October 10, 2023 • 18 mins
What if I told you that the asylum responsible for churning out the villains in Batman comics was real? Or, at least, that there exists a “real-life” analog to it? Today, I’m taking you all on a tour of another one of America’s most haunted asylums, a place known as the “birthplace of the lobotomy”. Come with me as I tell you the origin story of the inspiration for the Arkham Asylum: the Danvers State Hospital.
Haunted History is produced by SoundBite Studios with host Megan Alda and writer/researcher Chloë Kibbe.
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Haunted History is produced by SoundBite Studios with host Megan Alda and writer/researcher Chloë Kibbe.
Connect with us on our socials:
• Follow us on Instagram
• Follow us on TikTok
• Follow us on Facebook
Sources available at www.hauntedhistorypod.com
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