Since all of my relations think I am crazier than a loon I thought that there should be a list of good asylums I could check into. Of course all my family is nuttier then fruitcake and we all like it that way. Good thing we all love each another because no one else would want us. Check out some of the asylums and if you see me there do not worry I have had my rabbies shots, I think.

THE BARTONVILLE INSANE ASYLUM

THE ESSEX MOUNTAIN SANATORIUM

Haunted asylums

You might also want to check out one thats not too far from me too, to which I have visited a number of times (to ghost hunt, not to be comitted lol!):

Manteno Mental hospital link 1

Official website of Manteno State Hospital

Spooky stuff, enjoy!

Gigan

Thanks! Did you ever find anything when you went to investigate it? All these places would be neat to check out but I have finish writing my murder mystery novel and sell it first.

some asylums have bad history which makes it hotspot for paranormal and here are haunted sanitariums info at this link.

we picked up some interesting EVPs (although I am more than a little skeptical about EVP) and some odd happenings while we were there, including a trained guard dog that refused to enter a particular part of the building.

I am hoping to go back in the next couple of weeks, before it gets totally knocked down (they are building houses on the site)

so is everyone....but the trained dog is good idea.

well, when a dog like that one gets spooked, that says a lot haha!

That says run for your life and pray that whatever the dog is afraid of won't follow you home. Seriously though it is a shame that they are going to knock it down though. But that is the way of progress I guess and hopefully you can go there one last time before it gets demolished.

I am hoping to go within the next week or two, failing that, there is plenty of other stuff here to check out.

I will be going on an investigation to a hotel that has had some disturbances, thats coming up soon as well.

is there more details to it....or its private ?

not too much to tell so far, other than my friend who works there found someone who had commited suicide in the room, not nice.

there has been reports of noises and things moving, so we are going to rent a couple of rooms, set up the equipment in one and stay in the other

well find and record some hauntings

thats the plan

I would love to hear your results that is if you do not mind sharing them. I had found out that in the early 1900's a relative of my Grandfathers committed suicide in a hotel but I could not find out if the hotel was still there today.

A good one if you're ever in Pennsylvania is Dixmont mental hospital, it's been closed for years, but strange things seem to happen there after dark.

Is there a website about Dixmont mental hospital? Would love to hear about its history and ghosts.

I can only reccommend that you look it up on google.

you can find info at this link
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Great Links, Looks worse than I remember. I have been there, roughly 14 years ago the place is rather spooky, but I saw, nor heard, nor felt any ghosts. It's just eerie there.

Cool links as usual darkknight and thanks. Wow that place sure has some interesting history to it.

I wanted to say.

I work in a hospital (not an asylum)as night security, I know.......great job.

Anyways, at night I do rounds, checking to make sure that everything's quiet, and many times I'll hear footsteps behind me, I'll turn to see no-one there, and at other times I'll hear voices, or whispers around a corner, I'll turn the corner to see no-one there. It was a little unnerving at first, but I'm now used to it, and don't seem to notice it so much as I used to.

Out of curiosity does the hospital where you work have a morgue? I know a odd question but the hospital my Mother used to work had a old unused morgue and I could never walk past it. The vibes were to overwhelming and so I ran past it as fast as I could because the vibes freaked me out. If it does have one do you feel anything when walking by?

No there is no morgue, though many people die in the hospital, just as in any hospital.

hospital's are quite place's which at times can dramatize on minds of human beings. and mainly due to the fact of many demises in location.

The only asylum that I know of that's for sure haunted was once a sanitorium for turberculosis patients. It's called Waverly Hills Sanitorium and it's in Louisville, KY. There are some great links for the hospital.

http://www.waverlyhillstbsanatorium.com/

http://www.prairieghosts.com/waverly_tb.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waverly_Hills_Sanatorium

http://photos1.ghostweb.com/csaint1.html


There's also a movie coming out February 28 that was shot inside the hospital and in March the documentary will be on the Sci-Fi channel. It was also featured on Fox's Scariest Places on Earth. Here's the links for the movie and documentary.

http://www.deathtunnel.com/

http://www.deathtunnel.com/documentary.html


I'd suggest checking them out...I can't wait for the movie and the documentary. I've been following the process for over a year now and hope to go on one of the Halloween tours this year.

Chris

good finds married mom2 and welcome to gm

Hmm, well, I hope the film lives up to the spookiness of the website!

I was going to mention Waverly but you already did.

There are many sanitariums and mental hospitals around the country which are closed down. Most have stories. It was a pity that the facility at Essex Mountain in New Jersey was demolished. Unless I'm mistaken, the famous one in Massachusettes (where Session Nine was filmed) is gone too. Many of these places are architectural masterpieces and probably should be protected due to their histories. If anybody decides to check out any of the abandoned ones, I'd recommend being very careful. Not only do they attract many weirdos, but they are repositories of all sorts of HAZMAT, such as asbestos. The tunnels beneath them can be especially hazardous. Don't forget some rope, a COUPLE of GOOD flashlights (I'd recommend Surefire or at least Xenon Cyclops) with extra batteries, a multi tool, latex gloves, leather work gloves, two or three good quality surgical masks. and...

Take note that I don't recommend checking them out, but I know some of y'all will.

I believe that some asylums are haunted, because back in like the 1800's they would put people in there because they were ugly (disformed or whatever the word is), or if they happened to be mentally retarded...maybe my lil bro should go there, he's hammering a cardboard box with a real hammer right now, and stabbing it with a screwdriver, they should write in their notes about him,
armed and dangerous....
I also just noticed he's talking to himself! I think there's something wrong with him

Nope thats just boys i was just beating up a cardboard box earlier and melting barbies

I know this is an olllllllllllllllllllllld post, but I was recently reintroduced to the most famous asylum/sanitorium in California. I'd discovered it a few years ago while I was living out there, read up on it a bit, then promptly forgot about it. Has anyone heard of Camarillo State Hospital? It is now part of the California State University system, the Channel Islands campus, but apparently the former residents still linger....

As a side note, it's one of at least two possible inspirations for the song Hotel California by the Eagles.