THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The former Highland Hospital site is associated with Asheville's tragic medical history and reports of lingering paranormal activity. Witnesses have reported shadow figures, unexplained voices, and an overwhelming feeling of sadness near the former hospital grounds. Some believe spirits connected to former patients still remain.
A mental asylum used to stand on these grounds, but in 1948, a fire destroyed the property; nine died including the former wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda. It is believed that the casualties could have been zero, but the patients were drugged and locked in their rooms awaiting further treatment. The ghost of Zelda is picked up on as well as the spirit of a 19 year-old boy who committed suicide. Strange figures are also caught on camera.