Halloween is just around the corner and a good way to celebrate it, without a doubt, is by watching horror movies at home that recreate that terrifying atmosphere so typical of that day. In line with precisely this, something you can also do if you are curious and to complement such terrifying experience is to visit virtually some of the most emblematic places associated with these films, a fun (and morbid) activity that you now have just one click away (or screen tap) right here.
Halloween, the holiday of terror par excellence
With the passage of time, the Halloween holiday has ended up reaching every corner. The party, which has always been much more associated with Anglo-Saxon culture, has ended up convincing even the most reluctant and today it is increasingly common to celebrate parties on this theme and look for costumes or do activities related to the most terrifying night of the year.
Celebrated internationally on October 31, it is the prelude or eve to the day of the dead , a moment in which it is believed or said that the dead roam the world of the living together with other spirits and strange forms. Its origin is not entirely clear (some believe that it is religious while other theories suggest that it has nothing to do with it), but be that as it may, today it is one of the most popular festivals of the year in many countries. .
As we mentioned, one of the most common ways to celebrate it is by watching scary movies . TV programming tends to bet on some great classics, while content platforms also include series titles, movies or even horror documentaries in the key week.
Some of these stories also tend to show locations that remain forever etched in our retinas; a street, a park or a house that we quickly associate with that movie that gave us so much fear . And the best of all is that these points can now be visited virtually, thanks to Google Earth.
The creepiest locations
With Google Earth it is possible to walk from our PC or mobile through some of the most emblematic places of horror movies. There are many horror tapes and we could surely expand the list to infinity, but the truth is that the platform has several designated locations that it is sharing these days on the occasion of Halloween.
We leave you these places below so that you just have to click and visit them in a matter of seconds. Do you miss any?
Timberline Lodge and Ski Resort
If you like horror movies and the great classics, you’ve probably seen The Shining several times and you don’t even need us to tell you about the Overlook Hotel or Jack Torrance (brilliantly played by Jack Nicholson). Most of the scenes in this film, directed by Stanley Kubrick, were shot at Elstree Film Studios in England, however the exteriors were shot at the Timberline Lodge ski resort which you can now visit.
- Visit the ski resort
Dakota Building
The Woodhouses were a married couple who moved into a house facing Central Park, on which a terrible curse fell, in the 1968 film The Devil’s Seed . Several of the scenes shot on film for this location were shot in New York’s famous gothic Dakota Building, a perfect location for its setting.
- Visit the Dakota building
The Exorcist ladder
What a moment: Father Karran dies after asking Regan’s demon to enter him. This occurs on a staircase on a street located in Washington DC that has become a pilgrimage point for all fans of The Exorcist . There is even a commemorative plaque at the end of the section so you never forget that it is a terrifying place.
The ‘Halloween’ house
The mythical movie Halloween also has one of the most famous locations in the world of horror. It is about the Myers’ house where little Michael murders his older sister and years later returns to do the same with his little sister. The exact point is 1000 Mission Street and you can visit it by traveling to California with just one click.
- Visit the Meyers’ home
Punta Reyes Lighthouse
Terror in the fog ( The Fog in English) left us the image of an emblematic lighthouse located in Marin County, California. The exterior shots of Antonio Bay’s fictional radio station KAB were shot there. Do you recognize it?
- Visit the Punta Reyes lighthouse
Mihara-yama volcano
The Mihara-yama volcano has been the image of several films such as the famous film Ringu (1998) – its American remake is The Ring . This Japanese horror film, directed by Hideo Nakata, shows this volcano on the island of Oshima that the medium Shizuko Yamamura ends up being thrown into.
- Visit the Mihara-yama volcano