Halloween, the festival of spooks, has extended its claws to India recently. Previously, India only celebrated five festivals to honour the dead, but due to the widespread Western influence, India has also joined the pumpkin-carved bandwagon.
Social media and spooky movies brought Halloween to India! Then what is a better way to discover the chills and thrills of the festival than taking a trip to the most popular horror movie locations? None!
Let’s check out the nine best horror movie film sets in India and abroad!
1. Aatma: Moving Photo Frame in Thakur College, Mumbai
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The famous Thakur College in Mumbai is a bustling campus for students in the daytime, but it turns into a haunted house at night. This is because of the bone-chilling story of the Aatma film directed by Suparna Verma and a photo of Dr Ambedkar caught moving around on camera!
You can usually spot the college in Kandivali East while exploring with the Mumbai tour package. Do you dare to visit the college at night? Hop on a cheap flight to Mumbai to find the iconic frame in the college now! You’ll have to agree that Bipasha Basu is the unluckiest when it comes to horror movie locations, as her next set to shoot Raaz was much scarier.
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2. Raaz: Strange noises at Fern Hill Ooty
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Included in the list of India’s most Haunted places, Fern Hill at Ooty has now been avoided by the public since filming Raaz, because of eerie sounds and furniture moving around guests hear at night. The locals claimed that the hotel was extremely haunted, and you can still try to hear the rumoured noises from the hotel at nighttime when exploring with the exciting Ooty tour package!
Bipasha and Dino didn’t stay at Fern Hill, so you should book some of the best hotels in Ooty at a safe distance to keep the spooky chills away. It’s one of the best horror movie locations for Halloween lovers to hop on a cheap flight to Ooty and see the Nawanagar Palace from the iconic Haunted movie!
3. Amavas: Set in the Haunted Halls of Castle Goring
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Castle Goring on the hilltop in West Sussex, London, looks inviting at first glance, but its halls hide other secrets. The castle is one of the most haunted in London and was even the set for shooting the Ghostbusters! Literature lovers are drawn to it, as it was the supposed castle of author Mary Shelley, who wrote Frankenstein, given to her by her husband Percy Shelley. We see now from where she got the inspiration for her horrifying and touching story!
If you stay near the castle, maybe you’ll even feel the chills viewers of the Amavas film claim to feel through the screen when the castle comes into view. It was the perfect backdrop for the movie and occasionally organizes ghost-hunting activities for all guests. What is a better way to spend Halloween than a ghost hunt on the set of Amavas?
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4. 1920: Top Haunted Allerton Castle
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A popular location for ghost hunting events and the seventh most haunted castle in the world, Allerton Castle in the UK was the shooting set for the famous period drama 1920. Directed by Vikram Bhatt, the movie is a classic for horror lovers and remains iconic mainly because of its location, where you can easily find the best hotels in London nearby!
Explore the eerie hallways of this ancient castle this Halloween with a United Kingdom Tour Package. The crew claimed to feel uneasy when shooting in the castle, as it features as one of the most well-known horror movie locations in many films. However, nothing is more haunting than its gothic, Victorian-style architecture, and is what makes it worth catching a cheap Mumbai to London flight!
5. Ragini MMS: The Laptop Screen crashes in Matheran
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The Ragini MMS movie was quite controversial in India upon its release, but what made it stand in the limelight were the continuous crashing laptop screens! It was set in one of the most spooky film locations in the hills of Matheran that you will see while exploring with the Matheran tour package.
Are you a fan who prefers horror in Hollywood movies? From creepy staircases to cemeteries, we’ve got you covered in horror movie locations!
6. Rosemary’s Baby: The Mishaps at Dakota City
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Are you a psychology geek who is terrified of babies? Rosemary’s Baby, a treat for the faint-hearted, has no jump scares, but the real-life events that happened at the horror movie locations are bound to frighten you. Hop on a cheap flight to New York and take a look at the spooky apartment complex on the Upper East Side of Dakota.
The cast and producers believed that Rosemary’s curse led to the murder of Beatles singer John Lennon in front of the building. Krzysztof Komeda fell to his death off a cliff in LA as well. Book some of the best hotels in New York and a unique New York tour package to enjoy your stay and explore the lively NY party scene!
7. The Exorcist: The Paranormal Steps at Georgetown
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If you’ve watched The Exorcist, you must remember the chilling screams of Ellen Burstyn on screen when she was thrown on the floor by Reagan. Did you know that was not acting? The Exorcist was filmed in Georgetown, Washington and is one of the most terrifying horror movie locations that led to the deaths of so many on set.
Are you daring enough? Before you hop on a Mumbai to Washington flight and begin exploring the actual neighbourhood of the set, consider beginning with the narrow stairs Father Karras climbs in the movie. You will see them on an all-inclusive USA tour package.
8. The Ring: Scenic Mount Mihara in Japan
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A classic Japanese horror involving psychic abilities is The Ring, the first to be remade in English! The original film was shot on the breathtaking Mount Mihara, which is home to the world’s largest active volcano that features in the film. A flight to Tokyo to the Izu-Oshima Island offers you the perfect nature escape with hints of horror this Diwali!
You can mostly explore this area with a comprehensive Japan tour package and book some of the best Hotels in Tokyo nearby to explore other horror sets, including the one from the famous movie Ju-On! Apply for your Japan visa for Indians soon.
Also read: The Growing Popularity of Halloween in India
9. The Poltergeist: California’s Quiet House
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What is spookier on set than a scene of the actors falling in a swimming pool with real skeletons? Nothing supernatural we have crossed paths with has followed the cast beyond the set before the shooting of this movie. But the deaths of the multiple people who died after the filming of The Poltergeist make it one of the most famous scary movie locations!
The movie was shot in a small house in Agoura Hills, LA, that will be available for rent soon as an Airbnb. Yes, you can hop on a flight to LA and stay in the house or in one of the best hotels in Los Angeles nearby! Staying here is not for the faint of heart, and if you just want to explore, you will be able to see one of the plainest-looking horror movie locations as part of the fantastic Los Angeles tour packages.
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Other Horror movie locations in America
America is the horror set for most Halloween favourite movies, including The Shining at Timberline Lodge in Oregon, the Overlook Hotel, The Blair Witch Project in the forest-like Seneca Creek State Park, the cemetery of the Night of the Living Dead in Pennsylvania and The Amityville Horror House at Long Island New York.
So, onto the set of which horror film are you escaping this year? Is it not mentioned in the list? Let us know below!
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