An asylum is a psychiatric hospital where people with serious psychiatric illnesses are being treated, but some just got way so insane, it's creepy. Sure, insane asylums give us the creeps just by looking at their photographs, but wait til you hear the chilling true stories behind these hospitals. Here, we've selected the 10 creepiest and most
Although we can't condone you doing five years for B&E, we're just gonna set this list of creepy abandoned hospitals here and let you decide what to do with it.
For his book and project Abandoned Asylums, Ottawa, Canada-based photographer Matt Van der Velde took his camera into abandoned state hospitals, asylums,
Every face tells a story. Every picture expresses what the photographer wanted to show. These potraits are of inmates at West Riding Asylum, in Yorkshire, England. Taken around 1869, the images are captivating. Each face is life misunderstood. And shackled.
Alfred Eisenstaedt's photos from Pilgrim State Hospital in the late 1930s blended clear-eyed reporting with an almost palpable compassion.
History enthusiasts, preservationists and thrill seekers will get a rare glimpse into what was referred to as Indianapolis’ “Insane Asylum.” On Sept. 26, a two-hour tour, presented by Indiana Landmarks […]
The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, WV is part of the history of mental illness treatment- and it provides some creepy, spooky stories as well!
Explore the eerie and historic asylums and psychiatric hospitals in
Notorious former psychiatric hospital that was once so big that it had its own zip code has hit the market for $1.5m. Who will buy such a spooky place?
This place still bears traces of its Civil War past.
Alfred Eisenstaedt's photos from Pilgrim State Hospital in the late 1930s blended clear-eyed reporting with an almost palpable compassion.
Every face tells a story. Every picture expresses what the photographer wanted to show. These potraits are of inmates at West Riding Asylum, in Yorkshire, England. Taken around 1869, the images are captivating. Each face is life misunderstood. And shackled.
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The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, WV is part of the history of mental illness treatment- and it provides some creepy, spooky stories as well!
Alfred Eisenstaedt's photos from Pilgrim State Hospital in the late 1930s blended clear-eyed reporting with an almost palpable compassion.
Did you know there are several abandoned hospitals in Missouri, many of which were insane asylums? Take a closer look at these creepy places!
For years, photographers have traveled across Russia finding and photographing intriguing ghost towns, empty Soviet factories, toppling houses, and crumbling churches.
Fulbourn Hospital, Formerly Cambridgeshire County Asylum, Fulbourn Mental Hospital. Designed by George Fowler Jones to a corridor plan design. Opened 1858
Stairwells strewn with debris and walls crumbling slowly to dust, it is the island that New York forgot for 50 years.
Photograph by Matthew Christopher of Abandoned America, taken at Pennhurst State School and Institution.
Abandoned State Hospital, USA Jonnie Lynn Lace ©
History of Pilgrim State Hospital with photographic documentation and urban exploration accounts by Tom Kirsch.
Alfred Eisenstaedt's photos from Pilgrim State Hospital in the late 1930s blended clear-eyed reporting with an almost palpable compassion.
Today you can tour the facilities of a former Missouri psychiatric hospital and learn about the treatments used on patients throughout the last century. However, would you be brave enough to stay overnight? Take this opportunity for an overnight ghost hunt of the Glore Psychiatric Museum if you dare!
An asylum is a psychiatric hospital where people with serious psychiatric illnesses are being treated, but some just got way so insane, it's creepy. Sure, insane asylums give us the creeps just by looking at their photographs, but wait til you hear the chilling true stories behind these hospitals. Here, we've selected the 10 creepiest and most
From the Devil's Tramping Ground in North Carolina to the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania", these are the most haunted forests in the world.
An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.
These haunting portraits captured by Dr Hugh Welch Diamond between 1848 and 1858 give an insight into the lives of the women forced to live out their years at Suffolk County Lunatic Asylum.
Fairfield Hills State Hospital was a very large Psychiatric Hospital, which at it's peak housed over 4,000 patients. The Institution was an asylum for those who suffered from mental illness. The entire facility was owned and operated by the State of Connecticut. The State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health closed the hospital in 1996. The hospital grounds consisted of 770 acres of land, nestled in Newtown CT. The acreage consisted of large farm meadows and beautiful rolling hills of trees
Bedlam Asylum’s chilling past haunts us to this day.
The now abandoned Whittingham Insane Asylum and Hospital, whose grounds adjoin the village of Goosnargh, grew to be the largest mental hospital in the country, and pioneered the use of electroencephalograms (EEGs). During its time it had its own church, farms, railway, telephone exchange, post office, reservoirs, gas works, brewery, orchestra, brass band, ballroom and butchers...
Jamie Moore was the seatbelt-less '70s kid whose wanderlust began while fighting with siblings in the back of a roadtripping van. Now, as a travel writer, she covers family fun, budget getaways, outdoor adventure, Vancouver Island, and more, usually with her own kids in tow. She is the author of the Vancouver Island Exploration Guide iPhone app (2010) and various Vancouver Island tourism guides. Moore is also a regular SmarterTravel contributor. Her articles have appeared in USA Today Travel, Yahoo! News, Rand McNally travel guides, WestJet's in-flight up! magazine, Women's Health & Fitness magazine, European Homes & Gardens magazine, iParenting's travelingtoday.com, Indianapolis Monthly magazine, Resort + Recreation magazine, RCI's Endless Vacation and Ventures magazines, Kiwanis Magazine, and others.
Alfred Eisenstaedt's photos from Pilgrim State Hospital in the late 1930s blended clear-eyed reporting with an almost palpable compassion.
Once a children's hospital, and later a facility for the mentally challenged, Seaside Sanatorium in Waterford has been abandoned for over a decade, despite its architectural pedigree and prime location. Update: We visited Seaside in April 2011.
Hauntings and death are only a few of the freakishly hellish things that occurred in these places. The history itself is enough to make one's skin crawl, but the residual energy cast over these buildings have long kept the dead from leaving...
History of Pilgrim State Hospital with photographic documentation and urban exploration accounts by Tom Kirsch.
Manteno State Hospital has been torn down. Manteno State Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in rural Manteno Township in Kankakee County, Illinois. When it was in operation, treatments were administered to patients on a twice-weekly basis. Hydro-therapy treatments were also begun during this period. Patients were dunked in hot water then immediately dipped into cold water, with the hope of jolting out the illness and.. or demons. Electroshock therapy also became a popular method of treatment during this time, a process that involved drilling a hole through a patients head, through which electrodes would be inserted. In 1983, the facility was authorized for closure by Governor James R. Thompson and closed on December 31, 1985. In October 1986, the Illinois Veterans home at Manteno was dedicated and still operates on a portion of the grounds of the original psychiatric facility while numerous other building have been demolished. There are very few buildings left, for example, the Morgan Cottage is left along with the sewage plant. These buildings are abandoned but left in original condition. Many other buildings have been renovated for other uses as of July 2009. The site was redeveloped as a VA home, an industrial park, and a portion of the grounds is now the Manteno Municipal golf course. A state hospital cemetery is to the east of the site. The grounds are the now the home of numerous housing developments including a residential treatment center for males and females ages 12 to 21 called Indian Oaks Academy, which is a member of the Nexus family of treatment programs. Longstanding rumors persist regarding the ghosts and haunting of the buildings, and many paranormal investigators insist that the spirits of the tortured patients still roam the halls. The remnants of "The Gennie Notes", an art project telling the story of the most tortured patient at Manteno, can still be seen throughout the building. A desire to tell the truth about Genevieve Pilarski, and to commemorate her life, led to the gennie messages, an art project by Kristyn Vinikour. The story was told in a dramatic fashion using a friend who posed as Gennie, with words painted on her naked body. Although not explicitly stated, it seems the artist had access to Gennie's medical records or to previously written accounts (perhaps that Chicago Tribune article?) that used the psychiatrist's notes as source material.. For more information on the Gennie Notes art project, as well as gorgeous photography, please visit: http://meganreed.me/themantenoproject/
