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Memorable Haunted Houses, Castles, and Sets from Horror Flicks and more...
Gothic horror is probably my favorite genre with a close second being the futuristic Aliens movies. The ingenious locations and sets developed for movies as early as 1922s Nosferatu to the Twilight series of 2007 span many architectural styles that were either on the forefront of the time of filming or scriptwriting but the truly scary flicks hearkened back to darker times. Before the development of modern special effects, the intro shot of the castle or lair of the monster or villain was typically a painted scene, depicted in silhouette. Most of the shooting was done on sets of broody shadowy interiors with oversized stairways and ballrooms. As time went on real houses or castles were used with painted matte overlays aging and putrefying the location, with studio sets comprising the interiors. I am featuring 25 or so of my favorites! I hope you have seen many of them. As you read this photo essay please link on one of my favorite horror soundtracks... And here are the movies, by the dates released: I must start with a completely true horror story, one of which I submitted last year, that took place in 1914 -- before any of the movies described below. No film was ever made of ... more
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