Exploring Haunted Asylums and Their Eerie Histories Steve Roberts isn’t entirely convinced that ghosts exist, but he struggles to find another explanation for what he experienced earlier this year at the infamous Pennhurst Asylum in Pennsylvania. In May, Roberts attended the Pennhurst Paracon—an event dedicated to paranormal exploration—at the vast facility, which was shuttered in 1986 and is widely believed to be haunted. “It's the allure of the unknown,” said Roberts, a tech