
The front of Eloise as we walked in. My first trip to the famed building. Cannot wait to get back.
MeltdownOn Tuesday night, I was invited to a ghost hunt/tour at Eloise with the band The Funeral Portrait and about 30 of their fans. Before we started, we split into two groups, one starting on the 5th floor and ours on the 4th. We went from room to room, exploring the floor with help from our guide, Lauren Banach.

One of the groups that toured Eloise Asylum Tuesday night with the band The Funeral Portrait. What a fun night!
The Funeral Portrait At Eloise Asylum
My group consisted of The Funeral Portrait singer Lee Jennings, guitarist Cody Wessinger, drummer Homer Umb, and about 15 others. This is where it gets crazy.
We made our way into a surgical room around 9:20 or so. Lauren brought out the lobotomy tools and asked if anyone wanted to clang them together. This trigger object was used to get a response, and we got a response!
As you can see and hear below, what we heard next was insane. There's a few seconds of silence before someone starts talking. That's when we heard it. In the background, outside the room where we were in, all of us heard screams coming from somewhere in the building. It only lasted for a couple of seconds. I was standing right next to Lee and grabbed his arm as if to allude to the fact that the other group had been startled by something.
We all stopped as Lauren radioed to the other group on the floor above us. She asked if anyone in their group had screamed or heard it. Over the radio came a definitive "No." At the same time, I texted a couple of friends on that other tour to ask them the same thing. Their response was "Nope".
Screams Captured At Eloise Asylum
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Listen carefully to around the :17 second mark.
What The Hell?!?! I have gone over this time and time again. I can't explain what happened. Our entire group was in the room, and the other group was told not to leave their floor. Everyone in our room heard it and gasped.
What are your thoughts?
A huge thank you to Jenny, Lauren, and the staff at Eloise for another fun tour. Also, thank you to George Vlahakis and The Funeral Portrait for the invite. I won't forget Homer scaring the crap out of me. "Paybacks" is all I have to say....paybacks—hardly a dull moment.

The new Funeral Portrait album, Greetings From Suffocate City, drops on September 13th. It features collaborations with Spencer Charnas from Ice Nine Kills, Danny Worsnop from Asking Alexandria, Eva On Fire, and Bert McCracken of The Used.
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