Jack and katrina venture inside the imposing stone walls of a notoriously haunted hospital in weston, west virginia, that housed thousands of mentally ill patients over a dark yearold history. The buildings current owners offer historic daytime tours and paranormal tours six days a week, as well as ghost tours and ghost hunts on friday and saturday nights. In this special, twohour edition of ghost hunters, the series celebrates its 200th episode by revisiting one of taps favorite and most haunted locations, the transallegheny lunatic asylum in. Ghost hunters s04e09 haunted asylum video dailymotion. Ghost hunters 200th episode transallegheny lunatic asylum. Paranormal lockdown season 1 episode 1 rotten tomatoes. For their milestone 200th, the atlantic paranormal society taps returns to the transallegheny lunatic asylum a site featured on both ghost. Paranormal lockdown season 1 episode 1 transallegheny. However, for the twohour 200 th episode, wilson came back. Transallegheny lunatic asylum was the first and only time due to the controversy ever ghost. At the time of my afternoon spent there, i had not seen this particular episode. This national historic landmark served as a sanctuary for the mentally ill beginning in the mid1800s. Ghost adventures transallegheny lunatic asylum tv episode 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
October 22, 2014 taps return to the transallegheny lunatic asylum in weston. Watch paranormal lockdown season 1 episode 1 transallegheny lunatic asylum add to watchlist katrina visits transallegheny lunatic asylum, the enormous, abandoned and historically haunted facility in weston, west virginia for the first time. Paranormal lockdown season 1 episode 1 trans allegheny lunatic asylum. Ghost adventures s3ep 1 transallegheny lunatic asylum video. In the 1850s the virginia general assembly authorized the hospital. The asylum appears in s1ep4, titled salton seaweston. The ghost adventures crew gets locked inside the transallegheny lunatic asylum for their firstever live paranormal investigation. In 2008, the television series, ghost hunters, shot an entire episode in the empty asylum. The haunted history of the transallegheny lunatic asylum. In order to build such an asylum, they consulted thomas story kirkbride, the man behind the kirkbride plan as well as. Welcome to the transallegheny lunatic asylum aka the weston state hospital located in historic weston, west virginia. Watch all 29 ghost hunters episodes from season 4,view pictures, get episode information and more. Transallegheny lunatic asylum portals to hell travel.
In 2014, the transatlantic paranormal society taps team from syfys series ghost hunters filmed their special 200th episode, returning to one of the teams. Ghost hunter tshirts transallegheny lunatic asylum. Paranormal lockdown season 1 episode 1 trans allegheny. Transallegheny lunatic asylum and the haunting enigma of. Transallegheny lunatic asylum was the first and only time due to the controversy ever ghost adventures live episode with a 7 hour lockdown, featuring special guests, such as debbie and mark constantino, chris fleming and robert bess. At this former lunatic asylum, history mingles with new ghosts dont be frightened, but were touring the transallegheny lunatic asylum, a massive. The audience of this show ranges from history fanatics to kids wanting to learn new things to people who just need something to watch on the television.
Treatments consisted of lobotomies, isolation and electric shock therapy. Construction on the transallegheny lunatic asylum begun in 1858 and was completed in 1881. Weston state hospital got its name in 19 which was used while patients occupied it, but was changed back to its originally commissioned, unused name, the trans. This tshirt comes with our brand over the front breast pocket and line drawing of the building on the back with ghost hunter slogan. Ghost hunters s04e09 transallegheny lunatic asylum.
The transallegheny lunatic asylum which is also known as the armand auclerc weston state hospital was built under the standards of the kirkbride plan. Grant wilson recalls the most disturbing images from the memorable transallegheny lunatic asylum investigation. Haunted asylum is the ninth episode of the fourth season of ghost hunters summary edit. Earlier this year i had the opportunity to tour around one of west virginias most haunted buildings. Ghost adventures heads to the transallegheny lunatic asylum in west virginia for the first live lockdown ever.
A reality series in which two ghost hunters stay at haunted destinations around the u. Earlier this month, the transallegheny lunatic asylum in weston, wv was voted number one in the usa todays top 10 list of best haunted destinations. The purpose of the ghosthunters episode on the trans allegheny lunatic asylum is to inform viewers about the history and haunting of the location as well as to serve as entertainment. The team investigates mysterious goingson at an old asylum in new york. Our products ghost hunter tshirts ghost hunter tshirts. With zak bagans, jeff belanger, debby constantino, mark constantino. Their investigation uncovers mindblowing truths that lead to an intelligent conversation with. Just goes to show the benefits of crying to ghost hunters about the big bad ghosts at your pay to play ghost huntinghaunted houseflashlight. This former psychiatric hospital has countless claims of paranormal activity.
Efforts are made to reach former patients who suffered tragic lives in the hospital. It made me recall the place, as we drove past it a few times when i was a kid and i remember getting a bit hysterical when i saw it. The transallegheny lunatic asylum, subsequently the weston state hospital, was a kirkbride psychiatric hospital that was operated from 1864 until 1994 by the government of the u. It is now a tourist attraction and has been investigated on programs such as ghost hunters. Construction of the transallegheny lunatic asylum was completed in 1881. Ghost hunters is an american paranormal reality television series. Taps return to the transallegheny lunatic asylum in weston, w. It was designed so that each wing was arranged in a staggered formation, the belief being that such a design would provide the patients with as much sunlight and fresh air as possible. The cast and crew of ghost adventures got quite a bit of flak following the october 30, 2009 episode of ghost adventures live. Ghost adventures transallegheny lunatic asylum tv episode. Its monumental main structure, the largest handcut stone masonry building in north america, divides 242,000 square feet over four floors, is a staggering 1,296 ft long, and. Appearing on such television shows such as ghost hunters and ghost adventures, the former mental institution has really made its impact in the paranormal community. Watch paranormal lockdown season 1, episode 1 transallegheny lunatic asylum.
Kris williams tells jason hawes and grant wilson they have been invited to investigate the transallegheny lunatic asylum in weston, w. Transallegheny lunatic asylum, previously known as the weston state hospital, or the west virginia hospital for the insane would be intimidating even without the ghosts. See more ideas about ghost adventures, ghost hunters and asylum. Ghost adventures the trans allegheny lunatic asylum s03e01 vostfr. Known as the weston state hospital formally known as the transallegheny lunatic asylum, taps will investigate claims made by the owner, tour guides and volunteers of the asylum. To celebrate their 200th episode, the taps team returns to one of their favorite haunted locations. Ghost adventures s3ep 1 transallegheny lunatic asylum ghost adventures s3ep 1 transallegheny lunatic asylum ghost adventures s3ep 1.
Ghost adventures s03e01 part 1 of 6 trans allegheny lunatic asylum live. Journey down the empty corridors of the transallegheny lunatic asylum in the haunting photos below. Ghost adventures the trans allegheny lunatic asylum. Ghost adventures is going to transallegheny lunatic asylum in weston, wv for a 7hour halloween special on october 30th. Taps return to the trans allegheny lunatic asylum in weston, w. Deep in the heart of west virginia, surrounded by sweeping grounds and green lawns, there is a beautiful long building with a tall steeple in the center. Trans allegheny lunatic asylum zak, nick and aaron are locked down in weston, west virginias transallegheny lunatic asylum. Transallegheny lunatic asylum themothman wikia fandom. Grant wilson left returns to help jason hawes for the ghost hunters twohour special 200th episode oct. Trans allegheny lunatic asylum ghost hunt and photo shoot with jason. Transallegheny lunatic asylum, weston, wv scores 66. Transallegheny lunatic asylum episode ghost adventures wiki. The ghost adventures crew gets locked inside the trans allegheny lunatic asylum for their firstever live paranormal investigation. It looks like an expensive boarding school or an attractively weathered manor house.
Knowing the gigantic structure is too much for a small team, they invite kristyn gartland and a newcomer, joe chin, along. Originally designed to service just 250 patients, overcrowding took over and poor conditions flourished. In 2011, the trans allegheny lunatic asylum was featured in a show called forgotten planet by 3net studios for discovery. The horrifying history of the transallegheny lunatic asylum. Therefore, all of my experiences were free of biased commentary from ghost hunters, paranormal enthusiasts, and.
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