Poveglia Island.
An abandoned isle of the coast of Venice, once home to an active asylum which, in turn, was home to hundreds of lost souls labeled as mad in 1922.
The story went much deeper than that.
In the time of the Plague, Romans believed in keeping the sick away from the healthy to conserve what they could of their empire. For anyone who showed any sign of sickness in the country of Italy, they were shipped off to this small vicinity to die. Some were allowed to let the sickness of unknown origins take them away slowly to nothing; others were not so lucky. More than 87% of the infected, adults, children and infants alike, were thrown to pits and burned alive in mass. Due to such a quantity of the dead, an estimated 160,000+, the very ground of Poveglia is said to be about 50% human remains, making the ground rich and fertile and an ideal place of agriculture to make up for the horrors that took place.
However, more suffering lay in this island's history. The infamous Poveglia Asylum was erected not too long later once the aftermath of the Plague had died and the island was deemed fit to live on. For such an innocent sounding story, it is anything but; the man, to this day unknown and unnamed in history, whom was the head doctor. Nothing is known of this man excepting from journals written by patients and the doctor himself, taking notes on the tenants of the asylum and what he's done to 'help' them. This anonymous man has no name and, yet, he is well known throughout Italy as a scary story told to children.
Dr.K, as he referred to himself as in his notes, conducted lobotomies, butchered his patients, in some cases, ate them and took some, as patients seemed to fear, to the bell tower for worse, unspecified lacerations where the doctor was later said to have thrown himself off of after being driven mad by the cries and hauntings of his victims over the years.
To this day, the island has been closed off by the Italian government as it is said any who stay on the island for too long will be brought to insanity by the sound of pounds and footsteps in daylight, screams of terror and cries of anguish in the night. As this seemed a bit unrealistic, there are thrill seekers who, against government restriction, will take a trip to visit Poveglia themselves. Some came back, some didn't. Others were traumatized by God-knows-what and did not make a public statement over what happened.
The legend of the haunting of Poveglia is shrouded in mystery and dark secrets.
Does this mean young archaeology major, Alfred F. Jones, is going to back down from a dare despite the possibility of being arrested and his fear of the supernatural?
Hell to the no.
A.N.: I saw the history and general creepiness of Poveglia Island, which is now being sold, and came up with this story.
This contains partially correct information on the island and is simply meant to be for entertainment.
Mature ratings because of later gory things and maybe a bit of a triggering atmosphere.
To the 1st Place winner of the giveaway, it'll take a bit more time to write what you've requested since I have to look up a bit on hypnotism.
Thank you.