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Blackthorn Reach is a ghost town in northeastern Wyoming. Formerly home to more than 1,600 residents, the town was evacuated and abandoned following the Blackthorn Reach Mass Psychogenic Illness Disaster in 2029.

Blackthorn Reach Community Hospital was a 42-bed critical access hospital in Blackthorn Reach, Wyoming, notable for its role during the 2029 outbreak that later became associated with The Observer Syndrome.

Blackthorn Reach High School was the sole secondary school serving Blackthorn Reach. The campus and teams (the Blackthorn Ravens) were central to the town before the 2029 evacuation.

Joseph Brown (born 1970) is the only documented survivor of the Blackthorn Reach Mass Psychogenic Illness Disaster; his apparent lack of symptoms has made him a subject of interest to researchers.

The Blackthorn Reach Mass Psychogenic Illness Disaster, commonly known as The Observer Syndrome, was an anomalous public health event that occurred in the town of Blackthorn Reach, Wyoming, in 2026. The incident was initially classified as a mass psychogenic illness but was later reclassified by investigators as Perceptually Transmitted Psychogenic Syndrome (PTPS) after numerous cases demonstrated progressive neurological deterioration inconsistent with known psychiatric disorders.