For some people, the allure—even the eeriness—of abandoned places draws them to dilapidated destinations year-round. For others, visiting vacant Victorians and otherwise abandoned mansions, or ...

(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 ...

Alice Kate Berth suffered from melancholia, a subtype of depressive disorder characterised by a loss of pleasure in all activities Century-old photographs of patients treated in a mental asylum during ...

The assault on Helen Haines has prompted familiar commentary about the growing anger and hostility in Australian society. Yet ...

A documentary now streaming on multiple platforms delves into the history of the former New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica, the columned, neoclassical building known as Old Main. The crew was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EVA HAMBACH/Getty Images Clock tower building with ornate architecture, featuring arched windows, stands against a partly cloudy ...