Aussie woman went on an asylum ghost tour and claims she was left with strange scratches with photos to prove it - so do you believe her?
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A tourist claims to have had an 'amazing' interaction with a spirit at an old psychiatric hospital in rural Victoria.
The woman said she was on the three-hour Paranormal Investigations tour at Aradale Asylum, in Ararat, on Friday, when she was scratched on the back.
She said the red marks first appeared while she was exploring the staff quarters and gradually got worse.
The woman shared a couple of photos online, saying the interaction was 'weird' but 'didn't hurt'.
'I actually felt like I had a prickle or something in my shirt... my partner had a look and said there were scratches,' she wrote on Facebook.
'I laughed because I thought he was trying to scare me, then he showed me the photo.'
Steeped in dark history, Aradale, originally called the Ararat Lunatic Asylum, housed mentally ill and intellectually handicapped people for more than 126 years.
Many believe that it is one of the most haunted places in Australia, saying the energy of the patients can still be felt while walking through certain rooms and wards.
The woman said she was on the three-hour Paranormal Investigations tour at Aradale Asylum, in Ararat, on Friday, when she was scratched on the back
Some visitors reported feeling feeling nauseous, fainting and experiencing sudden pains while others said they heard banging sounds and voices.
Many social media users were intrigued by the woman's story, with some even saying they have had similar experiences.
Others said it was 'sad' and 'ridiculous' to visit a place with such a controversial past, noting that people there were subjected to restraint and electroshock therapy.
'I was scratched in the women’s ward last year... they were still bleeding and oozing weeks later,' one person said.
'One of the reasons why you should use sage before going to these type of events,' wrote another.
'It's not good to upset restless spirits,' a third person commented.
'I have had ghosts give me a hard times since I was five, and when I bought a house I was getting sh*t thrown across the room at me,' added another.
Steeped in dark history, Aradale, originally called the Ararat Lunatic Asylum, and housed mentally ill and intellectually handicapped people for more than 126 years
Others dismissed her claims as 'not likely', suggesting that the marks were merely an 'allergic reaction' or 'self-inflicted'.
Another suggested that the scratches were there before she went on that the tour and that the 'highly charged emotional environment' caused an 'inflammatory flare up'.
'I stayed in Pentridge Prison for three months and ate under the gallows daily - not a scratch,' one person wrote.
'After too many spirits I end up with scratches too,' another joked.
'It's never like the ghost in Ghostbusters,' one more said.
Daily Mail Australia contacted Eerie Tours for comment.
