El Sanatorio

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The Duran Sanatorium opened

its doors in 1919.

It was a hospital for TB patients,

located in Cartago, Costa Rica.

Since it opened, stories of strange deaths,

disappearances, ghosts, have given it a

horrific reputation.

Ghost Scares Patients

The place has become an urban legend.

Some claim to have seen things,

others say it's all lies.

Ghost Nun in the Sanatorium

In October 2010, a group of youngsters started

a documentary to film the ghosts that live

in the Sanatorium.

They never finished it...

I was interned at the

Sanatorium around 1962.

It was around when Kennedy came and there

were lots of ashes from the volcano in Cartago.

So, I was sent to the Sanatorium,

cause I got infected with tuberculosis.

While you were there,

did you happen to see anything?

Since we were a bunch of

patients sharing a ward,

some said there was a ghost nun

walking through the halls

she'd take off her headdress

and did strange things, and she was ugly!

In fact, she was so ugly and scary

that the majority of

patients died there...

but they didn't die

because of the disease.

They were scared to death by

such a horrible sight.

Of course I saw something!

You bet I saw something.

One night I was laying

down with fever

and I heard a voice calling me,

"Juanciiitooo"

And then I saw a

shadow come over me.

So I started praying,

I was scared shitless.

Suddenly, the voice came back,

now on this side, "Juanciiitooo,"

and then from the opposite side,

"Juanciiitooo."

Hey, wait a minute, pay

attention here.

If you are here for an interview,

do not make fun of me.

I'd love to see

you in that scenario.

"Juanciiitooo," you'd crap your pants.

Take good care,

may God be with you.

-Thanks, bye.

-Bye.

You're an ass, why did you

have to laugh in his face?

I couldn't help it, it was

too funny!

So, do you believe

his story?

The shadow story

or the ghost nun story?

The Shadow story.

Not really. He had TB,

and was boiling with fever.

You're right, it sounded

pretty unbelievable.

What about the ghost nun?

Well that one was the same legend as

the one from St. John's Hospital.

You think it's the same story?

Sure it's the same ghost nun.

When the Sanatorium shut down, the ghost

nun requested a transfer to St. John's hospital.

You are such an idiot.

Where did you find

that old fart anyway?

The guy is friends

with my grandma.

Some friends she has!

The Sanatorium

Well, you know, I'm a journalist.

Part of my job is doing chronicles,

so, I was sent to spend a night

at the Sanatorium.

Record sounds, take pictures,

just hang out over there.

Did something happen

while you were there?

Well, lots of things.

It started with a strange smell,

a foul smell.

The vibe was tense and heavy.

Besides the smell, what

else did you experience?

Well, right after the foul smell,

I started taking pictures.

I was really confused.

There were shadows and

strange silhouettes.

The freakiest thing,

was hearing the voices of children.

Voices of children?

You know the Sanatorium

became an orphanage, right?

No, we didn't.

Parents used to abandon kids

at the Sanatorium doorstep.

Going back to the voices of kids,

what was that about?

Going back to the voices of kids,

what was that about?

Well, their voices, I could hear them,

I was scared, really scared.

I pulled out my sound recorder,

but it didn't register the voices.

Did anything else happen?

What do you mean, "anything else?"

Picture yourself there.

Weird sounds, the foul smell,

the weird vibe, little kids talking to you.

I was scared out of my mind!

Could you turn that thing off please?

Hey, dude, turn that off!

Listen...

I was supposed to stay

there the whole night.

But, hell no!

I left in the middle of the night.

I flew out of there.

In fact, hold on...

Did you cut? No? You didn't?

Good!

Why don't we ask him

if he saw the ghost nun?

Are you crazy, you moron?

You want him to slap me?

Well I thought...

No, shut up, be quiet.

Here you go.

Listen to them.

I listened to the tapes,

but couldn't hear anything.

Maybe you'll have better luck.

Thanks.

I recorded till 3am,

that's when I left.

14 days before the investigation

at the Sanatorium

-What's up?

-I'm alright

-So? Did you find it?

-Yeah, here it is.

Awesome, does it work?

-Yup, I tested it.

Let's do this.

-What do you have there?

Check it out.

Are you kidding me?

Awesome, huh?

-This is great.

I found it while looking

for the tape player.

Does it work?

-Yeah, it works great.

Kill the ones coming from below.

Kill the guys from below.

I'm telling you, the guys from below!

What the hell?

I got killed because of you!

I told you the guys below!

I'll go listen to the tapes now.

Alright, we're about to listen to the tapes,

to see if we can find anything.

Did you find anything?

I think so.

Listen to this.

It's 3am!

It smells like sh*t, the

whole place smells...

What? I'm hearing voices,

little kids' voices.

Does this work?

Can you hear them?

No, I don't hear them.

What? Who's there?

Lucas, shut up.

Did you hear that?

Our father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Lucas, calm down!

It just touched me!

Leave me alone!

The guy got scared out of his mind.

Lucas also got a good scare.

Check it out.

Alright, enough.

Don't you know dogs can hear ghosts?

It's like those whistles only dogs can hear.

Like that thing with the cows.

What thing about cows?

Cows sit or lay down when they

feel an earthquake coming.

Do you lay down in

earthquakes too?

No, man, cows!

We were at the Sanatorium, shooting

our music video "Descriptar."

So, when Bob was doing his solo,

there was suddenly this awful smell,

like rotten roadkill.

So, we started joking around,

asking "Who farted?"

But, after a while, it became

really uncomfortable.

The air was heavy,

it became hard to breathe.

Like I said, it was uncomfortable.

Did you notice anything else?

Well, not at the place but...

While we were editing the footage,

we were checking Bob's solo and...

There's something really weird there.

There's this shadow, or silhouette.

It's really bizarre.

And?

I got the sh*t scared out of me.

So we could say

you filmed an apparition?

Well, I think so...

-Wanna see it?

-Sure, definitely.

Let me open the file.

Hold on.

Ok, come closer.

Oh, man!

-See?

What is that?

I don't know, but we

nicknamed it "Samael"

-Why Samael?

-Samael, the angel of death.

We thought it was kinda funny.

13 days before the investigation

at the Sanatorium

-Hello.

-Lulu?

-How are you?

-Nice to meet you.

-I'm Luis, how are you?

-Come in.

You can sit on the couch.

Hello!

Would you guys like some coffee?

-With milk for me please.

-Mine black.

-ls it enough milk?

-Yeah, thanks.

You are a lefty.

Yeah, why?

-No, nevermind.

Why? Tell me.

Have you ever seen

ghosts or apparitions?

Well, to tell you the absolute truth...

-There are no "absolute truths" in this.

Did you know that lefties

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