Asylum (2008)
Release Year: 2008
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: Asylum: Não Estamos Sozinhos, Rémségek háza, アサイラム 狂気の密室病棟, El manicomio de la muerte, Obled, Психушка, Internados, Притулок
Director: David R. Ellis
Writer: Ethan Lawrence
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: Hyde Park Entertainment, Mad Scientist Productions
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
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Story
Madison McBride, a traumatized teenager following her brother's suicide at Richard Miller University and her father's death when she was nine, arrives on campus to confront her past demons. She meets Wilbur Mackey, a peculiar janitor who warns her about the dormitory being haunted. Madison befriends five students, each with their own traumas, and they begin experiencing strange occurrences in their dorm, which was once an insane asylum under Dr. Magnus Burke's supervision during the 1930s. The group discovers that Burke had performed gruesome lobotomies on teenage inmates and was eventually killed by them after his true methods were exposed. As the students investigate further, they realize that the deranged doctor has returned to seek out tortured souls for his twisted experiments.
Summary
Asylum (2008), directed by David R. Ellis, is a horror-thriller film centered around six college students who uncover the dark past of their dormitory at Richard Miller University. The narrative explores themes of grief, trauma, and the consequences of repressed emotions as Madison McBride and her friends delve into the horrifying history of the building they inhabit, which was once an asylum notorious for its barbaric treatments.
