43 Creepiest Locations Around The World To Be Actually Used In Film

26. The Ridges, USA – The Insane Asylum That Never Stopped Screaming

Originally known as the Athens Lunatic Asylum, The Ridges in Ohio is one of the most notorious psychiatric hospitals in American history. Its dark past includes harsh treatments like lobotomies, electroshock therapy, and years of patient neglect, leading to countless deaths within its walls. The asylum, featured in Session 9 (2001) and Strange & Creepy (2017), still oozes with an unsettling aura. Perhaps the most infamous story is that of Margaret Schilling, a patient who went missing in 1978. Her body was found weeks later, locked inside an abandoned wing, and to this day, the outline of her corpse remains permanently etched into the floor, unable to be scrubbed away. The Ridges is said to be filled with echoes of screams, ghostly apparitions of former patients, and a chilling sense of dread that lingers long after visitors leave.