escaped mental patient
28 movies and shows

Orphan: First Kill
Wed, 27 Jul 2022
After escaping from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Leena Klammer travels to America by impersonating Esther, the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But when her mask starts to slip, she is put against a mother who will protect her family from the murderous “child” at any cost.

Black Christmas
Fri, 15 Dec 2006
As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins a series of obscene phone calls with dubious intentions...

Clownhouse
Sat, 21 Apr 1990
Three teenage brothers are terrorized by a trio of escaped mental patients disguised as clowns.

The Initiation
Fri, 07 Dec 1984
An amnesiac sorority member who has been plagued by a recurring nightmare is stalked alongside other coeds by a killer in a deserted department store where they are completing a hazing ritual.

Alone in the Dark
Fri, 12 Nov 1982
A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.

Prey of the Chameleon
Fri, 07 Feb 1992
J.D. returns to his hometown many years after leaving Carrie at the altar. After their unhappy reunion, J.D. heads to California, only to soon fall for a woman he helps with her broken down car. Little does he know that this woman is a serial killer who takes on the identity of each of her victims.

Sorority House Massacre
Wed, 01 Oct 1986
Upon joining a sorority, Beth is plagued by nightmares of a knife-wielding killer, when her past comes back to haunt her.

The 11th Commandment
Tue, 25 Mar 1986
A murderous psycho breaks out of a mental hospital and goes after his rich uncle who killed his father and raped his mother.

Silent Madness
Fri, 26 Oct 1984
A psychiatrist poses as an ex-sorority sister to stop a slasher freed by a computer error.

Devil Times Five
Fri, 31 May 1974
Five extremely disturbed, sociopathic children escape from their psychiatric transport and are taken in unwittingly by a group of adult villagers on winter vacation.

The Hidden Hand
Sat, 07 Nov 1942
Eccentric wealthy old woman Lorinda Channing uses her insane brother, John Channing, to help her frighten their greedy relatives after her money.

Deadly Innocents
Thu, 01 Jun 1989
Angela is a sensitive teenager and her fanatically religious father has forced her to dress and work like a boy in his gas station. When Beth, who has a split personality, escapes from the sanitarium, she meets Angela. Beth tempts Angela to be a real girl by wearing Angela mother's clothes. Then both become a lethal combination.

The Last House
Tue, 07 Apr 2015
After his girlfriend is kidnapped by a satanic trio of escaped mental patients, a young man must rescue her from a Hollywood home before their sadistic plans can be realized.

Blood Song
Fri, 01 Oct 1982
A psychopath escapes from a mental institution and starts a murder spree, which ends in the pursuing of a young handicapped girl, who once got a blood transfusion from him.

Splatter University
Fri, 13 Jul 1984
A sociology instructor finds her new teaching duties at a private college interrupted by the presence of a killer.

Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in Crownsville, MD.

Road to Nowhere
Sun, 04 Jul 1993
A psychotic convict escapes from jail, kidnaps his sister, and takes an American couple hostage in their seaside vacation home while planning his escape from the police.

Deadly Strangers
Tue, 01 Apr 1975
After she misses her train, a young woman is forced to hitch a ride back to town. After managing to get away from a lecherous trucker, she is given a ride by a good-looking but somewhat mysterious young man, who she comes to suspect may be a dangerous escapee from a mental asylum.

Peril
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
A woman desperate to save her injured husband is taken hostage by an escaped mental patient.

The Thrill Killers
Fri, 07 Aug 1964
Three psychotic murderers escape from a mental institution and stalk women in Los Angeles.