Common Horror Location Shots

Forest

• Generally at night and set in a forest, away from crowded places.

• Very quiet with only noise of the forest, victim and the murderer(s), normally running.

• Often hear the crunching of leaves underfoot and the wind in the trees.

• Occasionally hear an animal noise, usually a howl or an owl hooting.





Haunted House

• Often looks very creepy and normally looks deserted.

• Haunted by ghosts, poltergeists and/or demons.

• Often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the dead who are former residents or people who were familiar with the premises.

• Supernatural activity often takes place inside and is said to be associated with violent or tragic events in the building’s past such as murder, accidental death or suicide.

• There is usually a house keeper or butler inhabiting the house who is normally perceived as being neither alive nor dead.



Spooky Graveyard

• Often dark with mist or fog, barely able to see the headstones.

• Often a large tomb with a well known person in, either wealthy, famous or a notorious villain of some sort.

• Normally used when zombies or vampires are used within the film.

• Generally night time when seen.

• People will almost always use it as a cut through or will be chased into it.

• Sometimes there are corpses or hands reaching out from the grave.

• From time to time there are grave diggers or grave robbers.



Dungeon

• Normally dark only lit by dim lights, torches or not at all.

• Often under remote buildings or derelict castles of some sort.

• Sometimes has blood on the floor, and bones of previous victims.

• Generally have rats or mice running around the dungeon.

• Sometimes associated with Frankenstein films as the birth place of the creature.



Domestic House

• Gives a sense of normality.

• Has an air of safety.

• Do not expect anything to happen in your own home.

• Always think that something that would happen would happen somewhere else.