Rolling Hills Asylum—Bethany, New York


Rolling Hills Asylum was part poorhouse, and part mental asylum—and all hellish. Truthfully, it wasn't so much a hospital as it was a repository for anyone who was deemed to be unfit for society for one reason or another. Since its inception in 1827, Rolling Hills Asylum saw over 1,700 documented deaths. 
Considering that the insane were treated brutally during the 19th century, it's unsurprising that many potentially sane people who were admitted ended up going crazy. Patients here were known to undergo torturous treatments and also be left barely clothed in the middle of winter.
Due to overcrowding, most orderlies would turn a blind eye when inmates—erm, patients, would get into fights. A lot of people who died at Rolling Hills were believed to have been killed by fellow patients or at times, even by staff members who had a vendetta. 
By the 1970s, the hospital had to be shut down due to the lack of patients and the poor living conditions. But, it seems like many of the former patients didn't get the notice—and that's what makes it one of the scariest haunted hospitals in the world.
One former resident called "Hattie" regularly still clamors for a nurse in her room, and EVPs have been obtained to show it. Former employees were shocked to hear her voice on tape. The morgue still has a lot of whispers and groans that aren't quite explainable, too. 
However, it seems like shadow people are the name of the game at Rolling Hills. The entire East wing of the second floor is known as the "Shadow Floor," and as the name suggests, has become famous for shadow beings that seem to flit from room to room. Sometimes, these shadows even end up crawling on the floor towards you. 
Perhaps the most famous shadow being here is "Roy," a resident who died at Rolling Hills due to his gigantism. When people see a towering shadow person standing at over 7 feet tall, it's Roy. In life, Roy was a gentle giant, but these days, it's hard to tell what's really going on. 
Weird NJ did an article on Rolling Hills, and they uncovered this terrifying detail about a former staff member who ended up running into Ron:
"Sharon tells a story about running into a rat in the infirmary about two months after moving into Rolling Hills. Terrified by it, she screamed and ran away. The very next day she found the rat dead on the stairs, blood oozing from its mouth as if its neck had been broken. On the wall above the rat was a giant bloody handprint. Sharon believes that the ghost of Roy witnessed her distress and killed the rat for her."

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