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10 Horror Movies That Make Hospitals Even More Freaky

Ghouls (It Follows) and slashers ( Halloween 's Michael Myers) that chase you down while you're ailing are just the worst.

There are lots of horror movies themed around psychiatric hospitals—be they fully functional facilities, like A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors, or abandoned, like Session 9. Regular medical hospitals don’t pop up nearly as often—but as these 10 films show, leaning into what’s already an unsettling atmosphere can be hugely effective.

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