Haunted asylums

The dawning of a new era began with Kirkbride Buildings, beautifully adorned buildings offering hope for the hopelessly insane, or horrible dungeons with pretty curtains, you tell me!? In these beautiful mansion-like buildings, people endured shock and hydrotherapy, the most advanced medical help for mental afflictions in the era. If you were really not doing well, you were a candidate for a full frontal lobotomy to simmer you down some.

Kentucky's Hospital of the Damned

Explore these insane asylum stories from haunted facilities across the United States. These locations are filled with chilling histories waiting to be told.

Ghost hunters claim to have heard 'terrifying screams and laughter' from the Denbigh hospital, which closed in 1995

This place once housed one of the most evil people in American history.

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.

If you have lived in West Virginia a long time, it may seem like you have seen it all, but think again. There is lot to do in WV if you know where to look.

If you're interested in exploring corners rich in history and ghostly tales, this list is for you. I wouldn't step into #14 alone!

In almost every town there is a place we all pass ever so often. Here are 9 places well worth checking out, though they don’t look like it.

Hauntings, deaths, illness, and tragedy have long permeated the history of American insane asylums. Here are three of the most notorious real stories of haunted insane asylums.