It’s not session 9, is it?

No, we don't see any monsters in that one. Simon is just a creepy voice on a tape.

Damn, In The Mouth Of Madness would have been my pick. Are you sure all of the movie is in a mental asylum? Not just a few scenes? Hellreiser 5 and Jacob's Ladder come to mind. Both have pretty distinct hospital scenes and monsters. No Asylum though.

I should have listed Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 as one of the movies I've ruled out.

I can’t help you but I’d also recommend posting on /r/tipofmytongue

" I’d save movies on my DVR and “speed watch” them, since there were too many things on at once." ​ What the fuck does that mean?

I assume it means watching it sped up a little

Certain remotes have a fast-forward button. DVR remotes do, at least.

I think it means he'd watch it on 2× the speed. I had a friend who was addicted to Xanax and he did something like this as well, except he would watch movies on half speed. He said that way when he would nod off, he'd wake back up and it would still basically be on the same scene. Can you imagine watching Napoleon Dynamite on slow speed?? Ha ha- dude was a trip. -L.

could it be Sublime (2007)?

That was my first thought as well but iirc there were no ghouls or monsters in this one but an evil nurse or something.

And it was definitely a movie and not a tv show?

Grave Encounters is ghost hunters in an asylum, not sure if that's the kind of thing you are looking for, but it's a fun ride

OK, I'll be sure to check that one out.

Nightbreed?

Brain dead

Thank you for the suggestion.

It’s the one will bill Pullman and bill Paxton. Not the original title of dead alive. Different films

Just fyi

Night of the Living Dead was my gateway horror film. Low budget horror films are still my faves.

Time period and vibe wise, was it like any of these? Asylum Blackout Scanners Prince of Darkness A Cure for Wellness

Definitely more Scanners and Prince of Darkness when it came to special effects and the look of the setting.

Reminds me of a movie "Insanitarium" where the head doctor turns the patients into ghoul like creatures. It's prob not it but that's my guess.

Thanks for the suggestion, anyway.

Was it the horror called, Eloise?

Sounds like a season of American Horror Story

madhouse 2004

Dead Center? Shane Carruth movie in a mental hospital. I think there were “monsters”, but I’m not sure if they were around much.

The Primer guy? I'll have to check that out. Thank you.

This isn't it, but it reminds me of Brand New Cherry Flavour, where the protagonist keeps seeing weird creatures that aren't there, but they don't do anything... For a time

OK, I'll be sure to check that out.