These creepy snapshots of 200-year-old abandoned asylum which housed traumatised American Civil War veterans will send shivers down your spine

THESE creepy snapshots of an eerie abandoned asylum will send a shiver down your spine.

The old building in Columbia, South Carolina, opened in 1821 and was used to house traumatised veterans from the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865.

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But the hospital is now in ruins after it was left to crumble.

The insides have been stripped bare.

Nothing is left but peeling paintwork and graffitied walls.

These eerie pictures were taken by urban explorer who goes under the alias Bullet because he does not want to reveal his true identity due to legal issues.

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Bullet said: "It's not an exaggeration when I say this place is extremely dangerous to enter.

"Most of the floors are wooden, so because of this there are massive holes everywhere, and to get to some areas you have to walk on exposed beams.

"The floor throughout the building feels very soft, as if it would give way underneath you at any moment - it's unnerving.”

Walking around the spooky asylum he finds small rooms.

"I know many mental hospitals at the time suffered from overcrowding, and it's not hard to imagine why,” he said.

"Claustrophobic would describe the rooms.

"Sadly there wasn't much left behind - there was a gurney outside and a few bed frames scattered throughout the building.

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"People seem to look at these hospitals with fear or a sense of creepiness - but despite the legal trouble most of these hospitals are known for, you must remember that they suffered from underfunding, understaffing and overcrowding.

“And despite that, the doctors and staff there did their best to provide quality care to the patients.

"The city plans on preserving this building which I'm glad they're doing because many of these buildings have been lost because people just want to forget about the pain and legal troubles involved here."

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