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Patty Miller, a paraplegic, is discovered at home barely clinging to life. Her infant son, already dead, lies on her chest still clinging to his mother. On the morning that Patty is found, she is not expected to survive but is taken to the hospital where she eventually recovers. But, severely emotionally disturbed, Patty soon finds herself a patient at Hillside Asylum.

Fans of Stephen King and Joe Hill that like to listen to audiobooks like The Bird Box and The Haunting and can't get enough stories about serial killers are going to enjoy listening to The Asylum Confessions. The majority of these killers are expert manipulators. I realize they could be playing me and messing with my head. It's a chance I'm willing to take. And now...they might just be playing with yours too.

In 1902 George Andrew Ryland was hired as a janitor at Highville State Asylum for the Incurable Insane. He intended to keep his head down and work hard, but one particular patient had other plans. Follow along as his grandson combs through 50 years' worth of Ryland's handwritten logs, chronicling his torment at the hands of a beautiful woman with long dark hair and terrible, sinister requests.

The Wentworth Asylum, once used to house thousands of people, now lies abandoned. People insist it is inhabited by an ex-inmate who now chops down those who enter with her ax. After two teenagers turn up dead in the asylum, a television crew head to the asylum in the hopes of catching footage of the haunting. And to ensure their safety, Jack Nightingale is sent with them. But is it merely an ax-wielding murderer which awaits them?

Asylum un podcast scritto da Antonio Argus e Alberto Bassino. I racconti si ispirano all’omonimo spettacolo teatrale portato in scena da Antonio Argus dal 2015.Quelle che state per ascoltare sono storie di vissuti personali, considerati vere e proprie anomalie nella consueta percezione della realtà. 14 racconti indipendenti14 occasioni per conoscere i pazienti di Asylum … e ciascuno è in grado di rivelare un lato oscuro di questo mondo…

In 1886, a respectable young woman must acquire a husband. But Violet Pring does not want to marry. She longs to be a professional artist and live on her own terms. When her scheming mother secures a desirable marriage proposal from an eligible Brighton gentleman for her, Violet protests. Her family believes she is deranged and deluded, so she is locked away in Hillwood Grange Lunatic Asylum against her will. In her new cage, Violet faces an even greater challenge: she must escape the clutches of a sinister and formidable doctor and set herself free.

Having explored the shadowed ruin of Beacon Hill, Sadie and August are drawn deeper into a dark and winding history. It was at the infamous Rainier Asylum that local horrors were first conjured, and compelled by a mix of duty and guilt, the librarians begin to look into the institution's sordid past. For years, locals have reported seeing something hideous stalking about the abandoned asylum. When a young farmhand meets this diabolical presence face to face and disappears, Sadie and August decide to visit the site to search for him.

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Step into the decaying halls of Grimwood and feel your grip on reality slip away. Every whisper, every shadow, every creaking floorboard will set your nerves on fire! A sweet warning: This psychological thrill ride will shatter your perceptions and leave you questioning everything you thought you knew! Is it real? Is it delusion? You won't know until it's far too late! Face the horrors lurking in the depths of your own mind! But remember - in Grimwood, escape is just another cruel illusion. So are you brave enough to lose your mind?

Wayne McLair kommt vom Regen in die Traufe. Kaum ist er dem Gefängnis entronnen, hat er seinen Verstand verloren und wird zum Patienten in Prof. Belchleighs Nervenheilanstalt Aldermoor Asylum. Während der Gentlemangauner dort einen alten Freund wiedersieht, bereiten Quinn, Isabelle und Cait ihren gemeinsamen Coup vor und infiltrieren die Maschinenfeste Smokestack. Es stellt sich jedoch heraus, dass Prof. Belchleigh ganz besondere Pläne mit seinem prominenten Patienten hat, als McLair urplötzlich in die geheimnisvolle Abteilung K verlegt wird.

When Rachel turns 18, her alternate personality revolts in a wicked struggle for control over their shared body. Each time Rachel’s “other” get outs, bad things happen. In a desperate attempt to save her sanity, Rachel uncovers an ancient curse that could be a clue to her struggles. Caught in a violent turmoil of destiny, Rachel turns to all the wrong people for help and soon discovers a plot against her that dates back to 11th-century Scotland.