30 Photos of Abandoned Hospitals That'll Send Chills Down Your Spine

Let's face it. There's a reason why hospitals are the primary setting for so many of our favorite horror movies: they're just plain creepy. But when hospitals and mental institutions are completely abandoned for one reason or another and are just left to decay, the spook factor multiplies ten-fold. There are plenty spooky abandoned buildings all over the world, but between the large empty corridors, forgotten medical equipment, and, um, morgues that are just a little too quiet, abandoned hospitals take the top spot as places you wouldn't want to be after dark.

A lone gurney left behind in a cold and empty hospital room.

A row of hydrotherapy tubs sit side by side - canvas enclosures still intact.

Tall pillars cast ominous shadows in this former reception space.

Mother Nature reclaims the charred shell of a former sanitarium.

Sand fills the corridor of this abandoned hospital in a ghost town in Africa.

This image could be straight out of a horror movie.

Moldy exam tables sit empty - waiting for the next patient.

Moss engulfs the decaying walls of this empty sanatorium in Germany.

With papers scattered all over the floor, it appears that this former mental hospital was abandoned in quite a hurry.

This corridor of open doors makes you wonder what could pop out at any moment.

Rusty medical equipment clutters this partially flooded operating room.

Dusk turns to night in this bare exam room.

This empty hospital bed appears to still have the mattress imprint of the last person who sleep on it.

Would you be brave enough to check out the empty halls of this abandoned hospital basement?

A lone wheelchair sits in the middle of the hallway in an abandoned mental asylum.

Look closely and you'll notice the blood-soaked stains that permanently haunt this old dissection table.

A giant window, fit with cracked and shattered panes, overlooks this former autopsy room.

This dark, decaying hallway leads to nowhere.

Take a closer look at what's written on the windows of this empty morgue.

A collapsed passageway makes certain doors inaccessible.

A wall of mortuary drawers all sit empty in this barren morgue.

Storm clouds roll over the fenced-off remains of a once-bustling hospital.

Cobwebs cover this rather uninviting medical chair headrest.

Golden rays from the afternoon sun fill this empty hospital hall with a soft, warm glow.

We dare you to take a closer look at what lies beyond this decaying door.

Stained glass windows fill this decrepit space with a beautiful hue.

An empty chair is all that remains in this abandoned hospital corridor.

Dust and debris coat this metal exam table.

Rows of empty bunk beds line the walls of this abandoned mental facility.

Beams of light from above illuminate this old hospital basement - a place you surely wouldn't want to be a night.