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Beneath the Asylum
Beneath the Asylum : This asylum is full of secrets. Some worse than others... A security guard in an infamous old mental hospital finds something unusual during his routine patrol of the basement The sounds of a small girl crying. The crying sounds are coming from behind a padlocked door in an abandoned section of the hospital, and he moves in to investigate. Unfortunately for him, this is no ordinary girl. What ensues is a story of mystery, intrigue, and suspense. At times horrifying and hilarious, this is a tale of one man's journey to discover the truth in an asylum where not everything is as it seems, and not everyone is who they say they are... Inspired by the author's own intriguing experiences as a security guard at a psychiatric hospital, the novel Beneath the Asylum follows a guard's journey of horrific discoveries on probing a hidden maze of tunnels beneath a decaying old mansion on the site of a mental hospital.
"Some of the best horror I've read since Stephen King's "Shining"... will have you checking under your bed. Just in case." - Lucas Whorley , r/nosleep author of After Alice "Hey there folks it's me Mrcreepypasta. The best part of any good horror story for me is the mystery... delivers on that amazingly well. Every chapter adds more and more to the growing tension and results in a terrifying and incredible read." - Mrcreepypasta , host of YouTube show with 1.5 million followers "A terrifying, gripping tale full of unexpected twists and turns from Jordan Grupe, a master story-teller with first-hand experience working at a psychiatric hospital and exploring its known-to-be-haunted decaying old mansion" - Michael B. Davie , author, The Late Man
"Some of the best horror I've read since Stephen King's "Shining"... will have you checking under your bed. Just in case." - Lucas Whorley , r/nosleep author of After Alice "Hey there folks it's me Mrcreepypasta. The best part of any good horror story for me is the mystery... delivers on that amazingly well. Every chapter adds more and more to the growing tension and results in a terrifying and incredible read." - Mrcreepypasta , host of YouTube show with 1.5 million followers "A terrifying, gripping tale full of unexpected twists and turns from Jordan Grupe, a master story-teller with first-hand experience working at a psychiatric hospital and exploring its known-to-be-haunted decaying old mansion" - Michael B. Davie , author, The Late Man
236 pages, Paperback
Published October 27, 2020
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March 25, 2021
This asylum is full of secrets. Some worse than others and Beneath the Asylum is a full-throttle horror ride into the darkness that wants to play with you…
Jordan is security guard at an infamous old mental hospital where he finds something unusual during his routine patrol of the basement tunnels: what sounds like a young girl crying. But that would be impossible…The crying comes from behind a padlocked door in an abandoned section of the hospital – and Jordan feels compelled to investigate - which might be the last mistake he ever makes…
The story that follows is a haunting tour-de-force of harrowing horror. Could the local legends about a secret network of tunnels hidden below the hospital be true? And if they are how could anyone be alive down there? And what are they eating? Each other? The patients?
As the young girl mysteriously disappears but also still seem to follow him and play on his mind. It all starts to get creepily bizarre. Grupe ratchet’s up the gut wrenching grimness with fine style and shows that he’s a quality purveyor of fictional gruesomeness. The fact that he claims this isn’t entirely made up just adds to the fear factor.
If you’re looking for some decent horror book yourself in for a night Beneath the Asylum – if you emerge from the maze of tunnels come morning you’ may well need the facilities of a mental hospital.
Recommended for fans of scary stories!!
Jordan is security guard at an infamous old mental hospital where he finds something unusual during his routine patrol of the basement tunnels: what sounds like a young girl crying. But that would be impossible…The crying comes from behind a padlocked door in an abandoned section of the hospital – and Jordan feels compelled to investigate - which might be the last mistake he ever makes…
The story that follows is a haunting tour-de-force of harrowing horror. Could the local legends about a secret network of tunnels hidden below the hospital be true? And if they are how could anyone be alive down there? And what are they eating? Each other? The patients?
As the young girl mysteriously disappears but also still seem to follow him and play on his mind. It all starts to get creepily bizarre. Grupe ratchet’s up the gut wrenching grimness with fine style and shows that he’s a quality purveyor of fictional gruesomeness. The fact that he claims this isn’t entirely made up just adds to the fear factor.
If you’re looking for some decent horror book yourself in for a night Beneath the Asylum – if you emerge from the maze of tunnels come morning you’ may well need the facilities of a mental hospital.
Recommended for fans of scary stories!!
January 15, 2021
Captivating and hard to put down!
I flew through this book at warp speed because I couldn't put it down! It was so good and really drew me in. I've been following Jordan for a while now, and I look forward to reading every story he posts. His writing is mesmerizing and I find myself wanting to read more and more of his work! If you're looking for something to keep you on the edge of your seat and truly immersed in the storyline, grab this book - you won't regret it!
I flew through this book at warp speed because I couldn't put it down! It was so good and really drew me in. I've been following Jordan for a while now, and I look forward to reading every story he posts. His writing is mesmerizing and I find myself wanting to read more and more of his work! If you're looking for something to keep you on the edge of your seat and truly immersed in the storyline, grab this book - you won't regret it!
August 21, 2025
It was like at times the author wrote like he had a deadline tomorrow and then that deadline suddenly got moved weeks out….and then suddenly it was tomorrow again.
The theme was unique but lacked any character building, no true rising and falling action peaks (unless you consider the many times it seemed like the book was going to end but didn’t)
Like the words from Dance Moms “you were good…I’m waiting for you to be great”
The theme was unique but lacked any character building, no true rising and falling action peaks (unless you consider the many times it seemed like the book was going to end but didn’t)
Like the words from Dance Moms “you were good…I’m waiting for you to be great”
February 22, 2021
What A Ride!
From start to finish, this book brings the action. There's spirits, and gore, and body horror, and cannibalism, and...everything in between. What's not to love?
From start to finish, this book brings the action. There's spirits, and gore, and body horror, and cannibalism, and...everything in between. What's not to love?
April 24, 2023
Brilliant
Very scary and never read another like it!! I will totally recommend 👌 must have been a scary place to work to inspire this story.
Very scary and never read another like it!! I will totally recommend 👌 must have been a scary place to work to inspire this story.
May 24, 2023
the book started out good than took a very stupid turn and i thought it would be interesting but it was so far fetched ....
July 25, 2021
Grupe was able to put together an incredible piece of work for his first novel. You may think that you know the direction that he is going to take early on in the story, but trust me, you have no idea. He takes you down twists and turns that will have you obsessively flipping the pages till the very end.
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