Universities With Haunted Dorms. I would really like to see a photo! Every person who stayed in the room had experienced these strange things. It is said that after a . I live on the fourth floor this year and my first morning I woke up early to take my contacts out that I had slept in and went back to my room being locked. . Haunted Mansion of Billionaire John Caudwell, Haunted Place - Clifton Hall In Nottingham, 10 Popular Haunted Places To Go On Halloween In Nashville, Hammerhead Worm: Flat Head Worm With Neurotoxin, Tsuchinoko Mysterious Snake Like Creature in, Mystery Behind The Solway Firth Spaceman Photograph. The hospital was shut down in 1993, purchased by Ohio University and was declared haunted by Legends of America after its closing due to the horrible deaths that occurred within the building. Required fields are marked *. The hall rotated between a men's and women's dorm for most of its existence. She supposedly became very withdrawn and began obsessively studying the occult, becoming so absorbed that it affected her school studies and social life. Im into investigating that legend as well. Sometimes this story is about a young woman and sometimes a young man, but no one has ever found a record of any death in that room and the RA told me he thought it was just a rumor. Wilson Hall, Washington Hall and Jefferson Hall are some of the most haunted buildings on campus. Details: Wilson Hall - Reports of banging, cold spots, blood would appear on the walls no mater how many times it was painted. Could be just bad luck. Besides those five, there are about 20 more smaller family graveyards scattered in the hills north of the school. Claims are that Wilson Hall is located in the center of a pentagram formed by five cemeteries. Are the halls of Ohio University housing the spirits of people long forgotten along with the leaders of tomorrow? Back in 1874, the Mental Medical Center (then called the Athens Lunatic Asylum) opened its doors in the area. Were collecting supernatural experiences on college campuses. If so, then the line of people wanting to live in Wilson hall must be getting rather long, lets just hope the spirits dont decide to look for a new place to roam. Tucked away in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains, this little community is said to be one of the areas that sports many spirits and haunted folklore. 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