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Hospital of Haunts
For 150 years, the diseased, the deranged, and the dying came to Lychhurst Hospital for comfort and healing. What they found there was something far more sinister.
In 1844, Lychhurst was built, stone by cursed stone, deep in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia.
Originally intended as an exclusive resort for the wealthy, Lychhurst would suffer through multiple incarnations-military hospital, tuberculosis sanatorium, psychiatric facility, and more-before finally being abandoned to steep in its own sickness, but through all the hospital's changes, one thing remained the same...
Lychhurst holds onto its ghosts.
The halls still echo with the footsteps of doctors long dead. The rooms resound with the cries of patients long silenced. The tunnels still thrum with the castoff energy of lives long abandoned. Visiting hours have started. The doors are open, and you are expected.
Come tour the most haunted hospital in the world. Come visit our Hospital of Haunts. 23 Wards. 23 Ghosts. 23 Stories.
At Lychhurst Hospital, we've got the cure for what ails you.
In 1844, Lychhurst was built, stone by cursed stone, deep in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia.
Originally intended as an exclusive resort for the wealthy, Lychhurst would suffer through multiple incarnations-military hospital, tuberculosis sanatorium, psychiatric facility, and more-before finally being abandoned to steep in its own sickness, but through all the hospital's changes, one thing remained the same...
Lychhurst holds onto its ghosts.
The halls still echo with the footsteps of doctors long dead. The rooms resound with the cries of patients long silenced. The tunnels still thrum with the castoff energy of lives long abandoned. Visiting hours have started. The doors are open, and you are expected.
Come tour the most haunted hospital in the world. Come visit our Hospital of Haunts. 23 Wards. 23 Ghosts. 23 Stories.
At Lychhurst Hospital, we've got the cure for what ails you.
428 pages, Paperback
Published October 1, 2024
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September 18, 2024
What can I say about this wonderful book besides I have been waiting for a book like this for like 20yrs. Back in my teens I was a fan of mental hospitals. I looked everywhere for a book like this and sadly at the time there wasn’t anything. When I saw that this book was coming out I had to jump on it! And I’m so glad I did as it was everything I wanted plus more!! I loved that all 23 stories took place in the hospital and that each author added their spooky horrific touches to their stories. I don’t have a favorite story as each story is amazing and this book has become my favorite. I also loved that at the beginning of this book there were maps of each floor of the hospital. So it made it feel like you were really immersed into this book. This book definitely needs to win an award for best book of 2024!!
October 1, 2024
After the brilliant previous volume, "House of Haunts," my expectations were quite high for "Hospital of Haunts". Well, the premise is wonderful, and the contributing authors never disappoint. The editor has gone over and beyond and the authors have really excelled themselves, no exception.
The idea of a haunted mental hospital finds its full expression in this volume through 23 stories taking place throughout its history, each spooky tale exemplary of how far one can take a simple concept and come up with superb horror twists in a common setting. This is pure ghost story heaven!
Special mention should be made to Clay McLeod Chapman's foreword: the poor guy has a lot to vent about the editor. I'd like to raise awareness of his plight, but I suspect he's exactly where he belongs lol
The idea of a haunted mental hospital finds its full expression in this volume through 23 stories taking place throughout its history, each spooky tale exemplary of how far one can take a simple concept and come up with superb horror twists in a common setting. This is pure ghost story heaven!
Special mention should be made to Clay McLeod Chapman's foreword: the poor guy has a lot to vent about the editor. I'd like to raise awareness of his plight, but I suspect he's exactly where he belongs lol
October 8, 2024
Incredible writing and incredible stories. I'm not usually a ghost story reader, but I loved all of these stories!
September 21, 2024
Hospital Of Haunts was everything I hoped it would be. A delightful collection of old fashioned Horror. It makes me want to seek out an old insane asylum and explore it! Highly recommend this book. Give yourself a treat with Halloween approaching. 💀⚰️ 📚
October 6, 2024
I snagged a copy of this as soon as it released and no regrets.
Then I decided toake a terrible life choice and stay up all night, on a work day, reading it.
Eyes baggy, head cloudy, but soul satisfied from this one lol
I loved House of Haunts and still currently my favorite, but this gave me that same thrill but in a fucked up hospital lol.
Next year were supposed to get a Hotel, can I just go ahead and pay?
I found a few new to me authors and I am very excited to check out their other work.
Nothing like a good set of stories to get you hungry for more of their work, or at least that's my case.
I have to pick a favorite, or two and honestly it was hard but here we go.
The Security Gaurd by Wesley Smith, that was so fucked up, and the ending I really, well nvm, don't want to spoil it!
Hide by Stephanie Ellis, at first I just thought oh a good story, but that escalated quickly, and one part, Stephanie how could you 😭😭 but this is tied for first for me.
I could keep going but then I'd have named them all and yall'd have nothing to look forward too.
So go get this please and thank you, also it's October, don't you need something to read leading up too Halloween??
Then I decided toake a terrible life choice and stay up all night, on a work day, reading it.
Eyes baggy, head cloudy, but soul satisfied from this one lol
I loved House of Haunts and still currently my favorite, but this gave me that same thrill but in a fucked up hospital lol.
Next year were supposed to get a Hotel, can I just go ahead and pay?
I found a few new to me authors and I am very excited to check out their other work.
Nothing like a good set of stories to get you hungry for more of their work, or at least that's my case.
I have to pick a favorite, or two and honestly it was hard but here we go.
The Security Gaurd by Wesley Smith, that was so fucked up, and the ending I really, well nvm, don't want to spoil it!
Hide by Stephanie Ellis, at first I just thought oh a good story, but that escalated quickly, and one part, Stephanie how could you 😭😭 but this is tied for first for me.
I could keep going but then I'd have named them all and yall'd have nothing to look forward too.
So go get this please and thank you, also it's October, don't you need something to read leading up too Halloween??
October 8, 2024
*Spoiler free review*
Ghost stories at their finest. ❤️
Hospital of Haunts was immediately placed on my upcoming release radar after reading “House of Haunts,” (which is the first installment in this anthology series). I was lucky enough to receive an eARC of this one, and knew it wouldn’t disappoint!
Unlike other interconnected anthologies, Lychhurst Hospital not only functions as the setting for each story, but operates as a main character. Each horror story takes place in a certain room/area of the hospital (there’s a detailed map so you know exactly where the story is taking place) and across a time period of nearly two centuries. The stories are not in chronological order. So, you are traveling through time, back and forth, from beginning to end.
One thing that I adore about the series, Heather’s work, and all the authors involved— they do not rely on cheap gore and being the most grotesque to be scary, and that’s not to say there isn’t gore or heavy subject matter— there certainly is, but it’s all handled beautifully and spin chillingly spooky!
If you love ghost stories—
For fans of shows like American Horror Story!
Read this one!
Ghost stories at their finest. ❤️
Hospital of Haunts was immediately placed on my upcoming release radar after reading “House of Haunts,” (which is the first installment in this anthology series). I was lucky enough to receive an eARC of this one, and knew it wouldn’t disappoint!
Unlike other interconnected anthologies, Lychhurst Hospital not only functions as the setting for each story, but operates as a main character. Each horror story takes place in a certain room/area of the hospital (there’s a detailed map so you know exactly where the story is taking place) and across a time period of nearly two centuries. The stories are not in chronological order. So, you are traveling through time, back and forth, from beginning to end.
One thing that I adore about the series, Heather’s work, and all the authors involved— they do not rely on cheap gore and being the most grotesque to be scary, and that’s not to say there isn’t gore or heavy subject matter— there certainly is, but it’s all handled beautifully and spin chillingly spooky!
If you love ghost stories—
For fans of shows like American Horror Story!
Read this one!
October 17, 2024
This anthology was very interesting and unique. The formatting was well done. It's split into different sections of stories that take place in the hospital. The Hospital has a history timeline of events. 23 stories , and some of my favorites were Hush Little Baby by Christy Aldridge & The Bitter Taste by John Durgin.
December 20, 2025
“Ghosts abounded in Lychhurst Hospital, that was true. Some were as evil as sin while others were just lost and looking for the light.”
📚
Hospital of Haunts edited by Heather Daughrity is a deliciously macabre anthology of 23 stories surrounding 23 wards and 23 ghosts of Lychhurst (“Corpse Hill”) Hospital and its many iterations: elite medical treatment facility (1844–1862), Civil War army hospital (1862–1865), soldiers and sailors asylum (1865–1900), private tuberculosis sanatorium (1900–1922), psychiatric hospital (1923–1950), “normal” hospital (1950–1994), and, finally, abandoned relic (1994–2024). Magnetic from the sinister opening poem, delightfully grim foreword by Clay McLeod Chapman, and fascinating architectural drawings and history, it’s a superb collection readers will be hard pressed to put down. An excellent comp for Welcome to Meadowbrook by Cassandra L. Thompson.
Favorites:
•“Unknown Artifact” by Bridget D. Brave (Imaging Lab, 1979)
•“Hide” by Stephanie Ellis (Pediatrics Ward, 1993)
•“Past Lies Latent” by Rebecca Cuthbert (Respiratory Ward, 1920)
•“A Crypt of Dust and Paper” by Mer Whinery (Records Room, 1994)
•“Residue” by Simon Bleaken (Tunnels, 1986)
•“A Dark House” by Heather Daughrity (Nurses Station, 1844)
📚
Hospital of Haunts edited by Heather Daughrity is a deliciously macabre anthology of 23 stories surrounding 23 wards and 23 ghosts of Lychhurst (“Corpse Hill”) Hospital and its many iterations: elite medical treatment facility (1844–1862), Civil War army hospital (1862–1865), soldiers and sailors asylum (1865–1900), private tuberculosis sanatorium (1900–1922), psychiatric hospital (1923–1950), “normal” hospital (1950–1994), and, finally, abandoned relic (1994–2024). Magnetic from the sinister opening poem, delightfully grim foreword by Clay McLeod Chapman, and fascinating architectural drawings and history, it’s a superb collection readers will be hard pressed to put down. An excellent comp for Welcome to Meadowbrook by Cassandra L. Thompson.
Favorites:
•“Unknown Artifact” by Bridget D. Brave (Imaging Lab, 1979)
•“Hide” by Stephanie Ellis (Pediatrics Ward, 1993)
•“Past Lies Latent” by Rebecca Cuthbert (Respiratory Ward, 1920)
•“A Crypt of Dust and Paper” by Mer Whinery (Records Room, 1994)
•“Residue” by Simon Bleaken (Tunnels, 1986)
•“A Dark House” by Heather Daughrity (Nurses Station, 1844)
December 20, 2025
Picked for my horror book club, this brings a collection of stories written by 23 different authors. The premise is a spooky hospital, and each story takes place in different area of the hospital. The stories take place over the years the hospital was in use, and the tales range in different levels of terror, depending on how each author writes their craft. Bonus points for the book is there is a map inside the book with the different levels and areas of the hospital. The editor of this one has also put together one for a hotel, and that one has been added to my never ending TBR.
October 8, 2024
Hospital of Haunts
This book is more than an anthology. More than a collection of spooky, spine chilling tales. It is an immersive experience that invites you to get lost in the halls of Lychhurst, whether you want to or not.
Heather introduces the hospital with a chilling poem that lets us know we are in for a treat. The TOC is stacked with talented authors who tell delightedly dreadful stories as you are taken on a tour of this long-condemned madhouse.
Unreliable narrator is one of my favourite tropes and this anthology delivers. Each story has you on the edge of your seat, waiting to find out who Lychhurst will claim as its next victim. Whether you're in the chapel, the gift shop, the burn unit, or even the records room, you are not safe. No one is safe.
What I liked most about this anthology is that, even though the stories on their own hold your interest, giving us insight into the brutal and often unjust treatment of the patients, staff, and visitors of Lychhurst, Heather also weaves a tale in between the stories that keeps you personally invested and along for the ride.
Each story is told in its specific year but not in chronological order, spanning decades, since the hospital has been around for a century and a half. Lychhurst as the main character is haunting in and of itself, and I loved that many of the other characters show up across multiple stories, alive or dead...
I was pleased to be offered an ARC and am even more grateful to have read and experienced this hauntingly intricate anthology. The TOC speaks for itself. And Heather did a phenomenal job pulling it all together.
10/10 highly recommend.
This book is more than an anthology. More than a collection of spooky, spine chilling tales. It is an immersive experience that invites you to get lost in the halls of Lychhurst, whether you want to or not.
Heather introduces the hospital with a chilling poem that lets us know we are in for a treat. The TOC is stacked with talented authors who tell delightedly dreadful stories as you are taken on a tour of this long-condemned madhouse.
Unreliable narrator is one of my favourite tropes and this anthology delivers. Each story has you on the edge of your seat, waiting to find out who Lychhurst will claim as its next victim. Whether you're in the chapel, the gift shop, the burn unit, or even the records room, you are not safe. No one is safe.
What I liked most about this anthology is that, even though the stories on their own hold your interest, giving us insight into the brutal and often unjust treatment of the patients, staff, and visitors of Lychhurst, Heather also weaves a tale in between the stories that keeps you personally invested and along for the ride.
Each story is told in its specific year but not in chronological order, spanning decades, since the hospital has been around for a century and a half. Lychhurst as the main character is haunting in and of itself, and I loved that many of the other characters show up across multiple stories, alive or dead...
I was pleased to be offered an ARC and am even more grateful to have read and experienced this hauntingly intricate anthology. The TOC speaks for itself. And Heather did a phenomenal job pulling it all together.
10/10 highly recommend.
December 16, 2025
What a creepy collection of ghost stories. For even if the people in them started off alive, they certainly didn’t end that way. Each story takes place sometime between the hospital’s inception as a ritzy folks wellness center (1844-1862) and takes the reader through all of its iterations, as an army hospital (1862-1865), a combat veteran convalescence ward (1865-1900), a tuberculosis treatment facility (1900-1922), a psychiatric hospital (1923-1950), and even a regular old hospital (1950-1994) until closing its doors for good and sitting abandoned (1994-2024). I love the story that told the sorted history of the land (Blood is Thicker, 2008), with it being stolen by Zeke Barnett who came back from the Civil war and built his original house in the woods, but he wanted the bigger property that Sadie Nelson refused to sell. On that, this haunted monstrosity sat and in it was infused all of that original karmic darkness, added onto by the various nefarious individual actors and dark evil-minded agendas. After all, Lychhurst means corpse, so a place built on Corpse Hill could ever be nothing but truly haunted.
Favorite Line ~ “She hated its weird vibe – like the past and the present got mashed together, or one was laid over the other, like a double-exposed photo.” (Meg, Past Lies Latent, 1920)
Favorite Line ~ “She hated its weird vibe – like the past and the present got mashed together, or one was laid over the other, like a double-exposed photo.” (Meg, Past Lies Latent, 1920)
October 12, 2024
Originally intended as an exclusive resort for the wealthy, Lychhurst would suffer through multiple incarnations—military hospital, tuberculosis sanatorium, psychiatric facility, and more—before finally being abandoned to steep in its own sickness, but through all the hospital’s changes, one thing remained the same…
Lychhurst holds onto its ghosts.
When I seen Hospital of Haunts advertised months ago I kept an eye out for it's release and so glad I got a copy.
I am obsessed with hospital related horror and this book deliveries.
23 Wards. 23 Ghosts. 23 Stories. What more could you want.
Not only this it adds a tour guide feel introducing you to each area and provides architectural drawings. The craters went all out with this one making it feel so real and an imersive experience.
The bitter Taste John Durgin a tale based in the cafeteria. Poor Danny dealing with grief can be hard but nothing a little vengeance can't sort out.
The boy from Limbo by Brooklyn Ann Butler was such a good, dare I say sweet installment were kids at daycare befriend a spirit.
Hush little baby by Christie Aldridge was utterly heart wrenching.
Past Lie latent by Rebecca Cuthbert is a great story of a young girl learning her families secrets through the visions and letters.
Lychhurst holds onto its ghosts.
When I seen Hospital of Haunts advertised months ago I kept an eye out for it's release and so glad I got a copy.
I am obsessed with hospital related horror and this book deliveries.
23 Wards. 23 Ghosts. 23 Stories. What more could you want.
Not only this it adds a tour guide feel introducing you to each area and provides architectural drawings. The craters went all out with this one making it feel so real and an imersive experience.
The bitter Taste John Durgin a tale based in the cafeteria. Poor Danny dealing with grief can be hard but nothing a little vengeance can't sort out.
The boy from Limbo by Brooklyn Ann Butler was such a good, dare I say sweet installment were kids at daycare befriend a spirit.
Hush little baby by Christie Aldridge was utterly heart wrenching.
Past Lie latent by Rebecca Cuthbert is a great story of a young girl learning her families secrets through the visions and letters.
October 9, 2024
This book was awesome! I loved the introduction to this book it pulled me in right away. I really felt like I was checking in to the hospital myself. I loved that the maps for all the floors of the hospital were in the front of the book it was really cool. I love anything to do with mental hospitals they are just so freaking creepy. There are 23 terrific and terrifying stories in this book. I don't think I can pick a favorite because I loved each one. If you want to be scared and question your sanity, go and check this book out.
October 20, 2024
This is seriously one of the coolest books I've ever read. Not only is it an anthology of horror stories that take place in a hospital, but the stories all occur in the SAME hospital at various points in time. Each story focuses on a different character or event in one part of the hospital, but there are crossovers and cameos galore. Each author wrote their own story with their own unique voice, but they all exist in the same universe. It's so cleverly done, and everything comes together to paint a picture of the REAL main character, Lychhurst Hospital herself. Until the fire.
February 10, 2025
Hello, my lovelies! I keep exploring small press publishers. The Watertower Hill Publishing company has an amazing group of authors.
If you have paid any attention to 75% of what i write, you may get the idea that I love ghost stories. If you knew anything about me in real life, the majority of it has been connected to nursing homes.
This anthology has so many stories that draw you in that you never notice the jab of Thorazine while you're reading. Nurse Elenor had my room ready.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❣️
If you have paid any attention to 75% of what i write, you may get the idea that I love ghost stories. If you knew anything about me in real life, the majority of it has been connected to nursing homes.
This anthology has so many stories that draw you in that you never notice the jab of Thorazine while you're reading. Nurse Elenor had my room ready.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❣️
May 9, 2025
Brilliant collection of horrifying stories all taking place in one sinister hospital. Some were more dark and disturbing supernatural ghost stories while others were more like thrillers but each author adds a unique twist to the horror that is Lychhurst hospital. Each of the stories take place in a different room of the hospital. A few stories that were my personal favorites:
No Glory, No Closure
The Boy From Limbo
Unknown Artifact
Queen of the Burning Candle
Stronger Connections
No Glory, No Closure
The Boy From Limbo
Unknown Artifact
Queen of the Burning Candle
Stronger Connections
November 5, 2025
I don't think I'll visit Lychhurst!
This was such a fun but disturbing tour through this hospital! Haha
This was NOT a tour that I had planned. Surprisingly, I think my least favorite room on this tour was the gift shop! I really enjoyed how the stories touched on the history of the hospital but also left Easter eggs for future stories. The ending section tied all of the stories together. Highly recommend!
This was such a fun but disturbing tour through this hospital! Haha
This was NOT a tour that I had planned. Surprisingly, I think my least favorite room on this tour was the gift shop! I really enjoyed how the stories touched on the history of the hospital but also left Easter eggs for future stories. The ending section tied all of the stories together. Highly recommend!
October 13, 2024
23 stories of 23 haunts, all taking spanning across time at Lynchhurst Hospital. There were tales of horror, evil, and heartbreak.
All stories were uniquely different but all tied back to the hospital themed. Very well done. I felt like I was in a long, but really well done season of American Horror Story. Very enjoyable read.
All stories were uniquely different but all tied back to the hospital themed. Very well done. I felt like I was in a long, but really well done season of American Horror Story. Very enjoyable read.
November 7, 2024
Lackluster read..
The end tied it together. Some stories could have been edited out and left me thinking, 'What was the point of this story?'. The end was not worth the work it took to get to it, but it had some good short stories that tied into the main story that kept the book going. Overall, very light horror read.
The end tied it together. Some stories could have been edited out and left me thinking, 'What was the point of this story?'. The end was not worth the work it took to get to it, but it had some good short stories that tied into the main story that kept the book going. Overall, very light horror read.
October 26, 2024
I like the overall theme.....a physical building....with different rooms, and within each room, a particular ghost.
Unfortunately, the stories failed to resonate with me....I had to force myself to finish the anthology.
Maybe next time.
Jeff Mac
Unfortunately, the stories failed to resonate with me....I had to force myself to finish the anthology.
Maybe next time.
Jeff Mac
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