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Abandoned Insane Asylums
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AlphaTwo00
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Hell no. I've seen how this ends.
Alligatorjandro
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Of course not,they're haunted.
Wuthering_Heights
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The worst part is knowing how badly patients were probably treated in these places. 
that exit goes to hell
depths20XX
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I try not to stay the night in abandoned buildings in general.
IndieJones
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I thought this would be another thread about AlimNassor's apartment.
If you like stuff like this, you should check out Henk van Rensberge's Abandoned Places. It's absolutely brilliant.
Good question OP
Sure, why I bet on any given internet message board you can find at least five to ten people who have found an abandoned insane asylum and spent the night there. You hardly had to ask!
Come on don't be such a pussy, it has been abandoned for decades. Plus that one cute girl from class is going to be there, this is your last chance to hook up with her before she leaves for college.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
Feels like bump mapping.
It is. They just photoshopped the feces off.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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So creepy. GAF, let's check out one of these places. Any in Vancouver?
I was talking earlier today with a friend about visiting some old cemeteries around here.
I was talking earlier today with a friend about visiting some old cemeteries around here.
Grassclipper
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I would never spend the night in one but I'd be up for some urban exploration in them. Places like these are cool as hell to just wander around in.
Wuthering_Heights
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There's supposedly a portal to hell under a ruined church in a cemetery not far from here.
I know the guy who's family owns the land, and he goes up there every Halloween with some friends to camp out.
Scary.
If there was one nearby and I had a quality video camera, I'd definitely consider it. It would be absolutely terrifying, but it's on my bucket list.
What's that one building that used to be a facility for the mentally challenged that's been in almost every ghost hunting show? That place seems the creepiest.
What's that one building that used to be a facility for the mentally challenged that's been in almost every ghost hunting show? That place seems the creepiest.
I did some urban exploring at Danvers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danvers_State_Hospital) several years ago. It was during the day - there was no way in hell I'd stay there overnight. It was fun and creepy and the security guard that we ran into was cool but did warn us that if he saw us again we'd be in trouble so we couldn't stay too long.
FYI - Danvers is used in the movie "Session 9"
FYI - Danvers is used in the movie "Session 9"
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Detroit looking worse than usual.
Dark Octave
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My wife is facinated by abandoned buildings so I've seen quite a few. One thing that we find strange is that even after a year of being abandoned, the paint starts peeling from the walls in a lot of buildings. It's like our presence is the only thing keeping the bulding in good condition.
I am surprised more horror movies are not set in abandoned insane asylums. I know a few are, but it seems like such a no brainer for a setting.
That, or abandoned buildings not being heated and the frigid cold damaging the paint. Either one.
That, or abandoned buildings not being heated and the frigid cold damaging the paint. Either one.
CheesecakeRecipe
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Once got an offer to drive out to some famous abandoned Asylum out west for a weekend with some pals, but I had a lot of college work to do so I turned it down.
Been regretting that one ever since.
Some time ago I did manage to visit some abandoned Dish Array here in MD while my pals and I were scouting locations to shoot for our 48 Hour Film Festival. I have some pictures we took on an old hard drive, might scoop that out and put em up if the HDD still works. Really wild seeing all the destroyed equipment all over the place.
Been regretting that one ever since.
Some time ago I did manage to visit some abandoned Dish Array here in MD while my pals and I were scouting locations to shoot for our 48 Hour Film Festival. I have some pictures we took on an old hard drive, might scoop that out and put em up if the HDD still works. Really wild seeing all the destroyed equipment all over the place.
lazybones18
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Definitely great spots to have sex
NotTheGuyYouKill
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There's supposedly a portal to hell under a ruined church in a cemetery not far from here.
I know the guy who's family owns the land, and he goes up there every Halloween with some friends to camp out.
Scary.
What? I've never heard of that... could you give more information? Sounds fascinating.
Kinda want to go see it, but kinda feel creeped out.
Pilgrim Psychiatric Center
It's right near me. I plan on heading over there soon. I've heard so many ghost stories.
It's right near me. I plan on heading over there soon. I've heard so many ghost stories.
Canis lupus
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There is a reason these places make excellent places for horror movies. I wouldn't wanna spend one night in one of these places.
Would you?
Have anyone been to one and spent the night?
Place is probably haunted. :/
IndieJones
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What's the best (best?) one to go to in Van besides Mountain View? They always have a nice All Saints festival.
Wuthering_Heights
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Willkiller
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There's supposedly a portal to hell under a ruined church in a cemetery not far from here.
I know the guy who's family owns the land, and he goes up there every Halloween with some friends to camp out.
Scary.
:lol :lol
Ah, unfortunately I have something to do that night.
Why does fascinating but scary stuff like this always comes up right when I have to go to bed haha! I cannot click away....
CheesecakeRecipe
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http://www.uer.ca/
Really good link with all kinds of sites to check out for various areas. Their Custom Search allows for some excellent fine tuning for what you're looking for.
sounds hot
Funny story. My full of shit brother and his equally full of shit friends decided to do an "investigation" at a local abandoned place that had a reputation for being an asylum.
They regaled me with harrowing tales of doors slowly opening and closing and strange noises in distant rooms that they caught on digital recordings. I looked it up to see if I could get some history on the place and it had never been an asylum at all. It had been a boy's dormitory at one time and a halfway house for people in the depression and later veterans from world war 2.
The look on my brother's face when I told him.....priceless.
It's not that I'm a skeptic. On the contrary, I've had unreal experiences of my own. It was just funny to contrast the truth with how much they freaked themselves out.
They regaled me with harrowing tales of doors slowly opening and closing and strange noises in distant rooms that they caught on digital recordings. I looked it up to see if I could get some history on the place and it had never been an asylum at all. It had been a boy's dormitory at one time and a halfway house for people in the depression and later veterans from world war 2.
The look on my brother's face when I told him.....priceless.
It's not that I'm a skeptic. On the contrary, I've had unreal experiences of my own. It was just funny to contrast the truth with how much they freaked themselves out.
And yet just as creepy
Haunted with ugly.
Pilgrim Psychiatric Center
It's right near me. I plan on heading over there soon. I've heard so many ghost stories.
They demolished it already! I had to pass through the grounds on the way to Costco every weekend.
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