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February 14, 2025 39 mins

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is one of the most notorious psychiatric hospitals in history. Thousands of patients were sent here, many never to leave. Overcrowding, experimental treatments, and horrifying conditions turned this facility into a nightmare. But what lingers within its walls today? With reports of ghostly voices, shadow figures, and poltergeist activity, this asylum remains one of the most haunted places in the U.S. Join us as we explore its dark past and paranormal legacy.

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Archive of the Paranormal, the strange and the unexplained. The Tape Library brings you the creepiest stories, to keep you horror junkies up all night. True scary stories of ghosts, cryptids, UFOs and true crime.

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CHAPTERS 00:00 Ghost Hunting 06:09 Changing Attitudes 09:30 Building The Asylum 11:06 The Start 12:53 Committed 15:00 Overcrowding  16:38 Death & Disorder 20:06 Fire 20:22 The White Death 21:35 Disturbing Treatments 24:55 Operation Ice Pick 26:25 The End 28:32 The Haunting of Trans-Allegheny 31:59 Ghost Stories 37:38 Wrapping Up

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