Real estate can be a scary business at times, but at least you don’t have to try to sell the Poltergeist house or the brownstone from The Exorcist, right?
Here are 5 real-life locations used in famous horror films—and how much they’d cost on the market today.
Halloween
If you’d never seen the original Halloween, you’d have no clue that this gorgeous two-story Cape Cod home had a sinister history. The property is located in West Hollywood, CA, but it could easily pass for Illinois (as it did in the movie) or even New England.
The classic good looks and strong bones of the 4-bed, 2-bath house would make it a desirable piece of real estate even without the link to the famous film. The current market value would be right at $2.7 million.
The Amityville Horror
The house used in the 1979 horror movie was not the “real” Amityville Horror. The town refused to allow the producers to use the actual location, so they scouted a similar property in Toms River, NJ. That home was listed for just under $1.5 million in 2011, but the sellers were forced to slash their prices over the course of 2 years. It ultimately sold for $350,000. Now that’s a horror story!
Fun fact: the real Amityville Horror house went on sale in 2016 for $850,000. And one of the previous owners had the address permanently changed from 112 to 108 Ocean Avenue.
Poltergeist
This lovely 4-bed, 3-bath home in Simi Valley, CA, looks perfectly ordinary from the front. Producer Steven Spielberg reportedly wanted a home that looked as far from haunted as it was possible to get. The cheerful little yard, brick walkway, and sun-drenched lot all scream “suburbia.”
The house hasn’t changed much since the ‘80s, except for the trees in the front yard. The mock Tudor home isn’t currently on the market, but if it was, you’d expect it to fetch about $760,000.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
In the same neighborhood as the Halloween house is this adorable green-roofed home with an iconic red door. The property was used for exterior shots of Nancy Thompson’s home in A Nightmare on Elm Street, although the interior shots were done on an LA soundstage. The good news is that there won’t be stains from the gallons and gallons of fake blood used during filming!
The West Hollywood home sold in 2013 for $2.1 million—well above the median price for its zip code. Now, we’d estimate the value to be closer to $2.6 million.
The Exorcist
The Exorcist might be the scariest movie of all time. It certainly features one of the most iconic staircases in film history. The narrow stone steps that Father Karras falls down at the end of the film is not actually right beside the brownstone; that’s a little bit of Hollywood magic. However, the property used for the exterior shots does exist in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC.
If you’re in the market for a horror movie house, this one would set you back about $3.7 million. Just never, ever use a Ouija board within a thousand feet of the property!
