Bedlam, a word for an environment of

insanity Insanity, madness, lunacy, and craziness are behaviors performed by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity can be manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person or persons becoming a danger to themselves or to ...

, is a term that may refer to:

Places

Bedlam, North Yorkshire Bedlam is a small village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England situated north of Harrogate. Its name most likely came from Old English ''(æt) Botlum'' = "at the buildings" (with a dative plural case ending), or its Old Norse e ...

, a village in England *

Bedlam, Shropshire Bedlam (also known as Titterstone Village) is a small hamlet in south Shropshire, England. It is located east of Bitterley and north of Cleehill, situated on the slopes of Titterstone Clee Hill. The village, along with Dhustone, was built to hous ...

, a small hamlet in England *

Bethlem Royal Hospital Bethlem Royal Hospital, also known as St Mary Bethlehem, Bethlehem Hospital and Bedlam, is a psychiatric hospital in London. Its famous history has inspired several horror books, films and TV series, most notably '' Bedlam'', a 1946 film with ...

, a London psychiatric institution and the purported origin for the word for chaos or madness *

Bedlam Theatre Bedlam Theatre is a theatre in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. The building was completed in 1848 for the New North Free Church. After closing as a church in 1941, the building served as a chaplaincy centre and then a store for the Universi ...

, a student-run theatre in Edinburgh

Arts and media

Film and television

* ''Bedlam'' (1946 film), a thriller film starring Boris Karloff * ''Bedlam'' (2019 film), a documentary film about mental health in the United States * ''Bedlam'' (2011 TV series), a British supernatural drama * ''Bedlam'' (2013 TV series), a documentary * "Bedlam" (''Pretty Little Liars''), a 2016 episode of the TV series ''Pretty Little Liars''

Literature

* '' Bedlam: London and Its Mad'', a 2008 book on the history of mental illness in London * "

Tom o' Bedlam "Tom o' Bedlam" is the title of an anonymous poem in the "mad song" genre, written in the voice of a homeless " Bedlamite". The poem was probably composed at the beginning of the 17th century. In ''How to Read and Why'' Harold Bloom called it "the ...

", an anonymous poem written circa 1600 * ''Bedlam'' (Kennen novel), a 2009 young adult book * ''Bedlam'', a 1992 science fiction novel by

John Brosnan John Raymond Brosnan (7 October 1947 – 11 April 2005) was an Australian writer of both fiction and non-fiction works in the fantasy and science fiction genres. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, and died in South Harrow, London, fro ...

* ''Bedlam'' (Brookmyre novel), 2013 * ''Bedlam'', a novel in the ''

Skulduggery Pleasant ''Skulduggery Pleasant'' is a series of dark fantasy novels written by Irish author Derek Landy. The books revolve around the adventures of fledgling detective Valkyrie Cain, her mentor Skulduggery Pleasant, along with other friends and allie ...

'' series by Derek Landy * Tom o' Bedlam, the alias assumed by Edgar in the Shakespeare play ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...

'' * Bedlam, a psychiatric hospital in the book '' Rebel Angels'' by Libba Bray * The Bedlam, a mentally impaired character in the play ''

The Roses of Eyam ''The Roses of Eyam'' is a historical drama by Don Taylor about The Great Plague that swept Britain in 1665/66. It is largely based on the events that happened in the 'Plague Village' of Eyam in Derbyshire, between September 1665 and December ...

'' *

Bedlam (comics) Bedlam (Jesse Aaronson) is a Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He originally possessed the mutant ability to create and project a bio-Electromagnetic field, EM field. This has ...

, a Marvel character

Music

* Bedlam, British 1970s rock band featuring

Cozy Powell Cozy Powell (born Colin Trevor Flooks; 29 December 1947 – 5 April 1998) was an English rock drummer who made his name with major rock bands and artists such as The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Robert Plant, ...

* Bedlam, an early 1990s rock band fronted by

Jay Joyce John Joseph "Jay" Joyce is an American record producer, songwriter and session musician. In the 1990s, Joyce, with Chris Feinstein and Brad Pemberton, recorded and toured as Iodine and began working as a record producer, working with artists suc ...

* Bedlam, an American rap group formed in 1999 by

Prozak Steven T. Shippy, better known by his stage name Prozak, is an American independent rapper and film director from Saginaw, Michigan. He's a member of the group Project:Deadman with Mike E. Clark as well as the group Bedlam with Madness and Stap ...

* ''Bedlam'' (EP), a 2006 EP by Twilightning * ''Bedlam'', a 2016 album by

Michale Graves Michael Emanuel (born March 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Michale Graves, is an American singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist for the 1990s re-incarnation of the horror punk band Misfits from 1995 to 2000, leaving briefly ...

* "Bedlam", a song by

The Bel-Airs The Bel-Airs were an early and influential surf rock band from South Bay, Los Angeles, active in the early 1960s. They were best known for their 1961 hit "Mr. Moto", an instrumental surf rock song that featured a flamenco-inspired intro and cont ...

* "Bedlam in Belgium", a song by

AC/DC AC/DC (stylised as ACϟDC) are an Australian Rock music, rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm Young, Malcolm and Angus Young. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and Heavy metal ...

from their 1983 studioalbum '

Flick of the Switch ''Flick of the Switch'' is the ninth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The album was deemed a commercial disappointment after it failed to match the sales figures of the band's two previous releases, 1980's ''Back in Black'' an ...

Video games

* ''Bedlam'' (1982 video game), a game for the TRS-80 * ''Bedlam'', a 1988 video game from

Beam Software Krome Studios Melbourne, originally Melbourne House, was an Australian video game developer, video game development studio founded in 1980 by Alfred Milgrom and Naomi Milgrom, Naomi Besen and based in Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Initially ...

* ''Bedlam'' (1996 video game), a 1996 video game from Mirage Technologies * ''Bedlam'' (2015 video game), a game based on the novel * '' Skyshine's Bedlam'', a 2015 turn-based tactical roguelike game

Other media

* ''

UFC 85 ''UFC 85: Bedlam'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on June 7, 2008, at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. Background The card was plagued by a number of injuries sustained by scheduled fight ...

: Bedlam'', a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event

Other

* Bedlam, a nickname for Institute F.C.'s

YMCA Grounds Riverside Stadium, formerly the YMCA Grounds, was a Association football, football stadium in Drumahoe, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is the former home ground of Institute F.C. of the Northern Ireland Football League, NIFL. The stadi ...

(or Riverside Stadium) in Northern Ireland *

Bedlam cube The Bedlam cube is a solid dissection puzzle invented by British puzzle expert Bruce Bedlam. Design The puzzle consists of thirteen polycubic pieces: twelve pentacubes and one tetracube. The objective is to assemble these pieces into a 4 ...

, a puzzle invented by Bruce Bedlam *

Bedlam Series The Bedlam Series is the name given to the Oklahoma–Oklahoma State rivalry. It refers to the athletics rivalry between Oklahoma State University Cowboys and Cowgirls and the University of Oklahoma Sooners of the Big 12 Conference. Both school ...

, a sports rivalry between the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University {{disambiguation