Asylum: Not Abandoned

What is it about empty and uninhabited places that is so intriguing? I’m fascinated by them. I can think of a few reasons right off the top of my head. Entering them is like an experiential history lesson.

The first time I visited my dad’s childhood home, a defunct mental hospital in the middle of soybean and cornfields I couldn't sleep well for three weeks after, but probably not for the reasons you might think. Film still from Rob Houle, Massive Tiny Media “Hey pop, have you ever seen a dead body?” I asked as a kid after watching the movie Stand by Me. He had—as a teenager. A few, in fact. I had heard stories from my dad about growing up at The Sheboygan County Hospital, wher