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October 27th, 2008

On the Set of Session 9

Looking around on Flickr this weekend I came across this photo set: Danvers State Hospital & Session 9. The pictures were taken by Russ Fischer who apparently did some work on the set of Session 9, snapping away whenever he had a spare second or two. It’s always great to find photos from before there were boards on all the windows and you could see without a flashlight or camera flash. My favorite photos from the set are this one, this one, and this one.

And by the way, if you haven’t seen Session 9 yet, I highly recommend it. It’s a thriller about an asbestos abatement crew given the job of cleaning up DSH and what happens to them as they uncover the hospital’s secrets (as well as some of their own). It may not be the best movie you’ll ever see, but it’s good and it has some amazing footage of the Danvers State Hospital Kirkbride. And October would be a great time to watch it…

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Posted on October 27th, 2008 under Buildings, Films & Television, Pictures, Web Sites by Ethan
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Discussion

Phil October 27, 2008, 8:09 am

Awesome! I’m going to have to go home and watch the movie again tonight. Were all the floors at Danvers wooden?
Rebecca Kinslow October 27, 2008, 4:55 pm

Even after the demolition, the place still holds large amounts of energy. It’s sad we lost the Kirkbridge to Avon Bay cosmetics but at least they saved a little for us to see. I know I might sound a little nuts myself lol, but when I visit the place the hospital does talk to me in ways. One Summer visit last year, the lights inside blinked twice when I looked at the building. Can someone say FREAKY!

Session 9 rocks! Amazing website too!