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A Deserted Theater Inside The Norwich State Hospital, Connecticut

It won't be a big surprise if we ever hear horror and creepy stories about the Norwich State Hospital. After all, many horror movies and shows do revolve around a creepy mental hospital. This hospital was first opened in 1904 and it had only 95 patients at that time. In just 11 years, its number of patients grew to 1,000 and there were over 3,000 patients by 1955.

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Underground tunnels connected many buildings of the hospital. The hospital was a frightening place to treat mentally unstable people. And yes, there are stories about how the staff badly treated the patients. For instance, there are stories about starvation, beatings, and even prolonged confinements. In 1996, the hospital was finally shut down for good.