The ruins of Bartonville Asylum, or as it is more commonly known, Peoria State Hospital, are located west of Peoria in the small town of Bartonville, which lies directly across the Illinois River. Troy Taylor popularized this location via several books including Haunted Illinois (1999, 2004) and Haunted Decatur Revisited (2000), although it had long been an object of local curiosity. The property owners have not been amused by the asylum’s growing notoriety, and police regularly patrol the premises looking for trespassers.

From "The Fallen Investigate":

“I guess we’ll just have to find out,” Mike said with a satisfied grin as he flicked on his electric torch and pointed the beam into the darkness.

“I think you’d keep doing this even if there was nothing to find,” Greg quipped.

“This is the fun part,” Mike replied. “Where’s the fun when it’s over and everyone goes home?”

Suddenly the five heard a crash, followed by the distinctive clicking of nails on tile, coming from the floor above them. The inhuman footsteps traveled the length of the ceiling and stopped directly above where The Fallen stood.

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