What is the most iconic horror movie location?

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Johnbobb
01/20/2024
09:16 PM
#1
Debated whether to include Castle Rock since it's probably known more for the books than the movies? But it's also the setting of so many horror movies so it didn't feel right leaving it off

I did leave off Raccoon City and Silent Hill though since those are 100% more known for the games than the movies
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jcgamer107
01/20/2024
09:22 PM
#2
Of those: Bates Motel. I would include the Exorcist & Chainsaw Massacre houses on there.
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TomNook
01/20/2024
09:24 PM
#3
Before clicking, my first thought was the bathroom from Saw. I was thinking smaller scale as a location I suppose, where the location interacts directly with the characters.
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LeonhartFour
01/20/2024
09:26 PM
#4
Elm Street since it's in the movie title
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Johnbobb
01/20/2024
09:35 PM
#5
jcgamer107 posted...
the Exorcist & Chainsaw Massacre houses on there.
Ultimately I considered these ended up leaving them off because I couldn't realistically come up with a name of the locations beyond "Chainsaw Massacare house," which I feel like is enough to cement them not being #1

another big consideration was "The Blair Witch woods" but they got left off for the same reason
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FFDragon
01/20/2024
09:36 PM
#6
The SAW bathroom was a huge omission
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Johnbobb
01/20/2024
09:43 PM
#7
FFDragon posted...
The SAW bathroom was a huge omission
Saw is one of my favorites but that honestly didn't even cross my mind as a consideration. I mean it's iconic for sure but is it really on the same level?
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FFDragon
01/20/2024
10:07 PM
#8
Easily over half of these.

I don't even think most people could tell you what series Haddonfield goes to.
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TomNook
01/20/2024
10:11 PM
#9
Johnbobb posted...
Saw is one of my favorites but that honestly didn't even cross my mind as a consideration. I mean it's iconic for sure but is it really on the same level?
Saw is one of the top 5 most successful horror film franchises, with 10 movies in the series. The bathroom was the main location for the first film, and has been revisited a few times in some of the sequels. Being one of the most modern long running horror franchises, it has easy recognition, especially for younger generations. I think it is iconic enough to be considered.
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UF8
01/20/2024
10:15 PM
#10
fleet street maybe
DeepsPraw
01/20/2024
10:36 PM
#11
Gonna go with Castle Frankenstein, specifically the laboratory
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Uglyface2
01/20/2024
11:16 PM
#12
It's really pretty tough. I went with Camp Crystal Lake since it was the first set that came to mind. Haddonfield is really meant to be an Anytown, USA, and the same goes for Elm Street. Psycho doesn't come immediately to mind when I think of horror movies, but that might be down to growing up in the 80s.
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01/20/2024
11:18 PM
#13
I went with camp crystal lake, but really because teenagers in a campground is so iconic to the genre, but now that I think about it, there are certainly more recognizable images from the Overlook Hotel.
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Snake5555555555
01/20/2024
11:28 PM
#14
Bates Motel for sure, maybe specifically the Bates House even. Either way two visually striking locations.

Camp Crystal Lake's name is iconic but it doesn't really have any defining landmarks or recognizable iconography really. Sometimes the movies can't even decide what part of the country it's in.
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Snake5555555555
01/20/2024
11:29 PM
#15
Johnbobb posted...
Ultimately I considered these ended up leaving them off because I couldn't realistically come up with a name of the locations beyond "Chainsaw Massacare house," which I feel like is enough to cement them not being #1

another big consideration was "The Blair Witch woods" but they got left off for the same reason

It has a name - The Black Hills Forest
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azuarc
01/21/2024
12:19 AM
#16
I was expecting this topic to be more generic locations, like "mad scientist lab" or "cemetery."
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