If you’re searching for a haunted hospital episode that feels like a real-time descent into darkness, this investigation is for you. In this installment of The Demon Files, we step inside St. Ignatius Hospital in Colfax, Washington—a towering abandoned medical facility locals have long called the Devil’s Asylum. It’s the kind of place where the air feels heavy before you even enter… and where the silence can sound like something breathing right behind you.
This isn’t a set. This isn’t a recreation. This is an abandoned haunted hospital with a long history, decades of suffering, and reports of disturbing activity that continue to follow anyone brave enough to explore its halls.
Why St. Ignatius Hospital Is Known as the “Devil’s Asylum”
St. Ignatius Hospital was once a functioning medical lifeline for the community. Over the years, it treated everything from serious injuries to long-term illness—meaning the building carries a legacy of intense emotions: fear, grief, pain, and unresolved endings.
Like many historic hospitals, the darker side of its story is what people remember most: accidents, tragedies, and moments that didn’t end the way families hoped they would. That’s why this location has become one of the most talked-about haunted hospitals in Washington—and why so many urban explorers, investigators, and locals describe it as a place where the past doesn’t stay quiet.
Reported Hauntings: What People Claim Happens Inside
Before we ever set foot inside, we compiled a list of the most common reports tied to this location—claims that align eerily well with what investigators experience in active hospital hauntings:
- Footsteps echoing in empty corridors
- Voices and faint conversations with no source
- Doors slamming or moving on their own
- Cold spots and sudden temperature drops
- Shadow figures crossing doorways or standing at the end of halls
- Oppressive feelings—like being watched or followed
- Activity centered around former treatment rooms, upper floors, and long hallways
Whether you believe these stories are paranormal or psychological, one thing is consistent: nearly everyone who enters describes the same sensation—you are not alone in there.
Our Investigation: A Real Haunted Hospital Episode (EVP + Ouija Session)
In this haunted hospital episode, we go deep into the Devil’s Asylum to document what happens when you provoke the silence.
Join Demon Files / Ghost Hunters — Tim Wood, Kristin Manning, and Niki Paranormal as we investigate this abandoned hospital with a focus on capturing real-time spirit communication and testing the most active areas of the building.
What we attempted inside the hospital:
- EVP sessions to capture direct responses
- Call-and-response communication experiments
- Controlled “quiet time” audio sweeps in the darkest hallways
- A high-risk Ouija session (with strict rules and a clear start/stop)
- Documentation of environmental changes and unexplained sounds
This isn’t just exploring an abandoned building — this is a structured paranormal investigation designed to capture evidence, not vibes.
The Scariest Part: When the Hospital “Feels Alive”
Hospitals are different from homes. The energy is different. The layout is different. And the history is different.
As the night progresses, the building feels less like an empty structure and more like something that reacts to being observed. Certain hallways feel charged, certain rooms feel avoided—like the atmosphere itself is trying to steer you away.
That’s why this episode stands out as one of the most intense haunted hospital investigations we’ve ever filmed.