Urban Legend was released on September 25, 1998. An axe-wielding killer terrorizes a college campus, with each murder suspiciously resembling a famous urban legend… This is one of my favorites. I can remember watching it for the first time so vividly. I had already seen Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer, and…… Continue reading URBAN LEGEND (1998)
Category: Filming Locations
POLTERGEIST (2015)
The Poltergeist remake was released on May 22, 2015. Pretty much a straight remake of the original, it follows a family having to rescue their youngest daughter from the spirit world after pesky ghosts invade their house. Unlike the original which was filmed in California, the remake was filmed in Canada. The main house is…… Continue reading POLTERGEIST (2015)
READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME (2026)
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come was released on March 20, 2026. It once again stars Samara Weaving as Grace, the newlywed still being hunted in a deadly game of hide and seek, this time with Kathryn Newton as her younger sister in tow. Like the first Ready or Not, the sequel was filmed…… Continue reading READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME (2026)
READY OR NOT (2019)
Ready or Not was released on August 21, 2019. Samara Weaving stars as Grace, a newlywed bride who is hunted by her new family in a deadly game of hide and seek. The entire movie takes place at the estate of the Le Domas family. The movie was filmed in and around Toronto. Some interior…… Continue reading READY OR NOT (2019)
BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)
Black Christmas was originally released in Canada on October 11, 1974. A US release followed in May 1975 under the title Silent Night, Evil Night before being released again as Black Christmas. It also aired on TV under the title Stranger in the House. It stars Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder, and Andrea Martin as sorority…… Continue reading BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)
THE WOMAN IN THE YARD (2025)
The Woman in the Yard was released on March 28, 2025. It’s about a mysterious spectral woman who appears in the yard of a recent widow and her children. The trailers looked like it was filmed in the south, so I looked it up and was delighted to find it filmed in Georgia! The main…… Continue reading THE WOMAN IN THE YARD (2025)
THE BLACK PHONE (2021)
The Black Phone premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 25, 2021 and was released to theaters on June 24, 2022. It is based on the 2004 short story of the same name by Joe Hill. A boy named Finney Blake is kidnapped by The Grabber, and receives phone calls from past victims. It was filmed…… Continue reading THE BLACK PHONE (2021)
FIRESTARTER (1984)
Firestarter was released on May 11, 1984. It is based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Stephen King. A young girl with pyrokinetic powers and her father are pursued by government agents. It was filmed in North Carolina around Wilmington. Many of the locations from Firestarter have been demolished or are not…… Continue reading FIRESTARTER (1984)
MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (1986)
Maximum Overdrive was released on July 25, 1986. It is based on the short story ‘Trucks’ by Stephen King. It was filmed in North Carolina around Wilmington. I love this movie, but surprisingly I never visited any of the locations during previous trips to Wilmington. I decided to fix that, and did a whole Stephen…… Continue reading MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (1986)
THE NIGHT FLIER (1997)
The Night Flier premiered on HBO in the US on November 7, 1997. It is based on the 1988 short story of the same name by Stephen King, and follows a news reporter who begins to suspect that a serial killer pilot traveling between small airports is actually a vampire. It was filmed in North…… Continue reading THE NIGHT FLIER (1997)