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Horrifying Audio Theater: Hayward Sanitarium is an original episodic drama that played on National Public Radio's NPR Playhouse. The cult classic features the adventures centered around an old sanitarium that studies patients who claim to be supernatural and paranormal. A new, young psychiatrist starts work there and uncovers a mystery that takes him into the the most frightening and darkest places of all - the human mind.

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Episode 10: Breakout

Sep 09 2012 25 mins  
The fate of Hayward Sanitarium, and of Dermott O’Brien, are in peril. Dr. Atwater and Justin Cardamon plot a rescue attempt, and the FBI arrives to pay a visit to Dr. Brooks. The triskele symbolizes the mystery of the Fraternitas. Whatever evil stalks the sanitarium may not matter for Dermott O’Brien. He’s scheduled for severe treatment following his violent escapade. Convinc

Episode 9: The Arrest

Sep 09 2012 30 mins  
Maria begins to create hell for Dr. Atwater. He and Cardamon visit Robert in the County Jail, where a chill is cast over their futures. Evil’s reach is long. It can stretch into the seemingly safest places. It chills the bones and sends shivers up our spines. We feel its presence with shudders and quakes. And we know the cost of the lives it takes. Robert is arrested for his crim

Episode 8: Exposure

Sep 09 2012 27 mins  
Atwater and Cardamon go hunting for clues in Dr. Chandler’s office, and Maria escapes from the sanitarium, vowing revenge on Dr. Atwater. Some bats in the belfry can be more of problem than others. Things go from bad to worse for Dr. Richard Atwater, and now he’s gotten his best friend in the world into the deadly mystery with all of its unforeseen consequences. Dr. Chandler se

Episode 7: The Cliff

Sep 09 2012 27 mins  
Dermott O’Brien tries to escape the Sanitarium, taking a nurse hostage in a frightening episode. And Dr. Chandler becomes a victim of a brutal “accident.” You really should try to drive more safely, Dr. Chandler. These dark roads can be deadly The tension at the sanitarium can almost be cut with a knife. Ever closer to the edge of collapse, Dermott O’Brien tries a desperate

Episode 6: Housewarming

Sep 09 2012 28 mins  
Dr. Atwater plays host to the sanitarium staff for a holiday dinner, but is one of the guests a killer? And who is the “secret admirer” who is stalking Halley Brooks. The plot thickens. On a dark night, a housewarming for Dr. Atwater may reveal even more puzzles to the mystery he’s living through. What could be more congenial than a dinner with respected coworkers as the holi

Episode 5: The Baby

Sep 09 2012 28 mins  
Justin Cardamon helps Dr. Atwater remodel his dream house, and the two men uncover a secret that reaches for them across the decades. A hidden spectre, buried from time and memory, is revealed in the basement of Atwater’s dream home. Dr. Atwater is updating a picturesque old farmhouse, building his dream home from the inside out. The renovations have extended far longer, and into

Episode 4: Razor

Sep 08 2012 28 mins  
Outside, at night, in a cemetery: Hayward Foundation sociologist Dr. Halley Brooks and her team of paranormal researchers investigate legends of a razor-wielding apparition. Sometimes, scholarship can be murder. What lies beneath may also walk at night. Years ago, there was a barber who lost his mind and turned his razor on young, unsuspecting ladies. As if the horror wasn’t enou

Episode 3: The Tree

Sep 08 2012 28 mins  
It all started with a little boy. The last child of the Hayward line met a terrible fate, and his grief-stricken parents could never let go. The Hayward Foundation for research into the paranormal and supernatural was established with their vast fortune. Twisted and turned, a gnarled and ancient tree haunts the poor, injured child. Working late one night, Dr. Atwater learns the tra

Episode 2: Thirst

Sep 08 2012 28 mins  
As if his first case isn’t strange enough, one of his new colleagues calls Dr. Atwater in to consult with a puzzling patient who believes she is undead. Her delusions are so vivid, so complete and so deadly, but they couldn’t possibly be real, could they? One of the most dangerous patients in the Sanitarium’s history, Maria Cacador is a notorious serial killer. Christened by

Episode 1: The Head

Sep 07 2012 22 mins  
Dr. Richard Atwater is starting a new life, hoping to leave the shadow of tragedy behind him. But the quaint little town he’s moved to has a dark shadow hanging over it, and that shadow extends from the old sanitarium where he’s going to be working. The Hayward Foundation explores the supernatural world, seeking to document it and its existence. The Hayward Sanitarium is a hist