Typically, orphanages don't bring the most comforting of images to most people's minds. Whether they're known for their pitiful cleanliness, their evil headmasters, or their overcrowding of poor, destitute children, they seem to rarely live up to their noble goal of providing children with better lives. The history of the orphanage confirms this preconception: most were started by well-meaning philanthropists or religious organizations, but they rarely spelled happiness for their young, abandoned residents. It's no surprise then that there's no shortage of spooky and otherwise odd stories that whisper out of the walls of these institutions.
Intrigued? Read on to learn about the checkered past of the orphanage, and the supernatural consequences of their underperformance.