Inside Indiana State Sanatorium, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC
The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural
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🗓️ 30 September 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Gregg Larson never set out to own haunted properties.
With a background in science and engineering, Gregg was searching for land to host large-scale medieval events when his real estate agent led him to the abandoned Indiana State Sanatorium. Spanning 200 acres with over 120,000 square feet of buildings, the sanatorium had a dark history of tragedy and loss—and a reputation as one of Indiana’s most haunted locations.
A self-described skeptic, Gregg bought the property without giving the paranormal a second thought. But over time, his experiences and the stories tied to the grounds changed his perspective.
Today, Gregg not only owns the Indiana State Sanatorium, but also the Historic Stark Saloon and Billie Creek Village—two other Indiana sites known for their paranormal activity.
In Part One of this conversation, Gregg shares how he went from skeptic to steward of some of Indiana’s most haunted historic properties.
For more information on the Indiana State Sanatorium, visit their website at thesanatorium.net
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| 0:00.0 | Today on the Grave Talks, how a skeptic ended up owning a very haunted location, a conversation about the Indiana State Sanatorium with owner Greg Larson. |
| 0:27.5 | Greg Larson's background is in science and engineering, not the paranormal. |
| 0:39.7 | While looking for property to use for large-scale medieval events, his real estate agent showed him a very unique property. The abandoned Indiana State Sanatorium. |
| 0:46.4 | The grounds of the sanatorium cover 200 acres, and the buildings on the property covered more than 120,000 square feet. He bought the sanatorium without ever even considering the possibility of paranormal activity. |
| 0:57.0 | The sanatorium has had some very dark and tragic events happen on its grounds, |
| 1:01.9 | and many say it's one of the most haunted places they've ever investigated. |
| 1:07.8 | Despite his background in science and being a self-proclaimed skeptic, Greg, now owns more than one paranormal property. |
| 1:16.0 | He also owns the historic Stark Saloon and runs Billy Creek Village, two other locations in Indiana that are both said to be quite active. |
| 1:26.4 | On this episode of the Grave Talks, a conversation about the Indiana State Sanatorium |
| 1:31.6 | and how a skeptic ended up owning paranormal properties with owner Greg Larson. |
| 1:41.4 | I need to know how you ended up as the owner of the Indiana State Sanatorium. |
| 1:49.2 | The Indiana's main tuberculosis hospital from 1908 to 1968. |
| 1:54.0 | I have, I guess, I would say an eclectic background of things that I do. |
| 2:05.0 | I train civil engineer, |
| 2:12.8 | computer programmer, was that an employee owned defense company, did very well there. My family's been very supportive and I'm not, we're not poor and we're not like Bill Gates wealthy, |
| 2:20.3 | but I'd never worried where my next pizza was coming from growing up. |
| 2:25.5 | And I have also helped found a medieval combat society where I get together with my closest 5,000 friends and beat each other up with sticks. |
| 2:43.7 | And so I was looking for a place out in the country near where I lived. |
| 2:48.6 | I attended school at the University of Illinois. |
| 2:50.7 | And the Indiana State Sanatorium is, |
| 2:53.4 | oh, I don't know, an hour from there. |
| 2:56.0 | It's a beautiful part of rural Indiana. |
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