The Ward (film)

The Ward (titled onscreen as John Carpenter's The Ward) is a 2010 American supernatural psychological horror film directed by John Carpenter and starring Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, and Jared Harris. Set in 1966, the film chronicles the story of a young woman who is institutionalized after setting fire to a house and who finds herself haunted by the ghost of a former inmate at the psychiatric ward. As of 2025, this is Carpenter's most recent film as a director.

The film was shot on location at the Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake, Washington.