Within three years, brick by inexpensive brick, the State Lunatic Asylum in Worcester was built on land that is now home to ...

The real-life abandoned asylum inspired the fictional Pennhurst Mental Hospital featured in season four of 'Stranger Things', ...

(CNN) — Steve Roberts isn’t sure he believes in ghosts. But without them, he can’t really explain what happened several months ago at Pennsylvania’s infamous Pennhurst Asylum. In May, he joined a ...

Asylums have long captivated historians and urban explorers, serving as haunting reminders of the problematic origins of mental health care. Much like cemeteries, these institutions were used to ...

"You know, I always say about a lot of things, that I don't know, so I'm open to it," shares Ricci. "You know, just in case. I've had a few things that were either manifestations of my anxiety or were ...