Harrowing ghostly sightings, the lingering smell of decaying flesh, and a history to create your worst nightmare.

The Beechworth Lunatic Asylum has the grisly reputation of one of the most haunted sites in Australia.

Patients in the hellish psychiatric institution in the 1800s were submitted to grueling

treatment, including restraint bags, strapped chairs and the soul-destroying isolation cages.

And as creepy as the words of lunatic and asylum. and the soul-destroying isolation cages.

And as creepy as the words of lunatic and asylum stand for,

what's even creepier is what happened after the death of these patients.

Join us for this week's episode as we look at Australia's Beechworth Asylum. Hi, I'm Renata and I'm Am and welcome to this

week's episode of True Hauntings. Anne and Renata have been investigating paranormal occurrences

for the past 20 years. They have been at the center of various unexplained phenomena and have witnessed countless ghostly experiences.

The duo now turned to high-profile cases that have attracted the eyes of the world.

Between the dimensions we see and the dimensions we don't,

supernatural forces are at play.

Evil lurks within the shadows of our homes and in the darkest corners of our minds.

It follows us like a shadow, forever.

This is where nightmares become reality. This is true hauntings.

Since my relocation to Kelly country in Victoria, I have made several excursions to the historical town of Beachworth, seeking out yarns of Ned Kelly.

It was on such an excursion and after several ails that I found for some unknown reason, the need to visit the local courthouse yet again.

My name is Alan Cretchen, roving reporter for Iron Outlaw.

Hoping this would impress him and my entrance fee be wavered, I was confronted with a blank

look and an outstretched hand waiting for my $5.50.

I paid the fee and went inside.

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