Insane asylums, now known as mental hospitals, have been the talk of horror movies for years, even inspiring the season of the television series “American Horror Story: Asylum.” Unfortunately, much of what you see on television isn’t too far from the truth.
The harsh reality is that the truth is a lot darker than any television series or movie has ever shown. When journalist Nellie Bly went undercover at one such asylum in 1887, she discovered the truths of these institutions…