Asylum may refer to:

Types of asylum

Asylum (antiquity) In ancient Greece and Rome, an asylum referred to a place where people facing persecution could seek refuge. These locations were largely religious in nature, such as temples and other religious sites. A similar concept, the Cities of Refuge, exis ...

, places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome * Benevolent Asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute * Cities of Refuge, places of refuge in ancient Judea * Church asylum or

sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This secondary use can be categorized into human sanctuary, a sa ...

, a right to be safe from arrest in the sanctuary of a church or temple *

Lunatic asylum The lunatic asylum (or insane asylum) was an early precursor of the modern psychiatric hospital. The fall of the lunatic asylum and its eventual replacement by modern psychiatric hospitals explains the rise of organized, institutional psychiatr ...

or mental asylum, a historical term for psychiatric hospital * Orphan asylum,

orphanage An orphanage is a residential institution, total institution or group home, devoted to the care of orphans and children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared for by their biological families. The parents may be deceased, absent, or a ...

Right of asylum The right of asylum (sometimes called right of political asylum; ) is an ancient juridical concept, under which people persecuted by their own rulers might be protected by another sovereign authority, like a second country or another ent ...

, political asylum

Entertainment

Fiction

* ''Asylum'' (comics), a comic series * ''Asylum'' (Darvill-Evans novel), a 2001 ''Doctor Who'' novel * ''Asylum'' (McGrath novel), a 1996 novel by Patrick McGrath * ''Asylum'' (series), a young adult horror series * ''Asylums'' (book), a 1961 nonfiction book by Erving Goffman

Film

* ''Asylum'' (1972 horror film), a horror film starring Peter Cushing * ''Asylum'' (1972 documentary film), a film featuring the psychiatrist R. D. Laing * ''Asylum'' (2003 film), an American short documentary * ''Asylum'' (2005 film), a British drama by David Mackenzie based on the novel by Patrick McGrath * ''Asylum'' (2008 film), an American horror film by David R. Ellis * ''Asylum'' (2014 film), an American horror film

Television

* ''Asylum'' (1996 TV series), a UK comedy series on Paramount Comedy Channel * ''Asylum'' (2015 TV series), a UK comedy series on the BBC * "Asylum" (''Law & Order''), an episode of ''Law & Order'' * "Asylum" (''Moon Knight''), an episode of ''Moon Knight'' * "Asylum" (''Person of Interest''), an episode of ''Person of Interest'' * "Asylum" (''Sliders''), an episode of ''Sliders'' * "Asylum" (''Supernatural''), an episode of ''Supernatural'' * "Asylum" (''Torchwood''), a 2009 episode of ''Torchwood'' * '' American Horror Story: Asylum'', the second season of ''American Horror Story''

Albums

* ''Asylum'' (The Back Horn album), 2010 * ''Asylum'' (Disturbed album), 2010 * ''Asylum'' (Kiss album), 1985 * ''Asylum'' (The Legendary Pink Dots album), 1985

Songs

* "Asylum" (The Orb song), 1997 * "Asylum", by Disturbed from '' Asylum'' * "Asylum", by John Legend from ''

Love in the Future ''Love in the Future'' is the fourth studio album by American singer John Legend. The album was released on August 30, 2013, by GOOD Music and Columbia Records. The album, executive produced by Legend, Kanye West and Dave Tozer, features guest a ...

'' * "Asylum", by Alanis Morissette from '' Flavors of Entanglement'' (non-album track) * "Asylum", by Gary Numan from '' The Pleasure Principle'' * "Asylum", by Onslaught from '' In Search of Sanity'' * "Asylum", by Slaughterhouse, featuring Eminem, from '' Welcome to: Our House'' * "Asylum", by Supertramp from ''

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Other

* Asylum Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, U.S. * ''Asylum'' (magazine), a magazine about mental health and psychiatry *

Asylum Records Asylum Records is an American record label, founded in 1971 by David Geffen and partner Elliot Roberts. It was taken over by Warner Communications (now the Warner Music Group) in 1972, and later merged with Elektra Records to become Elektra/Asylu ...

, an American record label * ''Asylum'' (1981 video game), an adventure game * ''Asylum'' (upcoming video game), a horror game in development since 2010 *

The Asylum The Asylum is an American independent film company and distributor that focuses on producing low-budget, direct-to-video films. It is notorious for producing titles that capitalize on productions by major studios, often using film titles and s ...

, an American film production company known for their

mockbuster A mockbuster (also known as knockbuster or a drafting opportunity) is a film created to exploit the publicity of another major motion picture with a similar title or subject. Mockbusters are often made with a low budget and quick production to max ...

s. *

Weekend at the Asylum Weekend at the Asylum (commonly shortened to just The Asylum) is likely the largest and longest running steampunk festival in the world. Since 2009, the festival (or convivial in steampunk parlance) has been held each year in Lincoln and curren ...

, a large annual steampunk event held in Lincoln, England