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| Ghost Asylum | |
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| Also known as | Tennessee Wraith Chasers/TWC |
| Genre | Paranormal Horror Film |
| Directed by | Ethan John Browners |
| Starring | Scott Porter, Steven McDougal, Chasey Ray McKnight, Brannon Smith, Chris Smith |
| Theme music composer | Joey Trae |
| Composer | Opus 1 Music Library |
| Country of origin | American |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Matthew Hobin Erin L. Ryder Tim Hamilton Colleen Needles Steward Shannon Keenon Demers Rob Hammersley |
| Production location | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Cinematography | Brain Hodge Alex Poppas |
| Editors | Joseph Evans Casey Mandel Alpesh Patel Anthony Berrios Dajana Mitchell |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Tremendous! Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Destination America |
| Release | September 7, 2014 – June 5, 2016 |
| Related | |
| Haunted Towns | |
Ghost Asylum is an American paranormal television series that aired from September 7, 2014, to June 5, 2016, on Destination America. The series features a group of ghost hunters that try to "trap ghosts" in abandoned asylums, sanitoriums, and mental hospitals claimed to be haunted.[1] The show was renewed for a second season of 15 episodes, which premiered on April 5, 2015, and aired in two halves with the second half airing in late-2014.[2]
The series follows the paranormal team known as the "Tennessee Wraith Chasers"; the pilot of the series was originally named "Ghostland Tennessee" before it was renamed for the Destination America network.[3]
Premise
[edit]The series features a group of ghost hunters called the Tennessee Wraith Chasers, who use various methods they believe can "capture spirits" during their investigations of abandoned mental institutions, asylums and other locations claimed to be haunted.
Series overview
[edit]Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (2014)
[edit]| Ep.# | Title | Location | Original Airdate | |
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| 1.1 | "Old War Memorial" | Old War Memorial Hospital, Scottsville, Kentucky | September 7, 2014 | |
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In the series premiere, a group of ghost hunters called the Tennessee Waith Chasers (TWC) hunt for ghosts at Kentucky's Old War Memorial Hospital, where they search for the spirit of a doctor rumored to be haunting the halls of the facility. | ||||
| 1.2 | "Kuhn State Hospital" | Kuhn State Hospital, Vicksburg, Mississippi | September 14, 2014 | |
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The team investigates Mississippi's massive Kuhn State Memorial Hospital, built in 1835 because of a smallpox outbreak; and it also treated wounded Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. They invent a Faraday cage-like box they believe will trap a spirit while ghost hunting. | ||||
| 1.3 | "Hayswood Infirmary" | Hayswood Infirmary, Maysville, Kentucky | September 21, 2014 | |
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TWC investigate the Hayswood Infirmary, which once served as a home for servicemen suffering from PTSD (known then as shell shock) after surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor. The guys also review a disputed raw unedited video capturing a supposed apparition in the hospital's window known as the "Hayswood Ghost". | ||||
| 1.4 | "St. Vincent's Home" | St. Vincent's Home, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | September 28, 2014 | |
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The team investigates the abandoned St. Vincent's Home, once operated by the Brothers of Mercy. According to them, the home had its share of tragedy, including an incident in 1962 when a male nurse went insane and suffocated two patients, and the murder of a priest years later. They build a vacuum trap with crystals they believe can capture an evil entity. | ||||
| 1.5 | "Old Ironton Psychiatric" | Old Ironton Psychiatric, Ironton, Missouri | October 5, 2014 | |
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TWC investigate the history of Missouri's Old Ironton Psychiatric, an abandoned asylum that harbors the local legend that tells of a deranged patient in the 1950s killing three nurses on the premises and now allegedly haunts the halls. To supposedly trap this ghost, the guys build a big battery shaped like a pyramid that covers a Tesla coil. | ||||
| 1.6 | "Cannon Memorial Banner" | Cannon Memorial Hospital, Banner Elk, North Carolina | October 12, 2014 | |
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The team investigates North Carolina's Cannon Memorial Hospital with a psych ward they say drove its patients insane. According to them, one such patient held a doctor and some nurses at gunpoint in the 1960s before he was apprehened by the police. To supposedly trap a spirit, they build an infrasound generator to boost the sound that they say pushes the entity towards an infinity mirror. | ||||
Season 2 (2015)
[edit]| Ep.# | Title | Location | Original Airdate | |
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| 2.1 (7) | "U.S. Marine Hospital" | U.S. Marine Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee | April 5, 2015 | |
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In the season 2 opener, the Tennessee Wraith Chasers (TWC) stay in their home state where they investigate an American Marine Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. To supposedly trap the ghost of a Civil War soldier named Henry Wood, they build a "Water Wall Cone" trap, an elaborate fountain that they believe will keep the entity from crossing the curtain of running water. | ||||
| 2.2 (8) | "Sloss Furnace" | Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, Alabama | April 12, 2015 | |
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TWC investigates Sloss Furnaces in Alabama. | ||||
| 2.3 (9) | "Rolling Hills Asylum" | Rolling Hills Asylum, East Bethany, New York | April 19, 2015 | |
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The Tennessee Wraith Chasers investigate Rolling Hills Asylum. | ||||
| 2.4 (10) | "Mansfield Reformatory" | Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield, Ohio | April 26, 2015 | |
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The Tennessee Wraith Chasers travel to Ohio to investigate Mansfield Reformatory and explore the prison's history of torture, assault and suicides. | ||||
| 2.5 (11) | "St. Albans Sanatorium" | St. Albans Sanatorium, Radford, Virginia | May 3, 2015 | |
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TWC investigate Albans Sanatorium, a former boys' school and experimental hospital. They try to make contact with what they believe is the spirit of a murdered girl. | ||||
| 2.6 (12) | "Waverly Sanatorium" | Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky | May 10, 2015 | |
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The Tennessee Wraith Chasers investigate Kentucky's Waverly Hills Sanatorium. | ||||
| 2.7 (13) | "Moundsville Penitentiary" | West Virginia State Penitentiary, Moundsville, West Virginia | May 17, 2015 | |
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The Tennessee Wraith Chasers investigate a penitentiary located in Moundsville, West Virginia. | ||||
| 2.8 (14) | "Cannon Memorial Hospital" | Cannon Memorial Hospital, Banner Elk, North Carolina | May 24, 2015 | |
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TWC return to handle unfinished business at Cannon Memorial Hospital. | ||||
| 2.9 (15) | "Fenwick Plantation" | Fenwick Hall, Johns Island, South Carolina | October 16, 2015 | |
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TWC investigate Fenwick Hall on Fenwick Plantation, a 300-year old brick house that was the home of John Fenwick who filled it with secret rooms, hidden passageways and a tunnel filled with treasure. They learn the story of young lovers Ann and Tony who met a tragic end at Fenwick's hands. During their investigation, the guys search for the spirits of spies, pirates and a headless horsemen. They build what they call an "Electrostatic Shape-Shifter" device that uses a Van de Graaff generator. | ||||
| 2.10 (16) | "Pennhurst Asylum" | Pennhurst Asylum, Spring City, Pennsylvania | October 23, 2015 | |
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TWC head to the Pennhurst Asylum in Pennsylvania, which they say was the site of abusive treatment towards its patients, suicides and other horrors. They create what they call a "Wraith Toy Box" filled with supposed trigger objects. | ||||
| 2.11 (17) | "Hill View Manor" | Hill View Manor, New Castle, Pennsylvania | November 6, 2015 | |
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TWC investigate Hill View Manor, a former poor farm they believe to be one of the most-haunted buildings in Western Pennsylvania. The guys make a "Power Pyramid" made out of granite and quartz with a copper cap, that they say will create kinetic energy to trap spirits. | ||||
| 2.12 (18) | "Sibley Mill" | Sibley Mill, Augusta, Georgia | November 22, 2015 | |
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TWC travel to Augusta to investigate the Sibley Mill, which was once a cotton mill, a fabric factory and a gunpowder works used by the Confederate Army during the Civil War. They create what they call a "Phantom Writer", a case filled with iron powder, making a magnetic field. | ||||
| 2.13 (19) | "Fort Delaware" | Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware | November 29, 2015 | |
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TWC travel to the Delaware State Park to investigate the Fort Delaware, a former Civil War prison camp off the coast of Delaware City, Delaware, where there are claims of a fight occurring between two ghostly generals. | ||||
| 2.14 (20) | "The Bissman Building" | Bissman Building, Mansfield, Ohio | December 6, 2015 | |
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TWC head to haunted Mansfield, Ohio to investigate the Bissman Building, where it is claimed that spirits travel through a dark portal. | ||||
| 2.15 (21) | "Old Crow Distillery" | Old Crow Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky | December 13, 2015 | |
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TWC travel to Kentucky to investigate the Old Crow Distillery, where they made Old Crow Bourbon, they believe to be haunted by Dr. James Crow. The guys build what they call a "Wraith Casket Trap". | ||||
Season 3 (2016)
[edit]| Ep.# | Title | Location | Original Airdate | |
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| 3.1 (22) | "U.S.S. Edson" | USS Edson, Bay City, Michigan | April 3, 2016 | |
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In the season 3 opener, the Tennessee Wraith Chasers investigate the U.S.S. Edson, a haunted destroyer that served in the Vietnam War currently docked at the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum in Michigan. | ||||
| 3.2 (23) | "Old South Pittsburg Hospital" | Old South Pittsburg Hospital, South Pittsburg, Tennessee | April 10, 2016 | |
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TWC investigate their state's Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee. | ||||
| 3.3 (24) | "Peoria State Hospital" | Peoria State Hospital, Bartonville, Illinois | April 17, 2016 | |
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TWC head to Illinois to investigate Peoria State Hospital where they say many deaths from disease, abuse, and suicide all took place. They are joined by Emily and Gina from St. Louis, Missouri. | ||||
| 3.4 (25) | "Missouri State Penitentiary" | Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Missouri | April 24, 2016 | |
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The TWC travel to Missouri to investigate claims of hauntings at the Missouri State Penitentiary, operated from the 19th century until its closure in 2004, dubbed "The most violent 47 acres in America" due to riots, and violence. | ||||
| 3.5 (26) | "Castillo de San Marcos" | Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, Florida | May 1, 2016 | |
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TWC travels to Florida to investigate tales of spirits and hauntings at the infamous Castillo de San Marcos | ||||
| 3.6 (27) | "Pauly Jail" | Pauly Jail, Union Springs, Alabama | May 8, 2016 | |
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TWC investigate the Pauly Jail, the oldest working jail in Alabama, built in 1897. It's said to be haunted by the spirits of former inmates who died there. | ||||
| 3.7 (28) | "Preston Castle" | Preston Castle, Ione, California | May 15, 2016 | |
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TWC head out west to Ione, California to investigate Preston Castle, a reformatory for troubled boys in the state, supposedly haunted by those souls who died there. | ||||
| 3.8 (29) | "Coco Palms Resort" | Coco Palms Resort, Kauaʻi, Hawaii | May 22, 2016 | |
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TWC travel to the island of Kauaʻi to investigate the abandoned Coco Palms Resort that's said to be haunted by ancient Hawaiian spirits known as "choking ghosts" who strangle their victims, and the night marchers. | ||||
| 3.9 (30) | "Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary" | Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, Petros, Tennessee | June 5, 2016 | |
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TWC returns to their home state to investigate Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, which held some of the most violent criminals in Tennessee, including it most infamous inmate, James Earl Ray. | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ghost Asylum : Programs : Destination America : Discovery Press Web". Press.discovery.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ "Dare To Enter Canada's Most Bloodcurdling Paranormal Hotbeds In A Brand-New Season Of Ghost Asylum On Destination America : Discovery Press Web". Press.discovery.com. March 9, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ "About". Tnwraithchasers.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Ghost Asylum at IMDb
- Ghost Asylum at TV Guide
- Tennessee Wraith Chasers official website
- Wraith Chasers Ghost Asylum on Facebook
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Ghost Asylum
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Program overview
Premise
Ghost Asylum is an American paranormal reality television series featuring the Tennessee Wraith Chasers, a team of investigators whose primary objective is to hunt and capture spirits in haunted locations, distinguishing their approach from conventional ghost hunting that focuses on documentation alone. The series emphasizes the use of custom-built traps designed to lure and contain ghosts, drawing on southern folklore to enhance their methods.[4] The team's investigations target primarily abandoned asylums, hospitals, and prisons across the United States, sites renowned for their dark histories of suffering and death. By integrating historical research to uncover the backstories of these locations, the Wraith Chasers aim to identify and address the sources of hauntings, blending empirical inquiry with supernatural pursuits.[1] The show's strategy combines scientific experimentation, such as energy-capturing devices, with cultural traditions and a touch of humor derived from the team's southern roots. This innovative premise seeks not only to confront paranormal entities but also to facilitate their peaceful release in serene environments, offering a novel resolution to hauntings.[4]Cast and format
The core cast of Ghost Asylum consists of the Tennessee Wraith Chasers, a team of paranormal investigators based in Tennessee. Chris Smith serves as the team's leader and primary historian, guiding investigations with his expertise in paranormal research and site history. Scott Porter acts as the team's profiler and historian, analyzing behavioral patterns and historical details during hunts.[5] Steven McDougal, with over 20 years of experience in paranormal investigation, contributes to fieldwork and spirit interaction efforts.[6] Chasey Ray McKnight (who left after season 2 in 2015) functions as the trap engineer, responsible for designing and deploying devices aimed at capturing spirits.[7] Brannon Smith handles technical support, including equipment operation and videography, supporting the team's documentation of evidence.[8] Episodes of Ghost Asylum typically run about 42 minutes and adhere to a consistent format centered on investigating reportedly haunted asylums or similar sites. The structure begins with the team reviewing the location's historical background, often incorporating local legends or documented events to establish context.[9] This is followed by on-site exploration, including electronic voice phenomenon (EVP) sessions, electromagnetic field (EMF) readings, and personal experiences reported by sensitive team members. The team then sets up custom traps—such as Faraday cages or limestone-based containment devices—designed to lure and capture spirits based on their unorthodox theories. The episode concludes with a review of collected evidence, any successful captures, and an attempt to release trapped spirits at a peaceful site.[10] Recurring guest experts, particularly historians, appear across multiple episodes to provide specialized insights into the sites' pasts, enhancing the investigative depth without altering the core team's dynamics. For instance, historian Faith Serafin contributed historical analysis in at least two episodes.[11]Production
Development
Ghost Asylum was created by Tim Hamilton as a paranormal investigation series for Destination America, premiering on September 7, 2014.[1] The show drew inspiration from the real-life Tennessee Wraith Chasers, a group of investigators known for their Southern approach to ghost hunting.[12] The series was renewed for a second season consisting of 14 episodes, which premiered on April 5, 2015.[13] Destination America continued its commitment to the format by greenlighting a third season of 10 episodes in 2016, with the final episode airing on June 5, 2016.[14] These renewals reflected the network's strategy to capitalize on the surging popularity of paranormal reality programming during the 2010s, a period marked by widespread viewer interest in supernatural investigations across cable television. Network decisions to expand the franchise included considerations for additional content featuring the Tennessee Wraith Chasers, leading to the team's subsequent series [Haunted Towns](/page/Haunted Towns), which premiered on Destination America in 2017, with a second season on the Travel Channel in 2019.[15] The original series concluded after three seasons amid shifts in Destination America's programming focus, though the paranormal genre's boom continued to influence related productions.[3]Filming and methods
The Tennessee Wraith Chasers utilized a combination of standard paranormal investigation tools and custom-engineered devices during the production of Ghost Asylum, emphasizing their team's technical expertise to attempt spirit containment in abandoned locations. Core to their approach were custom ghost traps, such as the "Devil's Toy Box," a mirror-lined wooden enclosure inscribed with scriptures designed to disorient and capture entities by reflecting their energy inward. These traps were invented by team member Brannon Smith, a physics and engineering major, and engineered by Chasey Ray McKnight, incorporating pneumatic mechanisms for controlled release and activation to facilitate spirit entrapment.[7] Investigative methods relied on real-time interaction tools like spirit boxes, which scan radio frequencies to purportedly allow spirits to form words, alongside infrared cameras for detecting thermal anomalies indicative of paranormal presence. Night-vision cameras were standard for navigating and filming in the dark interiors of derelict asylums and sanatoriums, capturing potential visual evidence under low-light conditions. Audio recordings obtained during investigations underwent post-production analysis for electronic voice phenomena (EVP), where unexplained sounds were enhanced and interpreted as spirit communications.[7][16] Given the hazards of accessing unstable abandoned sites, the team prioritized safety protocols informed by their engineering and law enforcement backgrounds, including structured training to mitigate risks like structural collapses or confrontations with entities. Their tagline, "Chasing ghosts without proper training will get you killed," underscored this focus, and in rare cases, they employed controlled demolitions—such as exploding a trap with energetics—to disperse captured malevolent spirits when relocation failed. Historical recreations were occasionally integrated into investigations to provoke activity, drawing on researched site events to recreate atmospheres believed to attract entities.[7]Broadcast history
Airing schedule
Ghost Asylum premiered on Destination America on September 7, 2014, with its first season airing weekly on Sundays from September 7 to October 12, 2014.[2] The second season began on April 5, 2015, and concluded on December 20, 2015, spanning a longer period with irregular scheduling due to the network's programming.[2] The third and final season aired from April 3 to June 5, 2016, also on Sundays.[2] Across its run, the series produced 32 episodes over three seasons, with Season 1 featuring 6 episodes, Season 2 16 episodes, and Season 3 10 episodes. No further seasons were produced after 2016. Following its initial broadcast, episodes have been rerun on Discovery networks, including the Travel Channel and Destination America itself. As of November 2025, the full series is available for streaming free with ads on platforms such as The Roku Channel, Tubi, and Xumo Play; via subscription on Philo; and for purchase or rental on Prime Video and Apple TV. Discovery+ availability is limited to certain regions.[17] Internationally, Ghost Asylum received limited syndication on paranormal-themed channels in Europe and Asia, with broader availability through global streaming services like Apple TV in select regions.[12]Episode overview
Ghost Asylum spans three seasons and a total of 32 episodes, each focusing on the Tennessee Wraith Chasers' investigations into haunted sites where they deploy custom-built traps to capture restless spirits.[2] The series emphasizes themes of historical tragedy, paranormal evidence collection through EVPs, thermal imaging, and physical manifestations, with the team's goal to not only document but also contain entities believed to be causing disturbances.[1] Common investigation locations include abandoned asylums such as Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky, known for its tuberculosis-era deaths and reports of shadowy figures. Other frequent sites are prisons like the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City, Missouri, infamous for housing notorious inmates and alleged hauntings by executed prisoners, and naval vessels including the USS Edson, a Vietnam War-era destroyer docked in Bay City, Michigan, where sailors' spirits are said to linger.[18][19] Across seasons, the show's narrative arc shows progression in investigative techniques, with traps evolving from basic containment devices in early episodes to more sophisticated designs incorporating electromagnetic fields and environmental triggers in later outings.[20] Evidence claims intensify across seasons, including purported full-body apparitions and interactive spirit responses that build on prior seasons' findings.[21]Episodes
Season 1 (2014)
Season 1 of Ghost Asylum premiered on Destination America on September 7, 2014, and consisted of six episodes that introduced the Tennessee Wraith Chasers' approach to investigating reportedly haunted asylums, emphasizing their early experiments with ghost traps and evidence collection techniques such as EVPs and visual anomalies like shadow figures.[2] The season focused on locations primarily in the Midwest and South, showcasing the team's learning curve as they refined their methods during these foundational investigations.[22]-
Episode 1: "Old War Memorial" (September 7, 2014)
The team conducted their initial investigation at Old War Memorial Hospital in Scottsville, Kentucky, a former facility where locals reported the spirit of a doctor who lost his mind and continued his rounds after death. Early trap tests were deployed to capture potential paranormal activity, with the episode highlighting the group's introductory efforts amid reports of EVPs and shadowy presences.[23] -
Episode 2: "Kuhn Memorial Hospital" (September 14, 2014)
At Kuhn Memorial Hospital in Vicksburg, Mississippi—a massive 19th-century asylum built following a smallpox outbreak—the investigators navigated the expansive site, testing traps in various wards while encountering early EVPs that suggested residual hauntings from former patients. This episode underscored the team's adapting strategies to the location's scale.[23] -
Episode 3: "Hayswood Infirmary" (September 21, 2014)
The group explored Hayswood Infirmary in Maysville, Kentucky, a derelict hospital once used for shell-shocked veterans, where they examined disputed video evidence of a ghostly figure and captured shadow figures during night vigils, marking an early success in visual documentation.[23] -
Episode 4: "St. Vincent's Mental Home" (September 28, 2014)
In Oklahoma City, the team investigated St. Vincent's Mental Home, known for its history of patient mistreatment and dark energies, deploying initial traps that yielded EVPs indicating aggressive spirits, as the chasers learned to interpret responses in a charged environment.[23] -
Episode 5: "Old Ironton Psychiatric" (October 5, 2014)
Focusing on Old Ironton Psychiatric Hospital in Ironton, Missouri, with its legacy of violent treatments and legends of a murdered nurse, the episode featured the team's evolving trap setups and recordings of shadow figures moving through corridors, illustrating their growing proficiency.[23] -
Episode 6: "Cannon Memorial Banner" (October 12, 2014)
The season concluded at Old Cannon Memorial Hospital in North Carolina, an asylum accused of luring visitors and inducing madness, where early EVPs and fleeting shadow figures were documented, reflecting the chasers' initial season of trial-and-error in evidence gathering.[23]
Season 2 (2015)
The second season of Ghost Asylum premiered on April 5, 2015, on Destination America and consisted of 15 episodes, expanding the Tennessee Wraith Chasers' investigations to a wider array of haunted sites across the United States, including asylums, prisons, plantations, and industrial locations such as Rolling Hills Asylum in New York and Mansfield Reformatory in Ohio. This season highlighted the team's evolving ghost-trapping techniques, which allowed for more successful captures of purported paranormal evidence compared to prior efforts.[24] Notable among these was the investigation at Sloss Furnaces, where the team documented alleged poltergeist activity linked to the site's history of fatal industrial accidents.[13] The episodes are summarized below, emphasizing historical context, key locations, and significant investigative outcomes.| Episode | Title | Air date | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S. Marine Hospital | April 5, 2015 | The Tennessee Wraith Chasers (TWC) investigate the U.S. Marine Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, a site with deep historical ties to the mistreatment and deaths of thousands of patients and sailors during epidemics; multiple ghost traps are deployed in response to reports of apparitions and unexplained noises.[25] |
| 2 | Sloss Furnaces | April 12, 2015 | At Alabama's Sloss Furnaces, known as the "Southern Gates of Hell" for claiming numerous worker lives through burns and toxic gases in the early 20th century, the team captures evidence of poltergeist-like activity, including moving objects, using enhanced traps.[26] |
| 3 | Rolling Hills Asylum | April 19, 2015 | The TWC explores Rolling Hills Asylum in East Bethany, New York, a former poorhouse and asylum notorious for patient mistreatment and high mortality rates in the 19th and 20th centuries; investigations yield EVP recordings and shadow figures, with traps set in isolation wards.[27] |
| 4 | Mansfield Reformatory | April 26, 2015 | Focusing on Ohio's Mansfield Reformatory, a prison infamous for violence, suicides, and torture of inmates from 1896 to 1990, the team deploys traps amid reports of aggressive spirits, capturing potential physical manifestations. |
| 5 | St. Albans Sanatorium | May 3, 2015 | The investigation at St. Albans Sanatorium in Virginia, originally a boys' school turned experimental hospital with a history of patient abuse and a reported child murder, targets a demonic entity in the basement alongside traps for child spirits. |
| 6 | Waverly Sanatorium | May 10, 2015 | At Kentucky's Waverly Hills Sanatorium, dubbed America's most haunted hospital due to thousands of tuberculosis deaths in the early 1900s, the team uses traps to attempt capturing residual energies from patient suffering. |
| 7 | Moundsville Penitentiary | May 17, 2015 | The TWC probes West Virginia's Moundsville Penitentiary, a site of extreme violence and executions from 1876 to 1995, aiming to trap feuding spirits including those of rival inmates through targeted EVP sessions and traps. |
| 8 | Cannon Memorial Hospital | May 24, 2015 | Returning to North Carolina's Cannon Memorial Hospital, haunted by a Native American spirit and past patient deaths, the team employs an explosive trap variant to address unresolved activity from a prior visit. |
| 9 | Fenwick Plantation | October 16, 2015 | In South Carolina's Fenwick Plantation, tied to Revolutionary War-era pirate and spy legends including a headless horseman, the investigation involves traps for multiple apparitions amid historical reenactments of battles. |
| 10 | Pennhurst Asylum | October 23, 2015 | The team examines Pennsylvania's Pennhurst Asylum, infamous for decades of child abuse and institutionalization from 1908 to 1987, deploying traps to capture evidence of tormented child spirits. |
| 11 | Hill View Manor | November 6, 2015 | At Pennsylvania's Hill View Manor, a former poorhouse with records of patient suicides and harsh treatments in the 20th century, traps are set for shadowy figures and gargoyle-like entities. |
| 12 | Sibley Mill | November 22, 2015 | The TWC becomes the first paranormal team to investigate Georgia's Sibley Mill, a Confederate-era factory plagued by fires and deaths since 1895, using traps amid reports of shadowy Confederate soldiers. |
| 13 | Fort Delaware | November 29, 2015 | In a 48-hour lockdown at Delaware's Civil War POW camp Fort Delaware, where thousands of Union soldiers died from disease and starvation, the team attempts to resolve a spectral feud between generals via historical recreations and traps. |
| 14 | The Bissman Building | December 6, 2015 | Investigating Ohio's Bissman Building, a family-run inn with a legacy of brutal murders and rumored dark portals since the 1880s, the team uncovers tied evidence through trap deployments in hidden areas.[28] |
| 15 | Old Crow Distillery | December 13, 2015 | The season finale takes the TWC to Kentucky's abandoned Old Crow Distillery, birthplace of the iconic bourbon since 1812 and site of worker accidents, where drastic trap measures address reports of apparitions and disturbances. |
Season 3 (2016)
The third season of Ghost Asylum premiered on April 3, 2016, on Destination America, comprising 10 episodes that escalated the Tennessee Wraiths Chasers' (TWC) investigations into more perilous haunted sites, including prisons and abandoned hospitals, with reports of heightened spirit responsiveness through electronic voice phenomena (EVP) and physical interactions.[2] The season emphasized high-stakes hunts, such as confrontations with poltergeists and shadow entities, building on prior methods to attempt spirit captures and banishments.[14]- "U.S.S. Edson" (April 3, 2016): The TWC boarded the decommissioned Vietnam War-era destroyer USS Edson in New York, investigating poltergeist activity and trapped sailor spirits; they captured EVPs suggesting resistance from entities during attempts to free them.[19][2]
- "Old South Pittsburgh Hospital" (April 10, 2016): Returning to the abandoned Tennessee hospital, the team pursued a menacing shadow figure reported in the halls, documenting apparitions and responsive knocks indicating patient spirits' unrest.[29][2]
- "Peoria State Hospital" (April 17, 2016): At the Illinois asylum slated for demolition, where over 10,000 patients died, the TWC used spirit boxes for communications with tormented souls, capturing class-A EVPs of pleas for release amid oppressive energies.[2]
- "Missouri State Penitentiary" (April 24, 2016): The team infiltrated the notorious "Walls" prison in Jefferson City, Missouri, targeting spirits of executed inmates including child killers; they experienced physical touches and obtained direct responses via ghost traps.[2]
- "Castillo de San Marcos" (May 1, 2016): In St. Augustine, Florida, the TWC explored the historic Spanish fort, contacting the spirit of a Seminole chief and doomed lovers through thermal imaging anomalies and verbal interactions revealing historical traumas.[2]
- "Pauly Jail" (May 8, 2016): Investigating the old Pauly Jail in Union Springs, Alabama, the group confronted spirits of a lynching victim and a burned prisoner, recording shadow movements and EVP sessions with accusatory voices.[2]
- "Preston Castle" (May 15, 2016): At the former California reform school in Ione, the TWC delved into the 1950 murder of housekeeper Blanche Lamont and a teacher's death, capturing orb activity and spirit communications admitting to the crimes.[2]
- "Coco Palms Resort" (May 22, 2016): On the sacred grounds of the abandoned Coco Palms Resort in Kauai, Hawaii, built in 1953, the team encountered ancient Hawaiian spirits, documenting ground tremors and Hawaiian-language EVPs during rituals.[2]
- "Old Crow Distillery" (May 29, 2016): The TWC examined paranormal reports at the historic Kentucky bourbon distillery, focusing on restless worker spirits; they recorded apparitions in distilling rooms and interactive responses to historical questions via EMF spikes.[2]
- "Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary" (June 5, 2016): In a tense finale at the Tennessee maximum-security prison, once holding James Earl Ray, the team battled aggressive ghost manifestations amid an electrical storm, securing EVPs of inmate unrest and physical manifestations like door slams.[2]