Sunday, October 28, 2012

Night Of The Demons 3 (1997)




While the previous Night Of The Demons (1988) films were shot in Los Angeles, Night Of The Demons III (1997) moved the action to Montreal, Quebec, which offered lucrative tax incentives.



Night Of The Demons 3
Night Of The Demons 3
Night Of The Demons 3
Night Of The Demons 3
Night Of The Demons 3
Night Of The Demons 3
Night Of The Demons 3
Night Of The Demons 3
Night Of The Demons 3
Night Of The Demons 3
Evil Breed: The Legend Of Samhain
Evil Breed: The Legend Of Samhain
Evil Breed: The Legend Of Samhain
Evil Breed: The Legend Of Samhain
Love!  Valour!  Compassion!


 
This meant they had to find a new Hull House.  The location they chose was the historic residence of former Canadian Prime Minister HonorĂ© Mercier, who had died over a century earlier in 1894.  This isolated mansion is located on Pointe Saint-Louis in Beauharnois, Quebec, overlooking Lac Saint-Louis.  The house later served as the primary location of another horror film, Evil Breed: The Legend Of Samhain (2003).  The house has also appeared in the movies Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind (2002) and Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997).  Confessions must have used interiors only, because I couldn’t spot the exterior in the film. 



Are You Afraid Of The Dark? - "The Tale Of The Whispering Walls"
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? - "The Tale Of The Whispering Walls"
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? - "The Tale Of The Whispering Walls"
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? - "The Tale Of The Whispering Walls"
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? - "The Tale Of The Whispering Walls"


The house was also featured in an episode of the kid’s horror anthology TV series Are You Afraid Of The Dark? (1991).  The episode in question is The Tale Of The Whispering Walls, which aired during season two.  In the episode, two kids and their babysitter stop at the house to ask for directions and find themselves terrorized by the creepy Master Raymond. 
Location: Beauharnois, QC, Canada
Coordinates: 45.318291, -73.882089
Visible on Street View: No
Links:
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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Night Of The Demons (1988)




Night Of The Demons (1988) was filmed in the Adams district of Los Angeles. 



South Menlo Avenue
South Menlo Avenue
South Menlo Avenue
South Menlo Avenue
South Menlo Avenue


The wraparound segments with the old man and his razor-blade apples were filmed in the Menlo Avenue - West Twenty-Ninth Street Historic District.  Most of the homes in this neighborhood date back to the late 1800s, and the entire neighborhood was added to the National Register Of Historic Places in 1987.  The old man's house is located right on the corner of Menlo Avenue and West 29th Street.  The house was built in 1899.  The opening scene was filmed right in front of this house.  The house is shown again at the end of the film, when Judy and Roger walk past on their way home from Hull House
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Coordinates: 34.028543, -118.290582
Visible on Street View: Yes
Links:



Night Of The Demons
Night Of The Demons
Night Of The Demons
Night Of The Demons
Night Of The Demons
Night Of The Demons
Night Of The Demons 2
Night Of The Demons 2
Night Of The Demons 2
Night Of The Demons 2
Night Of The Demons 2
Night Of The Demons 2


Hull House was a little more difficult to track down.  At the time the movie was filmed, the big abandoned house was owned by a supermarket chain who was planning to tear it down.  However, advocate groups fighting for landmark status legally prevented the supermarket chain from demolishing the house.  In the meantime, they rented the house to the Night Of The Demons crew.  The house offered nearly everything the production needed.  They even used to upstairs for production offices and dressing rooms.  The movie was filmed in April of 1987. 

The house returned in the sequel, Night Of The Demons 2 (1994).  By that time, the house was in much worse shape.  The house was demolished sometime after that.  

Being that the house is no longer standing, it wasn't easy to track down.  But I believe that the former property is now a parking lot for a Ralph's Supermarket, located just down the road from where the wraparound scenes were shot.  There isn't much to see on Google or Bing maps, but you can look up historic aerials and see that the house was there.  It was located at the intersection of Menlo Avenue and West Adams Blvd. 
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Coordinates: 34.032461, -118.290702
Visible on Street View: Yes (but the house is gone)
Links:
Hysteria Lives (interview with Joe Augustyn)



Night Of The Demons is my favorite horror film of all time, so I was overjoyed to finally find the location of Hull House!

Bit of additional trivia: Actress Amelia Kinkade is the niece of The Golden Girls (1985) star Rue McClanahan, who actually visited the Night Of The Demons set. 


Rue McClanahan on the set of "Night Of The Demons"
Behind-The-Scenes Photo

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

American Horror House (2012)



American Horror House (2012), the latest SyFy Channel original movie, was filmed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.


"American Horror House"
"American Horror House"
"American Horror House"
"American Horror House"
"American Horror House"


The movie was filmed in April of this year, and premiered on the SyFy Channel last Saturday night.  The house used as the sorority house in the film is just a short distance off Interstate 10.  But here is where things get confusing: while the movie was being filmed, it was posted on the site OnLocationVacations under the title House Of Horrors (even though an article posted on DreadCentral at the time gives the title American Horror House).  But it turns out there is currently another film called House Of Horror (2013) being filmed right now in Baton Rouge, and a few sites even list it as being filmed at the same address! 

The newer film is produced by James Wan, who directed Saw (2004) and Insidious (2010).  It is most likely that somebody got confused and listed the wrong address for this film.  I guess we will see when the movie is released next year.  Either way, it's an interesting coincidence.  But the coordinates given below are absolutely the "house of horror" from SyFy Channel's American Horror House
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Coordinates: 30.339014, -91.017059
Visible on Street View: Yes
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Friday, October 12, 2012

Night Of The Living Dead (1990)




The Night Of The Living Dead (1990) remake was filmed in Hopewell Township in Pennsylvania.  



West Middletown Cemetery
West Middletown Cemetery
West Middletown Cemetery


The opening scene was filmed at the West Middletown Cemetery in Hopewell Township.  In the film, the wrought-iron gate they drive though shows the name as the Evans City Cemetery, an homage to the original film which was shot in the actual Evans City Cemetery in Evans City, Pennsylvania. 
Location: West Middletown, PA
Coordinates: 40.242548, -80.416327
Visible on Street View: Yes
Links:



"Night Of The Living Dead" House
"Night Of The Living Dead" House
"Night Of The Living Dead" House
"Night Of The Living Dead" House
"Night Of The Living Dead" House
"Night Of The Living Dead" House



About 4 miles east down Pennsylvania Route 844 from the cemetery is the house used in film.  The property still looks the same as it did in the film, although recent pictures show that the house has been painted yellow. 
Location: Washington, PA
Coordinates: 40.221915, -80.357706
Visible on Street View: Yes (in the distance)