Alabama’s Deadly Haunted Furnace

We've all had a horrible boss in our lives, normally you can just quit your job and escape them. But what if that boss followed you into DEATH? For the poor sods who worked in Alabama's notorious Sloss Furnace that's exactly what happened when the evil shift master James 'Scum' Wormwood mysteriously died and then continued to haunt the deadly factory!
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Edited by Philip Shacklady

[@Punkiesmom04]

Birmingham here and I love Sloss Furnaces. The events hosted there are fabulous and the evening paranormal tours are amazing as well!

[@devinlowery6869]

Alabama Resident here saying thank you for covering this. Sloss has always been one of my favorite places to visit and is one of the few cool spooky things we have

[@ohmyjesselyn]

I moved to Birmingham in 2018 and it was one of the first places I went. I grew up watching shows and reading about it. It was a must see 😂

[@devinlowery6869]

@@ohmyjesselyn Hope you're enjoying it here, Man Halloween wouldnt be the same without a visit to it. Its a tradition for me at this point

[@Idontcaremuch1000]

I live near Sloss, it is quite haunted, but most of Birmingham is. It is a city buit on the blood and the pain of the poor laborers who toiled in the mines, and the furnaces that were all over the county. The cholera epidemic in the early days would have killed the city if not for the efforts of a brothel madam named Louise Wooster. Then the Hawes horror and subsequent riots, years of Jim Crow racism, lynching, bombings, murders, suicides and accidents. So many lost souls crying out for peace.

[@4UA1190]

Birmingham is a major hub for medical research now.

[@nikkiespinosa8854]

It's so funny to me to think that the reason every skeptic can blame the wind for ghost sounds is because the ghosts are shy and have to work themselves up to say something and, even then, it comes out as a whisper. And every time a ghost gets dismissed as "the wind," it just destroys their confidence even more, lol. A vicious cycle. Poor shy ghosts. Also, don't sell the Tulip staircase ghost evidence short. I actually thought it was pretty good.

[@alanateal]

Birmingham native here! Loved Sloss Furnaces as all the edgy emo kids in BHAM does and y’all did a great job! If y’all can manage it, please come visit. It’s an incredible destination and there’s a group of steel artists that still work at Sloss. I and plenty of friends have had some pretty interesting experiences, no physical evidence as of yet, but stuff to make you really go ‘hmmm…’. Lots of outdoors stuff to do that doesn’t have ghosts, but there’s supposedly a goat man legend in Oak Mountain State Park 🤓

[@thecatthatgotaway]

Went to Sloss once for Halloween, saw a guy eat a roach after saying it was his pet, didn't see any ghosts, and the haunted house section was a solid 4/10 for scary but got bumped up to a 8/10 for making a girl i didn't know hold onto me, she was terrified lol

[@kaygee2121]

I went to a metal concert at Sloss once. Definitely adds to the ambience 🤘

[@ObscurousDecorous]

Interesting fact. Sloss is kept in good enough shape that it can be fired up in the case another event like a world war. The "rust color" is actually a textured paint. The furnace was only shut down because the ban on "pig iron" and the site was too small to absorb the cost of importing low sulfur iron from outside the state. For those out side the USA. Alabama is about 3/4 the size of Germany. And the closest usable iron is over a thousand miles away.

[@theburnedace]

Guys, the Indian Paranormal Investigator who may have also died from mysterious circumstances may have also been another victim of a ghost attack! 👻

[@Evelyn_onfire]

I live near Birmingham and I love Sloss!! It’s always felt like this forbidden legend as a kid, and I’ve always been fascinated by its history

[@Kuro0Doku]

That tiny ghost terrarium on the shelf is actually too much 😍😍😍

[@jenk4545]

Slag: (noun) the impurities and waste matter separated from metal during the process of refining raw ore. If any of y'all are ever near Birmingham the Sloss Furnace is definitely worth a visit. You can take a tour or wander on your own, and the Halloween events are legendary. Like Rory said it's like a giant CoD map, very cool.

[@OutsideEuroAccess32]

saw that on ghost 👻 adventures pretty gnarly stuff

[@DystOptimist]

They no longer do the haunted house at Sloss. Atrox is really fun though. But i hope they bring back fright furnace.

[@alanateal]

@@DystOptimistmy dad works for the Greater Birmingham CVB and works with the city on what’s going on. They’ve been trying to shut down Fright Furnace for a long, long time (took up the entire facility and things like weddings and concerts couldn’t happen; BHAM also wants to distance themselves from spooky/ghost stuff). The lockdowns of 2020 gave the city a huge leg up and were able to successfully cut it out completely. I hate that it’s gone, I never went because I’m a big ole baby, but I have friends who worked with FF and know how hard they worked. I think most of the folks went to Atrox or Nightmare 3008.

[@NeverStopRolling]

It's basic GCSE Geography guys come on 😝😝

[@NoticemeSinPi]

​@@NeverStopRollingit's hilarious they assume it's some American thing because they are ignorant of the meaning it always had.

[@TalonsUmbra]

"the furnace burns best when we fill it with human bodies"

[@atarayael]

My Granddaddy, my Daddy and one of my uncles worked at Sloss back in the day. All had MULTIPLE paranormal experiences but NO half burnt demons 🤷‍♀️ sorry! Only one of their experiences was a little bit scary

[@ThisParanormalLife]

That's insane! 😲😲

[@heatherchurch]

I need to get my ass over to your Patreon today and sign up. Thanks for always being so entertaining, fellas!

[@OutsideEuroAccess32]

Thanks so much as always 👍 have a wonderful week 🌞

[@otrenigmaandy7443]

I live in Alabama, like 60 miles away from Sloss Furnace and I’ve been through it when it was still open. It was pretty cool but not the scariest, definitely the coolest haunted house I’ve seen

[@Meowimator]

Im at work rn, and I already fucking lost it at Stan Legweak!! 😂😂😂

[@andrewbowen2837]

Wow, I didn't know Rory did anything outside RKG. I just clicked this as an Alabama resident to see what's up, and it was a pleasant surprise to see Powers involved

[@OutsideEuroAccess32]

Alabama's slogan "Why go down the street when you can go down the hall"

[@deeconstruction8163]

I don't know it ya'll were joking but "slag" is the waste material left over from smelting ore.

[@91n3tr33]

Sister & I love finding slag glass

[@NoticemeSinPi]

Small correction for y'all, Alabama had quite a few wizards back then, some were even grand wizards.

[@GnightOwl]

Lived around here my whole life If there are ghosts it's not that busy

[@stenooo2439]

I’m a Birmingham local. I absolutely love sloss. It’s definitely creepy and maybe something paranormal is happening there. Who knows. I got my engagement photos done there lol. If you cover any other haunted places in Alabama you should cover the old Carraway hospital. Very creepy place with lots of paranormal stories.

[@Basada79]

Well, anyone who says they were beaten by something paranormal with punch marks burned into their skin then dies 2 days later from the attack, has my vote for Yes.

[@tacticalmattfoley]

Both sides of my family for several generations worked in various aspects of the steel industry in Birmingham. Lots of injuries.....some of the worst injuries were around the railroads servicing the different plants.......

[@patriciaviles4033]

If I were any kind of programmer, I’d make a Fallout map of Birmingham. Alias furnace, a giant UAB medical center, and the largest pair of cast iron buttocks in the world (the Vulcan statue).

[@Wodion_Yt]

Fultondale resident here, you should come and do an investigation here at sloss furnace!

[@CybersteelEx]

Standing Legweak did not travel to the Sun!!! Though as a shift worker, working in manufacturing in a third world nation, its not too far off from the story. No weekends, low pay, dangerous jobs etc.

[@rhythmplayer1582]

my aunts wedding was hosted here !! it’s quite the scenic place

[@frost1358]

Funny you speak of this place . because we're having a dance music festival there until 3am lmaoooo

[@Crissa42082]

Hello from Birmingham Alabama

[@o8thmsmunchieman]

23:38 Listen up you Slags, LOL. OK, Alabama resident here: Slag HAS NO OFFENSIVE connotation in America whatsoever. However, since we're so industrial-oriented in Birmingham, we are incredibly literal in our nicknaming. So, Wormwood was nicknamed Slag because of its literal meaning: Slag, or Dross is the unusable material that burns off of iron when you forge it into steel. Ergo, Wormwood was seen as someone who was trash. Thank you for the video! You should plan a trip to come see us! There's also the Redmont Hotel that is Haunted by the ghost of Hank Williams!

[@o8thmsmunchieman]

36:07 Sloss is open to the public and a popular spot for locals and schools to visit, so I'm 100% that was someone walking around behind him visiting the location.

[@o8thmsmunchieman]

41:55 Slots Fright Furnace and Furnace Fest (the metal show) are actually independent of each other. The way the booking worked for Fright Furnace, the haunt had to be set up by mid October and Furnace Fest takes place the first week of October. There may have been "rehersals" at the time, but I doubt it. The haunt was pretty improv as far as the production was concerned, so there may have been 1 or 2 people walking around scouting locations. They weren't SUPPOSED TO but many of the performers would go up on the scaffolding without telling anyone. One of the reasons the Haunt closed was due to this kind of rule breaking and the historical society butting heads with them.

[@o8thmsmunchieman]

50:08 It's this one for me, dog. This one was a theme song for Monday Night Raw. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4TJkJapaZJ4Y6ssi=48B6zDbkJAyIhNza

[@characterwork.3]

Slay is a type of steel. A google search could’ve told you guys that. Everything isn’t just “American” lmao 24:09

[@ThisParanormalLife]

that's a big slay 💅

[@marvac-r7916]

Yes, it is haunted; and we'll never know how many people died there. I've been there once. Incredible historic site, so go for it! If you're not sensitive, you'll probably come out fine. 😬 History tidbit (if you like): The place is huge, and by World War I, Sloss-Sheffield (the furnace, mines, et.al) was among the largest producers of pig iron in the world. Less than a mile away from Sloss was "The Heaviest Corner on Earth", with 4 of the tallest buildings in the South in 1911. Birmingham, "The Magic City", was named for Birmingham England, an earlier industrial powerhouse that also spurred a major metropolis. And you now have more info than you need.🤓

[@jibblesj]

Sunny D but no Moony D?

[@youderektube1]

As far as the video evidence goes; even if there was nobody around when dude was recording the video, it could be argued that a plane flew over the site outside and momentarily caused a shadow which was inturn reflected into the light cast onto the bars on the furnace doors and wall.

[@lizardbrain1077]

esp cause bham airport is like RIGHT there lol

[@hookinateacup]

Isn't Omar the guy that had some footage on Paranormal Caught on Camera, a weird blacker than black shape in a basement that he apparently didn't see the first time? Turns out he just edited in a black shape to cover an arcade game machine. It would be great if you could try to debunk evidence (photos, videos, audio) that you include.

[@NickEBN79]

I live in Birmingham AL and drive by it all the time.

[@martin518441]

How many times are you guys going to ask the moon cream question at the start :D

[@_NewtonMeter]

Hello from Birmingham "Magic City"

[@mercythebuzzard3134]

Wormwood's nickname wasn't scum, it was slag

[@OverlyBaked187]

Look into the "sonichu medallion"! Maybe a rare double yes!

[@JivinJoe1984]

I've been to sloss many times and have recordings and been shoved and scratched. It's is 💯 haunted

[@YNVNEone]

What's the mechanism that makes hauntings happen at night instead of mid-afternoon?

[@atarayael]

@@YNVNEone There is a mechanism for that! It has to do with solar radiation. Just like in a wind tunnel, the sun hits on one side (daytime), goes around the earth, doubles back on itself and then in a whirl, pulls away (night time). The sun gives extra “power” to the dark side of the planet and apparently that’s supposed to be what “they” use to manifest or do what they’re gonna do.

[@richardbenson91477]

About walking miles to school: if I'm not mistaken, it wasn't uncommon in the 50s for children in small towns to walk in a large group to a school in a larger town (no school busses) even if it was several miles away

[@jhgvlbvd8531]

Lol 30 min into the show he's talking about a backpack full of weapons that are (at least in the murder mitten they are) potentially and very likely more illegal to have in your possession than carrying a concealed pistol without a concealed carry license (you may want to hire your own attorney, but that charge is totally a slap on the wrist as long as the gun isn't a throwaway you weren't in possession of any firearm registered or not during the commission of a felony) They are definitely more than openly carrying any firearm in most situations.

[@metalman5655]

They throw concerts at this place and weddings

[@Joann-q7c]

I live in Alabama and we are not too bad ❤❤❤

[@Half3lvin]

Turner the Burner was ✖

[@phoneixinvestor]

You guys are AWESOME...........@ screwing up a good story and making yourselves look like idiots. Let the comedians do the comedy and you guys focus on telling the story that you are intermittently doing a good job with, you just keep F'n up the flow by interrupting yourselves. Tuck the ego in your back pocket (blue jean guy) and let your quality of work speak for itself. Seems like a solid foundation that just needs a little bit of "tweaking". You haven't earned my subscription yet but I will be checking in on your next couple of episodes with high hopes. May you be blessed with all you seek in your life and good luck 🤞.....

[@phoneixinvestor]

One more tiny morsel of unsolicited advice, stop insulting places you know nothing about (Alabama resident) and NEVER......EVER, insult Elon Musk again. If you don't support him that's absolutely your choice, however you will lose viewers quicker than supporting the Rainbow 🌈 Coalition. Go Woke, Go broke.....

[@mechmaverick]

this place is easy to break into ive done it multiple times just lift up the fence on the railroad side security is a joke to sneak past if you want to climb the tower. the only people that see ghost here are clout chasers and drug heads

[@theknowitall4090]

Pretty good but I've seen a hundred better docs on Sloss. 1st, I see you guys are the better than thou guys that run down places like Alabama. You've probably never even been to Alabama and know nothing about it. 2nd, slag is the excess waste from the steel producing material. The night Boss was known as Slag. You guys could have a pretty good show without all the immaturity and prejudices you have.

[@ThisParanormalLife]

Thanks for the feedback, we'll do better next time!

[@melissaowens6031]

@@ThisParanormalLifeI agree. Birmingham is a hub for people all over the country and, honestly, the world. UAB is one of the best medical colleges and hospitals anywhere. I would never judge either of you because of YOUR accents and place of birth/ residence, but you certainly didn’t give Alabama the same courtesy

[@jhgvlbvd8531]

It didn't seem to me like they're attempting to run down places like Alabama. First of all, a lot of the conversation is about a completely foreign world to all of us because it was nearly 200 years ago. Like you said yourself, I don't suspect that they really know enough about the great state of ‘Bama to have formed any real opinions about it one way or the other

[@LisaMarie-mo5ec]

Ghost adventures caught something evil when they were at Sloss. If they could be trusted