Manteno State Hospital

These photos were taken in a hospital called "Manteno State Hospital" which was a mental asylum in Manteno. It was founded in 1930 and closed in 1985 due to disease.
A photographer found the hospital and did some research about it. They found out a story about a woman who was admitted into the hospital. She described her story and what treatments she had. He decided to write on the walls the story of her mental illness and experiences in the hospital. He took photos of the written on walls and used a model with words on her body in a few of the images.
Writing on the walls is a great way to scare the audience, as it makes a very personal way to scare someone, as it is aimed directly at that person in particular. Some films which use writing on the walls are "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and "Blair Witch Project", which create an-nerving atmosphere.
These places to film in are effective, as they are in isolated locations where they are sepreate from everyday life. Abandoned mansions or hospitals are also frightening as they are large, and you never know what is in the same building with you or what is hiding behind a door or corridor.