Favorite Horror Movie Location?

[GhostDog]

Location, location, location. Every good horror movie knows well that the right place can scare you just as much as any machete wielding madman or flesh starved zombie.

So what is your favorite horror movie location? Everything from the classics of Freddy's fiery boiler room or good old Camp Crystal Lake to the frighteningly isolated like the forsaken ship Event Horizon or the Antarctic Outpost 31 from The Thing. Everyone has a favorite and I'd love to hear them.

Sound off in the comments below.

[GhostDog]

A few of my favorites to set the tone.

The Boiler Room (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
Camp Crystal Lake (Friday the 13th)
Sawyer House (Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
Outpost 31 (John Carpenter's The Thing)
The Event Horizon (Event Horizon)
Overlook Hotel (The Shining)
The Glass House (Thir13en Ghosts)
The Cabin/The Facility (The Cabin in the Woods)
Nuclear Testing Town (Hills Have Eyes)
The Cube (Cube)

I could list more but I don't want to spoil the fun...

[The Bloofer Lady]

Hey Ghost!

Session 9- the hospital
The Changeling- the house
The Orphanage- the house

[Jake.Ashworth]

I just watched Mercy last night. It was based in an old Farm house, somewhere in New York. It was pretty beautiful.

Pet Sematary ---- The Cemetery and the Indian Burial Ground
House of 1000 Corpses --- The house and the tunnels underneath, and Captain Spauldings, and Red Hot Pussy Liquors.

[hammerfan]

Regan's bedroom, The Exorcist
Silent Hill
The Nostromo, Alien
LV426, Aliens

[anglewitch]

I watched The Bone Yard. One Of the classics made in Statesville N.C. I even went to the building where they filmed it.

[joechianakas]

I have to add this: if any of you are filmmakers looking for awesome scenery and live in Illinois (or are willing to drive), my home town of Peoria hosts one of the largest cemeteries in the state. It's AMAZING. I can't believe it hasn't been used yet.

Wooded areas, hills, trails, broken stairs from a high section to low, wildlife (bats, deer), pet cemetery, military, tombs, mosques, a terribly sad baby section, SO MUCH. I bike and hike through it regularly when the weather is nice.

Here are some pics, and seriously: remember me. I'd love to take a group of filmmakers on a tour through all the hidden gems. I'll share just a couple pics so as not to take up the whole feed :)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4128/5192981562_cd36554626_b.jpg

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/40/ba/62/40ba6278c448f6415c5770f52db8ed73.jpg

http://www.illinoisancestors.org/cemphotos/d/191868-2/springdale_map_edited.jpg

[Jason X]

Overlook Hotel (The Shining),Camp Crystal lake,Jigsaw Hideouts(there are lot),Myers House(halloween)...

[Amalthea_unicorn]

The boiler room too.

[Anchen]

I can forgive many a horrible horror script if only it takes place in a creepy gothic/ Victorian mansion

[tfantasy]

There are soooo many!!

Silent Hill
any of the cool places in Underworld
The Cube
the underground tunnels in House of 1000 Corpses
boiler room (Freddy)
the house in The Haunting
Shutter Island
the cemetery in Pet Semetary
the mind of the killer in The Cell
the house in the remake of House on Haunted Hill
the glass house in 13 Ghosts
the government place (don't remember what it was called) in Cabin in the Woods
the woods in Wrong Turn
the underground tunnels in Priest
the diner in Legion
the city in Daybreakers
all the places where the insane traps were used in the Saw series
the candy house in Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters
I could go on and on but I truly enjoy any location that has a deep gothic look or affect to it!!

[ImmortalSlasher]

I think all good horror movies have good locations. Is this a favorite location you would like to visit or live type of question?

[GhostDog]

There are soooo many!!

Silent Hill
any of the cool places in Underworld
The Cube
the underground tunnels in House of 1000 Corpses
boiler room (Freddy)
the house in The Haunting
Shutter Island
the cemetery in Pet Semetary
the mind of the killer in The Cell
the house in the remake of House on Haunted Hill
the glass house in 13 Ghosts
the government place (don't remember what it was called) in Cabin in the Woods
the woods in Wrong Turn
the underground tunnels in Priest
the diner in Legion
the city in Daybreakers
all the places where the insane traps were used in the Saw series
the candy house in Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters
I could go on and on but I truly enjoy any location that has a deep gothic look or affect to it!!

That's what I'm talking about. Love the list, sister.

[GhostDog]

I think all good horror movies have good locations. Is this a favorite location you would like to visit or live type of question?

Just your favorites. Everyone has their favorites.

[ImmortalSlasher]

Ah ok.

A good number were mentioned already.

Halloween (original)
Friday the 13th Crystal Lake - I like the feel of the area the most in Part 6.
Silent Hill - Spooky. But the whole town and outskirts seemed like a nice area.
Nightmare on Elm Street - I like the setting in Part 4 too with the diner.

[MichaelMyers]

Sleepy Hollow.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Insane asylum

dirty filthy basement

the woods

prison

in a foreign country

[Raegan]

cabin from the evil deads
camp site for sleepaway camps

[Scarecrows]

Halloween (original)

The Conjuring

[GhostDog]

Ah ok.

A good number were mentioned already.

Halloween (original)
Friday the 13th Crystal Lake - I like the feel of the area the most in Part 6.
Silent Hill - Spooky. But the whole town and outskirts seemed like a nice area.
Nightmare on Elm Street - I like the setting in Part 4 too with the diner.

Awesome choices. I too love how Camp Crystal Lake looks in Jason Lives the most.

[Repo'd]

Great topic! Surprised I haven't see it sooner. How about...

The farmhouse in Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)- Brilliant and influential designs by Robert Burns. Unforgettable.

The movie theater in The Blob (1958)- When the monster oozes through the grates and the crowd freaks out and tears out of the theater and into the street... Horror bilss.

The Orca in Jaws - The scenes on Quint's fishing boat are epic. We see a lot of activity all over the vessel, so by the end of the movie the audience is familiar with every inch of the floating set. It's a great movie with a memorable setting for sure.
Honorable mention to The Rita, Captain Lucas's fishing vessel in The Creature From the Black lagoon. Another great on-water set.

The Cabin in Evil Dead (1981)- That creepy basement, the flimsy creaking doors, a porch swing that suddenly stops swinging for no apparent reason, the possessed woods surrounding the structure...man, I can put myself in this location just by visualizing it.

Every set and location in Nosferatu (1979) - Yes, EVERY. That settles that. Okay, a lot of it may be the stunning lighting and cinematography...but still, every.

The dance academy in Suspiria - The building is an enigma, which makes it a fitting set/location for this beautiful and puzzling Argento film. How those odd rooms and hallways make up a single structure, I have no idea but it all pulls together in a gorgeous but slightly askew way.

and my latest..

Allerdale Hall in Crimson Peak - You can feel the chill in this place! Its a cavernous, tragic and highly detailed set, and it contributes greatly to the films gothic awesomeness. The use of the mansions decay as metaphor is classic goth/romance. I can't wait to get back to the theater this weekend for a second watch. I'm looking forward to giving the look of the movie, and the Sharpe's home in particular, more attention.

[GhostDog]

Great topic! Surprised I haven't see it sooner. How about...

The farmhouse in Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)- Brilliant and influential designs by Robert Burns. Unforgettable.

The movie theater in The Blob (1958)- When the monster oozes through the grates and the crowd freaks out and tears out of the theater and into the street... Horror bilss.

The Orca in Jaws - The scenes on Quint's fishing boat are epic. We see a lot of activity all over the vessel, so by the end of the movie the audience is familiar with every inch of the floating set. It's a great movie with a memorable setting for sure.
Honorable mention to The Rita, Captain Lucas's fishing vessel in The Creature From the Black lagoon. Another great on-water set.

The Cabin in Evil Dead (1981)- That creepy basement, the flimsy creaking doors, a porch swing that suddenly stops swinging for no apparent reason, the possessed woods surrounding the structure...man, I can put myself in this location just by visualizing it.

Every set and location in Nosferatu (1979) - Yes, EVERY. That settles that. Okay, a lot of it may be the stunning lighting and cinematography...but still, every.

The dance academy in Suspiria - The building is an enigma, which makes it a fitting set/location for this beautiful and puzzling Argento film. How those odd rooms and hallways make up a single structure, I have no idea but it all pulls together in a gorgeous but slightly askew way.

and my latest..

Allerdale Hall in Crimson Peak - You can feel the chill in this place! Its a cavernous, tragic and highly detailed set, and it contributes greatly to the films gothic awesomeness. The use of the mansions decay as metaphor is classic goth/romance. I can't wait to get back to the theater this weekend for a second watch. I'm looking forward to giving the look of the movie, and the Sharpe's home in particular, more attention.

I've been looking for a great response like yours since I started this thread like a year ago. Superb choices my friend.

[favabeans]

The Crimson Peak mansion (the only good thing about the film), Captain Spaulding's Museum of Monsters and Madmen plus the farmhouse from House of 1000 Corpses, and of course The Shining hotel.

[Repo'd]

I've been looking for a great response like yours since I started this thread like a year ago. Superb choices my friend.

Nice of you to say, GhostDog. It was an excellent question to consider.