Bedlam may refer to:

Places

Bethlem Royal Hospital Bethlem Royal Hospital, also known as St Mary Bethlehem, Bethlehem Hospital and Bedlam, is a psychiatric hospital in Bromley, London. Its famous history has inspired several horror books, films, and television series, most notably ''Bedlam (194 ...

, a London psychiatric institution and the historic origin for the word for chaos or madness * Bedlam, North Yorkshire, a village in England * Bedlam, Shropshire, a small hamlet in England *

Bedlam Theatre Bedlam Theatre is a theatre in the Old Town, Edinburgh, 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 s ...

, a student-run theatre in Edinburgh

Arts and media

Film and television

* ''Bedlam'' (1946 film), a thriller starring Boris Karloff * ''Bedlam'' (2019 film), a documentary 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 TV episode

Literature

* '' Bedlam: London and Its Mad'', a 2008 history book * "

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 John Raymond Brosnan (7 October 1947 – 11 April 2005) was an Australian writer of fantasy and science fiction, as well as non-fiction. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, and died in South Harrow, London London is the Capita ...

* ''Bedlam'' (Brookmyre novel), 2013 * ''Bedlam'', a novel in the ''

Skulduggery Pleasant ''Skulduggery Pleasant'' is a series of Dark fantasy, dark fantasy novels written by Irish author Derek Landy. Tom Percival is the series' illustrator. The books revolve around the adventures of fledgling detective Valkyrie Cain and her mentor ...

'' series by Derek Landy * Tom o' Bedlam, a character alias in the Shakespeare play ''

King Lear ''The Tragedy of King Lear'', often shortened to ''King Lear'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his ...

'' * Bedlam, a psychiatric hospital in the book '' Rebel Angels'' by Libba Bray * The Bedlam, a mentally impaired character in the play '' The Roses of Eyam'' *

Bedlam (comics) Bedlam (Jesse Aaronson) is a mutant superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He originally possessed the mutant ability to create and project a bio-EM field. This has the effect of temporarily disabling any similar ...

, a Marvel character

Music

* Bedlam, British 1970s rock band featuring

Cozy Powell Cozy Powell (born Colin Trevor Flooks; 29 December 1947 – 5 April 1998) was an English drummer who made his name with major rock bands and artists such as The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Graham Bonnet, B ...

* Bedlam, an early 1990s rock band fronted by

Jay Joyce John Joseph "Jay" Joyce is an American record producer, songwriter and session musician. In the 1990s, Joyce, with Chris Feinstein and Brad Pemberton, recorded and toured as Iodine. He also fronted the band Bedlam, featured on the soundtrack to ...

* Bedlam, an American rap group formed in 1999 by Prozak * ''Bedlam'' (EP), 2006, by Twilightning * ''Bedlam'', a 2016 album by

Michale Graves Michael Emanuel (born March 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Michale Graves, is an American singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist for the 1990s re-incarnation of the horror punk band Misfits from 1995 to 2000, leaving briefly ...

* "Bedlam", a song by

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

* "Bedlam in Belgium", a song by AC/DC from their 1983 album ''

Flick of the Switch ''Flick of the Switch'' is the ninth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The album was deemed a commercial disappointment after it failed to match the sales figures of the band's two previous releases, 1980's '' Back in Black'' and ...

Video games

* ''Bedlam'' (1982 video game), for the TRS-80 * ''Bedlam'', a 1988 video game from

Beam Software Krome Studios Melbourne, originally Beam Software, was an Australian video game development studio founded in 1980 by Alfred Milgrom and Naomi Besen and based in Melbourne, Australia. Initially formed to produce books and software to be publis ...

* ''Bedlam'' (1996 video game), from Mirage Technologies * ''Bedlam'' (2015 video game), based on the Brookmyre novel * '' Skyshine's Bedlam'', a 2015 turn-based game for Windows and Mac

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

Insanity Insanity, madness, lunacy, and craziness are behaviors caused by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity can manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person or persons becoming a danger to themselves or to other ...

* Bedlam, a nickname for Institute F.C.'s YMCA Grounds (or Riverside Stadium) in Northern Ireland *

Bedlam cube The Bedlam cube is a solid dissection puzzle invented by British puzzle expert Bruce Bedlam. Design The puzzle consists of thirteen polycubic pieces: twelve pentacubes and one tetracube. The objective is to assemble these pieces into a 4 ...

, a puzzle invented by Bruce Bedlam *

Bedlam Series The Bedlam Series is the name given to the Oklahoma–Oklahoma State rivalry. It refers to the athletics rivalry between the Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State Cowboys, Cowboys and Cowgirls of the Bi ...

, a sports rivalry between the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University {{disambiguation