Danvers State Hospital

Cult Liter with Spencer Henry

Spencer Henry | Morbid Network

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Happy Tuesday Cult Babes! This week we’re talking about Danvers State Hospital which has gained quite the reputation for it’s haunted history. It’s no wonder the hospital was the basis of the 2001 horror film ‘Session 9.’ After visiting in person I knew now was the perfect time to tell you all about it, but first we’e going to discuss an infamous Massachusetts moidah that inspired Session 9’s director Brad Anderson to make the film in the first place. Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/danvers-state-hospital https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/state/1996/10/20/accused-killer-asked-in-law/50630105007/ http://www.celebrateboston.com/crime/burnt-ziti-murder.htm https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1996/11/5/framingham-man-pleads-insanity-in-murder/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/441129059/?terms=Richard%20Rosenthal https://www.danversstatehospital.org

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0:10.6	language, and other sensitive material.
0:12.8	With an emphasis on Cult's murder and other adult matters, listener discretion is advised.
0:17.1	On Cult Leader I strive for telling stories in a truthful matter, though press media and
0:20.6	other resources cannot always be verified, sources can be found in the show notes.
0:50.6	Hello and welcome back to Cult Leader.
0:56.7	I'm your Cult Leader Spencer Henry and I'm here to check you in for your lobotomy.
1:01.2	No, no, no, I swear, you're fine.
1:03.6	But I am going to be talking about the Danvers State Hospital today and boy oh boy, did
1:09.3	they love lobotomy over there.
1:11.7	I've been wanting to talk about this place forever.
1:15.7	I've had it stored in my notes for such a long time so when Olivia and I were in Massachusetts
1:21.4	the other day I made us do a little pit stop so that I could actually go and see it in
1:26.5	person.
1:27.5	We had initially gone over to that specific area of Danvers because we wanted to go to the
1:34.1	original grounds of the Salem Witchtrial.
1:37.1	We wanted to see the Rebecca Nurse House and just really experience that firsthand, which
1:41.8	I highly recommend doing if you're ever in the area.
1:44.5	While only the main building still stands today, the hospital was once home to more than
1:48.8	2000 patients, though it shouldn't have been.
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