Bizarre Horrifying Psychiatric Treatments from the Age of Reason The 17th century saw the Age of Reason and the Scientific Method developed in Europe, and along with it the rise of the asylum... MeghanDecember 2, 2020
Cvlture Terrifying 19th and 20th Century Asylum Equipment The asylum industry of the 18th through 20th century is a subject I’m fascinated by. It shows the best and worst of humanity, our drive to... MeghanAugust 24, 2016
Cvlture MENTAL: A History of The Madhouse BBC Documentary Now Showing! In the Victorian era, asylums popped up all over the UK, places where troubled people – some mentally ill, some not – were “dumped”... MeghanJuly 2, 2015
Art Portraits of Mania… The Inmates of West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum in Wakefield opened its doors in 1818 as a place to house “paupers” with mental illness in the UK.... MeghanMarch 17, 2015
Art Portraits of Insanity The Photos of Dr. Hugh Welch Diamond Dr. Hugh Welch Diamond was one of the first British photographers, beginning to work with the medium three months after its invention. As the... MeghanNovember 7, 2014
Crust Morne Album Review… Shadows Review.Footage Morne have always been an impressive band; 2011’s lush but dark and heavy voyage into post metal/crust misanthropy Asylum will attest to that and... JonathanJuly 16, 2013