As a child, Crawford was bullied and harassed, and wanted to control others as a result. Over the years, Crawford perfected a three-pronged approach to total mind control: LSD, brain surgery, and hypnosis.

These reveal that Crawford was involved in CIA experiments for mind control using LSD, but that he exceeded parameters and was fired.Ĭrawford then went on to do his own work, Dan and the others discover, by tracking down one of the former LSD test subjects to the area round Brookline. In these houses, they find old journals, records, photographs, and other documents attesting to Crawford’s horrifying experiments on patients. They are all abandoned houses, all associated with Warden Crawford in some way. Dan, Abby, and Jordan track down the addresses given to them by Felix. They also find it creepy that Cal and other students believe Warden Crawford to have been a misunderstood genius, based on the information given to them by their psychology professor, Caroline Reyes. Aunt Lucy is warm and friendly, but seems more excited than usual.Īs Dan, Abby, and Jordan begin to explore, they find it unnerving that Micah always seems to be around. They also plan to visit Abby’s Aunt Lucy, who lives in town. The three friends plan to slip away from their college hosts whenever they get the chance. At New Hampshire College, Micah will be hosting Dan, Lara will be hosting Abby, and Cal will be hosting Jordan. Dan hopes to shed more light on this possibility during the visit, as well as to find out who is sending them photos.

Dan in particular has a hunch he is a descendant of the asylum’s terrible warden, Daniel Crawford. The three friends decide to go to New Hampshire College for a prospective students’ weekend as a cover to investigate things further. Jordan discovers the numbers are GPS coordinates for addresses around the campus where the college and Brookline stand. Felix urges Dan to “follow them,” a list of numbers. Dan goes to visit his friend Felix, who has been committed to a psychiatric hospital since the summer experience.

They have received old carnival photographs as well, with the words “You’re not finished” on them. Dan, Abby, and Jordan still experience nightmares from the place, and Abby in particular is hearing voices. When the novel begins, high school seniors Dan, Abby, and Jordan are still reeling from their terrifying summer spent at New Hampshire College Preparatory School where their dorm was formerly the Brookline Insane Asylum. “Sanctum” is a young adult horror novel by Madeleine Roux, and comprises the second installment in her “Asylum” series.

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