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202021 minPGdocumentary

historical-events mental-health spirituality

Historic Horrors: Asylum Ghost Stories

202021 minPGdocumentary

An old mental institution's new chief psychiatrist grapples with haunting memories of its cruel history in a supernatural anthology series hosted by Rip Torn.

historical-events mental-health spirituality

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Channel: Shiver - Paranormal Documentaries

Historic Horrors: Asylum Ghost Stories

2020• 21 minPG

Synopsis

An old mental institution's new chief psychiatrist grapples with haunting memories of its cruel history in a supernatural anthology series hosted by Rip Torn.

Synopsis

The new chief psychiatrist at an old mental institution is haunted by Images from the hospital's cruel past. Ghost stories is a supernatural anthology series, hosted by Rip Torn, with each episode featuring a different chilling tale. Subscribe for more chilling documentaries: https://www.youtube.com/c/shiverchann... It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5u Shiver is on TIKTOK! ... https://www.tiktok.com/@shiverparanormal?lang=en Follow Shiver on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShiverParanormal... This channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. For any enquiries please email owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

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