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The Terrifying Truths Behind America’s Disastrous Deinstitutionalization Movement [Radio Vampiro]
This week’s Bedtime Story on Radio Vampiro introduces a recurring theme: Walls Still Scream. It’s a descent into the forgotten corridors of America’s most terrifying institutions—insane asylums. Through documented history, survivor accounts, government cover-ups, and spiritual residue left behind, host Vampiro peels back the rusted doors and asks the question no one dares: Were these places built to heal… or to hide evil?
From 18th-century medical theories and Enlightenment experiments… to electric chairs, chemical lobotomies, and unspeakable abuse—this series explores the underworld of psychiatric history without flinching. Discover the truth behind New York’s disastrous deinstitutionalization, the screams that still echo through the walls of abandoned hospitals, and the shadowy rise of modern pharmaceutical control.
This isn’t about ghost stories.
This is about what we did to people—and how we’re still doing it.
Abandon all comfort. The truth is not safe here.
Listener discretion is not advised—it’s required.
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About Radio Vampiro
He was forged in blood, rebellion, and silence. For over four decades, VAMPIRO has stood at the edge of the world—fighting, falling, surviving. From the rings of Mexico to the basements of punk rock shows, through addiction, ritual, madness, and war… he became something more than a man. He became a signal. A shadow. A guardian of the ones no one speaks for.
Now, he speaks.
Sunday Nights — BEDTIME STORIES: A chilling and intimate ritual of true horror.
Monday Nights — RADIO DEADLY: No rules. No plan. Just chaos.
Wednesday Nights — RING MY BELL: Call in. Share your story. Ask a question. Or just chill.
Coming Soon & Now Showing is a monthly series on Halloweenies that catches up on the latest horror headlines and round robins capsule reviews of new and old horrors.
This month, Michael Roffman and Justin Gerber discuss the blockbuster weekend involving Backrooms and Obsession. They also brush on some franchise news and dust off oldies for the first time: 1987’s Dead of Winter and 1977’s False Face.
Stream the episode below. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Evil Dead, Chucky, Alien, and the Universal Monsters.This year? Hellraiser!
You can also become a member of their Patreon, The Rewind, for hilariously irreverent commentaries (e.g. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Re-Animator, Darkman), one-off deep dives on your favorite rentals (e.g. Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Manhunter, ), and even spinoffs like their recent run Fortune & Glory: An Indiana Jones Podcast.