The Manteno State Hospital holds a dark past filled with mystery, tragedy, and whispers of the supernatural. Are the spirits of former patients still lingering within its ruins?

What was the Manteno State Hospital? Why was it built and what kind of treatments did they do? Why was it closed? What does it look like now? What creepy things have people seen in the ruins? Are the tunnels haunted? Will Mondo have a new song for us?

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