The Haunted Halls of Malvern Manor, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC
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🗓️ 14 January 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of The Grave Talks, we delve into the chilling history of Malvern Manor, one of the most haunted locations in the United States. Originally opened as a hotel at the turn of the century, the building’s dark transformation from a nursing facility to a group home has left it filled with restless spirits. Join paranormal investigator Josh Heard as he shares his firsthand experiences with the many souls who now reside within its walls—ranging from the victims of murder to innocent children who left too soon. Discover the eerie truths behind this infamous haunted destination and hear the stories that continue to haunt Malvern Manor to this day.
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| 0:00.0 | Today on the Grave Talks, lure of the Melvern Manor. |
| 0:09.0 | Melvern Manor has become one of the most well-known haunted destinations in the United States. |
| 0:14.0 | Initially opened as a hotel at the turn of the century, it was converted into a nursing facility and eventually a group home. |
| 0:20.0 | As time would pass, it would |
| 0:21.8 | eventually fall into disrepair with only the spirits of the past residing behind its walls. Today, |
| 0:27.9 | the Melvern Manor is home to many souls, some with various personalities, some with a dark |
| 0:32.5 | history of murder, innocent children who left the world too early and many more. |
| 0:43.2 | Today, we hear about what life is like at the Melvern Manor with Josh Hurd. |
| 0:44.6 | It's kind of interesting. |
| 0:49.1 | Like the building itself has kind of worn many different hats, right? |
| 0:56.4 | We do know that the building itself was constructed in the mid-1800s its primary function was a hotel which was also primarily servicing the railroad at that time so people coming and going all the time |
| 1:03.1 | is very interesting now we know it it ran as a hotel all the way up until the 1950s. So it had a pretty good run. |
| 1:12.4 | Yeah. |
| 1:13.4 | After that it becomes, it kind of takes an odd turn and it becomes what we would consider |
| 1:19.4 | today to be a nursing home type of setting. |
| 1:24.4 | And then the nursing home itself, it didn't last very long. |
| 1:31.9 | In the 1970s, the state of Iowa came in and they shut them down. |
| 1:36.4 | The hallways weren't wide enough to support transporting patients properly. |
| 1:39.1 | And so they shut them down. |
| 1:43.2 | Now, this is where history becomes the most fascinating kind of for geeks and nerds like myself. |
| 1:45.2 | And that is where it becomes the group home. |
| 1:51.7 | Now, the group home itself is servicing any type of mental disorder you could possibly imagine. |
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