35 Creepy Abandoned Places That Are Straight Out Of A Horror Movie About an hour away from where I grew up, there is an abandoned insane asylum. From what I understand, it was once one of the largest asylums in New York state before it was shut down due to lack of funding in the 1980's. I really want to go inside and check it out. A lot of people think that's a dumb idea, but as far as I'm concern