21 Everyday Places You'd Never Guess Were Used for Dark Movie Scenes

21. Centralia, Pennsylvania – Inspiration for Silent Hill (2006 Film)

While not a direct filming location for most scenes, the real-life story and eerie state of Centralia, PA, directly inspired the perpetually burning, ash-choked atmosphere of the town in the Silent Hill horror film (and game series). An underground coal mine fire, burning since 1962, forced the town's near-total abandonment, leaving behind empty streets, eerie steam vents, and unstable ground. This real-world environmental disaster zone provides a chillingly authentic basis for the film's oppressive, inescapable, and hellish alternate dimension.