Asylums: Unraveling the Dark Secrets of Mental Institutions

The Oregon State Hospital is the mental institution where the story of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" takes place.

Virginia Cunningham is the protagonist of the novel "The Snake Pit" by Mary Jane Ward.

In the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator is the old man's landlord.

Ashecliffe Hospital is the name of the asylum where the protagonist of the novel "Shutter Island" by Dennis Lehane is sent.

Dr. Peter Morgan is the protagonist of the novel "The Asylum" by John Katzenbach.

The Rest Home is the name of the mental institution where the protagonist of the novel "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is confined.

Sylvia Plath is the author of the novel "The Bell Jar" which explores the experiences of a young woman in a mental institution.

The Hampden College Infirmary is the name of the mental institution where the protagonist of the novel "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt is sent.

The Overlook Hotel is the name of the hotel where the protagonist and his family are isolated in the novel "The Shining" by Stephen King.

Susanna Kaysen is the author of the novel "Girl, Interrupted" which is based on her own experiences in a mental institution.

The Bloomingdale Asylum is the name of the mental institution where the protagonist works in the novel "The Alienist" by Caleb Carr.

Eloisa James is the author of the novel "The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls" which explores the experiences of young women in a mental institution.

The Angelfield House is the name of the mental institution where the protagonist's mother was confined in the novel "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield.

Shirley Jackson is the author of the novel "The Haunting of Hill House" which features a group of people investigating a haunted house with a dark history.

The Blackwater Asylum is the name of the mental institution where the protagonist is confined in the novel "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins.