By: thinkpiece
McGrath is a wonderful writer, and some cool films have been made of his work, including Cronenberg's Spider. Thanks for posting this, read him!
View ArticleBy: billbobagginz
I actually spent time in this old Psych hospital in the Uk, was the horrible time ever had in my life, I'ts abandoned now but memories are with me still.
View ArticleBy: ovvl
This essay mentions the Victorian artist Richard Dadd, who is worth a Google images search..
View ArticleBy: limeonaire
I'm pretty surprised how much freedom they gave the patients—and how much access they probably had to potentially dangerous and concealable tools. You would think that at very least they'd have metal...
View ArticleBy: DarlingBri
Wonderful read. Related, Broadmoor Revealed: Victorian Crime and the Lunatic Asylum is a wonderful look at Broadmoor as it was when it first opened. As a bonus, it's free!
View ArticleBy: virago
>From Savage Grace: The True Story of Fatal Relations in a Rich and Famous American Family: According to a former superintendent at Broadmoor, "half the patients would be perfectly safe to release...
View ArticleBy: justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow
I opened the door to his room, told him I was there and asked what the problem was "Bob, snakes, hundreds of snakes!", he was in a panic, beating them off his body. I thought for a moment, "Duane,...
View ArticleBy: twoleftfeet
Yeah, that's a good article. The photographs threw me for a moment; the captions refer to the previous photo, not the immediately adjacent photo below, so you'll see a caption that says Policemen...
View ArticleBy: Jehan
Leon, elseitheeel, thanks. Though it's interesting that he's not half as well-known as Ian Brady. I wonder what made Dr McGrath so worried?
View ArticleBy: WidgetAlley
What a fantastic article. It strikes a great balance between looking straight at the horrible things patients did to themselves, and sometimes others, and compassion for their illnesses, and how...
View ArticleBy: HuronBob
Great article, thanks. I spent about 3 years working as an "attendent" at a private psych hospital, it was a fascinating experience. Walking through the door every day I stepped into the blended...
View ArticleBy: fight or flight
Fantastic reading, thanks. This line stood out to me as a particularly succinct (and sad) summary of post-Victorian life: [...] it used to be said that a gentleman could be educated at Wellington,...
View ArticleBy: JujuB
Very enjoyable and well written. But it wasn't a scream of demented fury that I heard that evening; it was a scream of the most wretched misery. I turned to my father. "Poor John," he murmured, and I...
View ArticleBy: Jehan
A good article. Does anybody know whom the other "evil" patient is? I don't know enough to work it out, but I guess that somebody older will know.
View ArticleBy: peacrow
Great read. I had a professor whose father was a psychiatrist in Philadelphia and the family lived in the hospital for at least part of his childhood. He had the best stories.
View ArticleBy: Pre-Taped Call In Show
THE PATIENTS HAD a dramatic society, the Broadhumoorists Ha!
View ArticleBy: Harald74
Very interesting article. It seems fitting in a way that the author grew up to be a writer.
View ArticleBy: Ice Cream Socialist
Thanks for bringing that to our attention, it was really excellent.
View ArticleA Boy's Own Broadmoor
Growing up on the grounds of a notorious high security psychiatric hospital.
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