Quiz: Only True Horror Fans Can Match These Creepy Locations to Their Movies

If we mention The Overlook Hotel, you’ll know exactly which movie it belongs in. Bates Motel also stands out for classic horror fans. However, there are some horror locations that aren’t as iconic—but still very important and memorable. Can you match the location to the movie name?

If you scored 8/8, then we’re impressed. Some of these questions were tricky. Share this with your friends to see how well they do, and why not arrange a horror movie binge-watch to see where the locations come in? After all, it’s the perfect time of year for it!

The Perfect Horror Movie Locations

When you think about horror movies, there tends to be a specific setting. It could be a quiet neighborhood with children running around trick-or-treating or riding on their bikes. Another popular location is a cabin in the woods, desolate and out of the way, making it hard to get help when it’s needed. A horror movie location needs to be perfect to add the right level of fear, and there are some that will always stand out.

Crimson Peak and The Haunting opt for the iconic Gothic mansion or vast estate. With sprawling, creaking structures, the setup creates the perfect location for supernatural forces. Ghosts, vampires, and demons all congregate out of the way, threatening the lives of the living, and every shadow becomes a threat.

The cabin, camp, or hut out in the middle of nowhere creates a desolate feeling. There is nowhere to hide, and usually, the killer knows the area better than the people running for their lives. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Friday the 13th have succeeded with this setting because of the open-air nightmare. Surely anyone should be able to survive when there’s a wide open space to escape through, but when does anyone think about actually running?

Horror also lies in twisting what we think of as peaceful, and it’s why Halloween and Poltergeist have worked so well. They take the suburban landscape, whether it’s a single house or a whole neighborhood, that would usually be part of the American dream. All that is turned on its head, as ghosts, supernatural forces, and even serial killers come out of the woodwork, making it clear that even your own home isn’t safe.

This is a great time to revisit your favorite horror movies. Then come back to the Mental Floss quiz page, where we have more Halloween challenges for you.