Many fans are interested in the horror genre, due to the jump scares, the bad guys, the gore and the overall thrilling feelings. One other element of these films that can be very intriguing, though, would be the houses; there have been so many iconic ones over the years, and several of these sets can be seen in real life!
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Down below, there are 10 houses listed out that fans can really go see in real life. Most of them are just average spots in normal neighborhoods, and all of them have become tourist destinations, due to their ties to these scary flicks.
One of the most well-known horror films is A Nightmare on Elm Street, which was released by Wes Craven in 1984. While Freddy Krueger, with his striped sweater and razor blade hand, was the star of the story, there was also a main character named Nancy Thompson, who was played by Heather Langenkamp.
In the movie, she lived at 1428 Elm Street, and in real life, this house can be seen at 1428 North Genesee Avenue in Los Angeles, California.
Another classic is Halloween, a John Carpenter film from 1978. It, of course, focused on a killer named Michael Myers and took place in Haddonfield, Illinois. In reality, this movie was filmed in South Pasadena, California (and in just 21 days!), and the house belonging to Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis character) can be found on 1103 Fairview Avenue at Oxley Street.
Located in Los Angeles, California, The Ennis House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923, and it was built the following year. It is quite recognizable, due to its block design, which was inspired by Mayan temples and was created using interlocking concrete blocks.
Due to its location, size and look, this house has been featured in several movies and television shows, such as Blade Runner and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. When it comes to horror, though, know that this houses exterior was shown off in House on Haunted Hill from the year 1959.
In 1960, a well-known Alfred Hitchcock movie came out: Psycho. The motel and the house in this film are some of the most iconic settings from any movie ever, and they can really be seen by fans at Universal Studios Hollywood. These buildings were constructed on this backlot in 1959, and over the years, they have been moved and expanded, as this is a very popular sight to see.
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For instance, a new generation was able to enjoy this story, as a television show called Bates Motel was on from 2013 to 2017. However, a replica of the motel was built for this, in British Columbia, and then was demolished.
While in the area, fans should also check out some other filming locations. There is The Gas Station, which was the gas station in the film and is now a barbecue restaurant in Bastrop, Texas. There is a mansion in Granger, Texas, which was featured in the remake from 2003, as well as the prequel from 2006. And there is the Bagdad Cemetery in Leander, Texas, which can be seen in the opening scene of the original film.
The House of the Seven Gables is a novel, a movie and an actual house, which is also known as the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion. The novel was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and is from 1851. The movie starred Vincent Price and is from 1940. And the actual place is a 1668 colonial mansion and museum in Salem, Massachusetts.
For the screen adaptation, a facade was built at Universal Studios, and its current address on the backlot is 4344 Wisteria Lane, just outside the entrance to Colonial Street. It is painted a light color, but the original home, the inspiration, with its black paint and seven gables, can be seen in Salem, along with houses from movies like Hocus Pocus.
In 1979, Stuart Rosenbergs The Amityville Horror was released, which focused on a couple who moved into a haunted house and which was based on a book of the same name by Jay Anson from 1977.
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Since this was inspired by a true story, people can see the actual house at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York. For the film, a private residence in Toms River, New Jersey, had to be used and made to look like this iconic Dutch Colonial house.
Another house known for its scary story would be the one from Poltergeist; this is another film that was directed by Tobe Hooper, from a screen story by Steven Spielberg, which came out in 1982.
The setting was a suburb in California, where a home was built on top of an old cemetery, causing it to be haunted by ghosts. In real life, this house is indeed in California, at 4267 Roxbury Street in Simi Valley.
Filming locations for this movie included the Lime Walk in the gardens of Penshurst Place, a building in England, as well as Palacio de los Hornillos; this is a house that was built in 1840, located in Spain.
And last but not least, there is a special spot for fans of The Exorcist to see. This is a classic from 1973, which was directed by William Friedkin and based on a novel of the same name from 1971. In the movie, Linda Blair played the possessed Regan MacNeil, and the MacNeil house can be found at 3600 Prospect Street NW in Georgetown, a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
The stairs that are seen in the movie and quite known, too, are east of the house, between Prospect Street NW and M Street NW.
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