In Popular Culture
- The hospital was a major filming location for the 2008 film Choke.
- In 2008, the hospital was featured on the paranormal reality series Ghost Adventures on the Travel Channel, but due to privacy, the name and location were not revealed.
- In 2009, the hospital was featured on Syfy's paranormal reality shows Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters: Live Halloween Countdown, and Ghost Hunters Academy.
- Wheeler Antabanez has written extensively about The Essex County Hospital Center. His Overbrook web page contains videos, photos and essays about the abandoned hospital center including documentation of the demolition process.
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