Are there any famous 'ghost doctor stories'?
Yes, there are some stories that could be considered in this category. For example, in some local legends, there are tales of a doctor who died in a tragic accident in a small - town hospital. His ghost is said to appear to help nurses during the night shift when they are short - staffed. Another one could be a story from an old asylum where a doctor's ghost still roams the halls, supposedly looking for patients he couldn't save in his lifetime.
Definitely. In some European folklore, there's a story of a ghost doctor. This doctor was a brilliant surgeon in his day but was killed by a jealous rival. His ghost is said to appear in the operating theater of the old hospital where he worked. Some say that if a difficult surgery is taking place, his ghost will assist the living surgeons, guiding their hands with his spectral presence. And in Asian horror stories, there are often tales of female ghost doctors who died in childbirth and now haunt the maternity wards, either to seek vengeance on those who wronged them or to protect new mothers and their babies.
There are a few well - known 'ghost doctor stories' in the realm of horror literature and urban legends. One such story is about a doctor who was experimenting with unethical medical procedures in a secluded mansion - turned - hospital. He died during one of his experiments, and his ghost now haunts the place. People who enter the building at night claim to see his ghostly figure in the operating room, still attempting his cruel experiments. There are also stories of ghost doctors in historical hospitals, where their spirits are said to remain to protect the patients or to atone for past mistakes.
