Ohio hides some seriously spooky spots that don’t make it into tourist guides. These haunted locations have stories that get passed down through generations of locals, with each place carrying its own ghostly history. From abandoned tunnels to historic buildings with dark pasts, these nine haunted attractions will give you chills that only Ohio residents usually get to experience.
1. The Ridges’ Permanent Stain
What began as Athens Lunatic Asylum in 1874 has transformed into a place of macabre fascination. The most chilling tale centers around patient Margaret Schilling, who disappeared within the massive complex during winter 1978.
Staff discovered her body six weeks later in an abandoned ward. The most unsettling part? Her body left a permanent human-shaped stain on the floor that remains visible today, despite countless cleaning attempts.
Former patients reportedly wander the grounds at night. Their shadowy figures appear in windows of the now-repurposed buildings, as if still trapped in treatments from a darker era of mental health care.
2. Satan’s Hollow’s Underworld Portal
Beneath Blue Ash’s suburban streets lies a drainage system with a reputation that sends teenagers running. Known ominously as Satan’s Hollow, locals whisper that cultists once used these tunnels for dark rituals, accidentally opening a gateway to something sinister…