Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
From chilling, English institutions where unimaginably torturous therapies resulted in vengeful ghosts of former patients lingering, to the ruins of some of the most famous mental health hospitals in the United States where it's told the dead roam after dark. Are you sure you're ready to brave this list of Five Haunted Asylums That Will Drive You Mad?
Photos:
"Menston, High Royds Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 2358292" by Dr Neil Clifton (geograph.org.uk/profile/796) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Rolling Hills Asylum" by Adam Moss (flickr.com/photos/roadgeek/) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Rolling Hills Asylum" by Adam Moss (flickr.com/photos/roadgeek/) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Rolling Hills Asylum" by Adam Moss (flickr.com/photos/roadgeek/) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Whittingham Hospital 012" by A. Carty (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:A._Carty) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"St John's Church, Whittingham Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 3275485" by Rude Health (geograph.org.uk/profile/86758) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Old cemetery for Whittingham Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 2374925" by Peter Bond (geograph.org.uk/profile/19324) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Severalls Hospital 207545" by Glyn Baker (geograph.org.uk/photo/207545) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Severalls Hospital, Colchester 2 (379463925)" by Becky (flickr.com/people/76669273@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"The Old Asylum (HDR) (379750060)" by Becky (flickr.com/people/76669273@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Aerial View of the Athens Lunatic Asylum" by Asoep44 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Asoep44&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Athens Lunatic Asylum Front" by Asoep44 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Asoep44&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Athens Lunatic Asylum Fountain" by Asoep44 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Asoep44&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Ysbytu'r Meddwl, Dinbych - North Wales Hospital (also known as North Wales Mental Hospital), Dinbych, Cymru 17" by Llywelyn2000 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Llywelyn2000) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
""Denbigh Mental" - geograph.org.uk - 2163049" by Eirian Evans (geograph.org.uk/profile/4582) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Ysbytu'r Meddwl, Dinbych - North Wales Hospital (also known as North Wales Mental Hospital), Dinbych, Cymru 20" by Llywelyn2000 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Llywelyn2000) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Ysbytu'r Meddwl, Dinbych - North Wales Hospital (also known as North Wales Mental Hospital), Dinbych, Cymru 18" by Llywelyn2000 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Llywelyn2000) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
From chilling, English institutions where unimaginably torturous therapies resulted in vengeful ghosts of former patients lingering, to the ruins of some of the most famous mental health hospitals in the United States where it's told the dead roam after dark. Are you sure you're ready to brave this list of Five Haunted Asylums That Will Drive You Mad?
Photos:
"Menston, High Royds Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 2358292" by Dr Neil Clifton (geograph.org.uk/profile/796) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Rolling Hills Asylum" by Adam Moss (flickr.com/photos/roadgeek/) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Rolling Hills Asylum" by Adam Moss (flickr.com/photos/roadgeek/) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Rolling Hills Asylum" by Adam Moss (flickr.com/photos/roadgeek/) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Whittingham Hospital 012" by A. Carty (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:A._Carty) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"St John's Church, Whittingham Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 3275485" by Rude Health (geograph.org.uk/profile/86758) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Old cemetery for Whittingham Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 2374925" by Peter Bond (geograph.org.uk/profile/19324) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Severalls Hospital 207545" by Glyn Baker (geograph.org.uk/photo/207545) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Severalls Hospital, Colchester 2 (379463925)" by Becky (flickr.com/people/76669273@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"The Old Asylum (HDR) (379750060)" by Becky (flickr.com/people/76669273@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Aerial View of the Athens Lunatic Asylum" by Asoep44 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Asoep44&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Athens Lunatic Asylum Front" by Asoep44 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Asoep44&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Athens Lunatic Asylum Fountain" by Asoep44 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Asoep44&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Ysbytu'r Meddwl, Dinbych - North Wales Hospital (also known as North Wales Mental Hospital), Dinbych, Cymru 17" by Llywelyn2000 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Llywelyn2000) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
""Denbigh Mental" - geograph.org.uk - 2163049" by Eirian Evans (geograph.org.uk/profile/4582) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Ysbytu'r Meddwl, Dinbych - North Wales Hospital (also known as North Wales Mental Hospital), Dinbych, Cymru 20" by Llywelyn2000 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Llywelyn2000) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Ysbytu'r Meddwl, Dinbych - North Wales Hospital (also known as North Wales Mental Hospital), Dinbych, Cymru 18" by Llywelyn2000 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Llywelyn2000) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
