Horror Movies

 Unreal Estate 10 Horror Films With Demonic Dwellings And Un Family Friendly Locations

1. Nosferatu (1922)

There’s nothing like making the property sale of your life, only to find out that your dream client is a member of the blood-sucking undead. This movie is notable because it was an unauthorized adaptation of the book “Dracula” by Bram Stoker. Recently, improved copies of the original movie have been made accessible to the public. This film first introduced the concept of vampires being severely harmed and/or destroyed by sunlight. Which seems to now be the accepted normal. 

2. The Amityville Horror (1979)

Perhaps the most extreme case of buyer’s remorse in a film to date, “The Amityville Horror” is based on Jay Anson’s novel of the same name. An all-American family purchases a big house with a big lot in a nice neighborhood for a low, low price… you know that there has to be something wrong somewhere. And there is. A whole lot wrongs. Fortunately for the viewer, the supernatural events claimed to be true in the book and the movie have not been reported by the family presently living in the house. Many new documentaries have now been filmed that claim just the opposite, some claim the subsequent owners have had experiences, just maybe not to the degree the Lutz family did. 

3. Poltergeist (1982)

The American Dream: the kids, the car, the house… wait… The house has a few problems. Faulty wiring – the living room television turns on by itself. Next level – the coffee urn keeps moving. Weed problems – a tree outside trying to grab the kids and hurl them into a parallel dimension. And having the house implode on you is always another indication that things aren’t entirely sound. You may want to pass on trying to sell this one, and avoiding all other dwellings built on Native American burial grounds. Hint, do your research.

4. The Lost Boys (1987)

A movie that illustrates what’s important about the phrase, “location, location, location”. When you’re looking for a place to raise your two teenagers, perhaps “the murder capital of the world” shouldn’t be your first consideration. Maybe moving in with grandpa wasnt such a good idea. That and all the damn vampires, even as sexy as David was. 

5. The Haunting (1963)

This is the 1963 version and not the unwieldy 1999 remake. Might keep this one in mind if you decide to check out a house with a dark past. A team of paranormal investigators find that an old mansion contains more sinister forces than mold and termites and loss of equity. This is one of the finest slow burn, unnerving and tension filled horror movies of all time. 

6. The Tenant (1976)

Roman Polanski plays a man who becomes afraid that his landlord and neighbors are trying to mold him into the previous tenant so that he will commit suicide too. This film isn’t a sparkling example of landlord-tenant relations, but it does bring in a good creep factor to rental property investments. Gives you even more reason to avoid the neighbors and make sure you get your deposit back. 

7. The Uninvited (1944)

It’s another case of a well-appointed house being purchased at a suspiciously low price. Of course, the new owner finds that there are some supernatural squatters who make life… difficult. As in, make it difficult to stay alive. As with many other older films, watch this one instead of its remakes.

8. Psycho (1960)

Traumatizing shower lovers for nearly 50 years, Psycho features the brooding Bates’ house that overlooks the Bates Motel. It would be a better investment if its owner wasn’t channeling his murderous mother, but you can’t expect everything. The real house is still available for viewing via tourbus at the Los Angeles Universal Studios.

9. Arachnaphobia (1990)

A doctor moves his family away from the big, bad city to end up fighting big, bad spiders. It’s what you get when you find a cheap house in a safe neighborhood: something always comes along to threaten your life. Classic tale for those who are unconvinced of the need for a pest inspection before buying – big South American killer spiders could get YOU. Maybe the city isnt so bad after all. 

10. The Changeling

A 1980 Canadian supernatural psychological horror film directed by Peter Medak and starring George C. Scott. It follows an New York City composer who relocates to Seattle, where he moves into a mansion he comes to believe is haunted. It is based on events that writer Russell Hunter claimed he experienced while he was living in the Henry Treat Rogers mansion in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, in the late 1960s. Again, it pays to do research. 

Other movies to make you want to stay in your current dwelling:

Sinister, 2012

Insidious, 2010

Secret Window, 2004

Hell House

House of the Long Shadows, 1982

The Haunting in Connecticut, 2009)

Half Light, 2006

The Amityville Horror, 2005 (Remake)

Dream House, 2011

Do not Be Afraid of the Dark, 2010

Darkness 2002

The Messengers, 2007

 

 I could go on and on, I supposed the point of all this is...do your research!