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Corvis Nocturnum On Haunted Asylums In Horror Film Session 9
How about Danvers State Hospital in Danvers, Massachusetts, which became both the inspiration and the filming location for the movie Session 9? Session 9 was an excellent film.
CORVIS: Well, as I said earlier it was partly the main inspiration for the book in the first place. I loved the building even more than the story – which is based off old patients records discovered on the premises actually! Due to its appearance the “witch’s castle on the hill,” the asylum resides in the town of Danvers, Massachusetts, which many people are unaware was formerly known as Salem Village — the first actual location of the 1692 Salem witch trials.
It is believed that some of the condemned were hanged on the hill where Danvers Hospital stands today. So, unlike popular belief, the infamous farce of justice did not begin in Salem, but in Salem Village, or present-day Danvers, at a church on Centre Street. Sadly, only the main section and part of the wings remain and the majority of it was torn away to build apartments inside the structure. Residents claim to hear noises late at night they cannot explain. CONTINUED..
Definitely one not to miss and well worth checking out the rest of the interview out for more knowledge on Haunted Asylums in films
