It’s Spooky Season: Horror Movies by State

It’s true that horror movies can be enjoyed (if that’s your kind of thing) all-year-round, but they really shine during Halloween.

And with Halloween coming around the corner, we’re sure you’ve been diving into all of your favorite horror movies. Maybe even a few of those horror movies have inspired your Halloween costume.

From the classics like “Scream” to the lesser-knowns like “Carnival of Souls,” we set out to find which horror movies were filmed, or, at least, takes place, in each state.

We looked up movies that were either set in or filmed in each state. Then we looked into which of those movies were based on real events or inspired by actual accounts of spooky happenings.

So if you need some inspiration as to what to watch on Halloween, take a look at which horror movie is stretched into your state’s legacy.

Quick Facts

Horror-Stricken

The Fourth Kind: While The Fourth Kind technically wasn’t filmed in Alaska, the movie is based on disappearances that took place in Alaska. Some say the disappearances were the result of alien abductions. This isn’t the only horror movie that is based on real events.
The Town that Dreaded Sundown: This is another movie that is based on real events. Known in the state as “The Phantom Killer”, a serial killer preyed on young couples during the night throughout 1946. The fact that the killer was never caught makes this thriller even more, well, thrilling.
Scream: While you may know of Scream for the classic horror movie that it is, did you know it was based on a killer named the “Gainesville Ripper?” The killer terrorized the small area in Florida killing several students in just a few days.
Psycho: Psycho, a classic, was actually filmed in Arizona, much like the film starts out in. Even if you’ve never heard of the movie, we’re sure you’re familiar with the shower scene where the murderer stabs the woman while she’s taking a shower. Anyone who is anyone has kept a close eye on the shower curtain while taking a shower out of fear of ending up like Marion Crane.
The Silence of the Lambs: Another classic horror movie, The Silence of the Lambs was another movie inspired by a real-life murderer. In fact, it was the same killer who inspired Psycho. Cue the chills.

Bone-Chilling Movies

Horror movies are scary enough without the added bonus of being based on real-life events. Now that you know where some of these movies were filmed, and where the setting of the other movies took place, you know where to avoid if you want to live to see another day. We’re only mostly kidding.

Horror Movies by State

State	Horror Movie	Filming Location/Set
Alabama	Get Out	Filmed in
Alaska	The Fourth Kind	Takes place in
Arizona	Psycho	Filmed in
Arkansas	The Town That Dreaded Sundown	Filmed in
California	Scream	Filmed in
Colorado	The Shining	Filmed in
Connecticut	The Haunting in Connecticut	Filmed in
Delaware	Survival of the Dead	Takes place in
Florida	Jeepers Creepers	Filmed in
Georgia	Deliverance	Filmed in
Hawaii	A Perfect Getaway	Filmed in
Idaho	Idaho Transfer	Filmed in
Illinois	Halloween	Takes place in
Indiana	An American Crime	Takes place in
Iowa	The Crazies	Filmed in
Kansas	Critters	Filmed in
Kentucky	Return of the Living Dead	Takes place in
Louisiana	Interview with the Vampire	Filmed in
Maine	It	Filmed in
Maryland	The Blair Witch Project	Filmed in
Massachusetts	Shutter Island	Filmed in
Michigan	Mr. Jingles	Filmed in
Minnesota	Jennifer’s Body	Filmed in
Mississippi	The Beast Within	Filmed in
Missouri	You’re Next	Filmed in
Montana	Alien Abducttion: Incident in Lake County	Takes place in
Nebraska	Children of the Corn	Takes place in
Nevada	Tremors	Takes place in
New Hampshire	Yellow Brick Road	Filmed in
New Jersey	Friday the 13th	Filmed in
New Mexico	The Hills Have Eyes	Takes place in
New York	Rosemary’s Baby	Filmed in
North Carolina	The Conjuring	Filmed in
North Dakota	Leprechaun	Takes place in
Ohio	Nightmare of Elm Street	Takes place in
Oklahoma	Terror at Tenkiller	Filmed in
Oregon	The Fog	Takes place in
Pennsylvania	Night of the Living Dead	Filmed in
Rhode Island	Exeter	Filmed in
South Carolina	The New Daughter	Filmed in
South Dakota	Imprint	Filmed in
Tennessee	The Evil Dead	Filmed in
Texas	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	Filmed in
Utah	Skinwalker Ranch	Filmed in
Vermont	Wolf	Filmed in
Virginia	Mama	Filmed in
Washington	The Ring	Filmed in
West Virginia	The Silence of the Lambs	Filmed in
Wisconsin	The Giant Spider Invasion	Filmed in
Wyoming	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Filmed in

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Amanda Postma

Amanda Postma is a writer for the Zippia Career Advice blog with a focus on creating entertaining content to help you through your job search. She received her BA from the University Of Missouri-Columbia.

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