Bedlam, a word for an environment of insanity, is a term that may refer to:

Places

Bedlam, North Yorkshire Bedlam is a small village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England situated north of Harrogate. Its name most likely came from Old English ''(æt) Botlum'' = "at the buildings" (with a dative plural case ending), or its Old Norse e ...

, a village in England *

Bedlam, Shropshire Bedlam (also known as Titterstone Village) is a small hamlet in south Shropshire, England. It is located east of Bitterley and north of Cleehill, situated on the slopes of Titterstone Clee Hill. The village, along with Dhustone, was built to hous ...

, a small hamlet in England *

Bethlem Royal Hospital Bethlem Royal Hospital, also known as St Mary Bethlehem, Bethlehem Hospital and Bedlam, is a psychiatric hospital in London. Its famous history has inspired several horror books, films and TV series, most notably '' Bedlam'', a 1946 film with ...

, a London psychiatric institution and the purported origin for the word for chaos or madness *

Bedlam Theatre Bedlam Theatre is a theatre in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. The building was completed in 1848 for the New North Free Church. After closing as a church in 1941, the building served as a chaplaincy centre and then a store for the Universi ...

, a student-run theatre in Edinburgh

Arts and media

Film and television

* ''Bedlam'' (1946 film), a thriller film starring Boris Karloff * ''Bedlam'' (2019 film), a documentary film about mental health in the United States * ''Bedlam'' (2011 TV series), a British supernatural drama * ''Bedlam'' (2013 TV series), a documentary * "Bedlam" (''Pretty Little Liars''), a 2016 episode of the TV series ''Pretty Little Liars''

Literature

* '' Bedlam: London and Its Mad'', a 2008 book on the history of mental illness in London * "

Tom o' Bedlam "Tom o' Bedlam" is the title of an anonymous poem in the "mad song" genre, written in the voice of a homeless " Bedlamite". The poem was probably composed at the beginning of the 17th century. In ''How to Read and Why'' Harold Bloom called it "the ...

", an anonymous poem written circa 1600 * ''Bedlam'' (Kennen novel), a 2009 young adult book * ''Bedlam'', a 1992 science fiction novel by John Brosnan * ''Bedlam'' (Brookmyre novel), 2013 * ''Bedlam'', a novel in the '' Skulduggery Pleasant'' series by Derek Landy * Tom o' Bedlam, the alias assumed by Edgar in the Shakespeare play '' King Lear'' * Bedlam, a psychiatric hospital in the book ''

Rebel Angels In the Abrahamic religions, fallen angels are angels who were expelled from heaven. The literal term "fallen angel" never appears in any Abrahamic religious texts, but is used to describe angels cast out of heaven"Mehdi Azaiez, Gabriel Said R ...

'' by Libba Bray * The Bedlam, a mentally impaired character in the play '' The Roses of Eyam'' *

Bedlam (comics) Bedlam (Jesse Aaronson) is a Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He originally possessed the mutant ability to create and project a bio-Electromagnetic field, EM field. This has ...

, a Marvel character

Music

* Bedlam, British 1970s rock band featuring Cozy Powell * Bedlam, an early 1990s rock band fronted by Jay Joyce * Bedlam, an American rap group formed in 1999 by

Prozak Steven T. Shippy, better known by his stage name Prozak, is an American independent rapper and film director from Saginaw, Michigan. He's a member of the group Project:Deadman with Mike E. Clark as well as the group Bedlam with Madness and Stap ...

* ''Bedlam'' (EP), a 2006 EP by Twilightning * ''Bedlam'', a 2016 album by Michale Graves * "Bedlam", a song by

The Bel-Airs The Bel-Airs were an early and influential surf rock band from South Bay, Los Angeles, active in the early 1960s. They were best known for their 1961 hit "Mr. Moto", an instrumental surf rock song that featured a flamenco-inspired intro and cont ...

Video games

* ''Bedlam'' (1982 video game), a game for the TRS-80 * ''Bedlam'', a 1988 video game from Beam Software * ''Bedlam'' (1996 video game), a 1996 video game from Mirage Technologies * ''Bedlam'' (2015 video game), a game based on the novel * ''

Skyshine's Bedlam ''Skyshine's Bedlam'' is a turn-based tactical roguelike and simulation game developed by Skyshine Games and published by Versus Evil. It was released on September 16, 2015, for Windows and Mac OS X. It received mixed reviews from critics, who ...

'', a 2015 turn-based tactical roguelike game

Other media

* ''

UFC 85 ''UFC 85: Bedlam'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on June 7, 2008, at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. Background The card was plagued by a number of injuries sustained by scheduled fight ...

: Bedlam'', a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event

Other

* Bedlam, a nickname for Institute F.C.'s

YMCA Grounds Riverside Stadium, formerly the YMCA Grounds, was a football stadium in Drumahoe, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is the former home ground of Institute F.C. of the NIFL. The stadium held 3,110 people with 1,540 seated. In 1980, a si ...

(or Riverside Stadium) in Northern Ireland * Bedlam cube, a puzzle invented by Bruce Bedlam * Bedlam Series, a sports rivalry between the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University {{disambiguation