Fantasy Films with Old Houses

Description: This classic horror film, based on Shirley Jackson's novel, revolves around a group of people investigating a reputedly haunted mansion, Hill House, which has a dark history and a mind of its own.

Fact: The film was shot in black and white to enhance the eerie atmosphere. The mansion used in the film, Ettington Park, is a real-life Gothic Revival house in England.

Description: A physicist leads a team of investigators into the Belasco House, known as the "Mount Everest of haunted houses," to prove or disprove the existence of life after death.

Fact: The film was based on Richard Matheson's novel "Hell House," and it was one of the first films to use the concept of psychic phenomena in a haunted house setting.

Description: Set in a secluded mansion on the Isle of Jersey, this film follows Grace Stewart, who lives with her two photosensitive children in a house where strange occurrences begin to unfold, revealing a chilling truth.

Fact: The film was shot in Spain, but the setting was made to look like the English countryside. It was also nominated for several Goya Awards.

Description: A hospice nurse working in a spooky old house in Louisiana discovers that the house has a history of Hoodoo magic, leading her into a world of dark secrets and supernatural occurrences.

Fact: The film was shot in New Orleans, and the house used for filming was actually a set built to look like an old plantation home.

Description: A young lawyer travels to a remote village and a decrepit manor house to settle the affairs of a deceased client, only to encounter the vengeful ghost of a woman in black.

Fact: The film was shot in various locations in England, including the historic village of Halton Gill, which added to the film's authentic atmosphere.

Description: In post-World War I England, a skeptical author of books debunking supernatural phenomena is invited to a boarding school to investigate a haunting, only to find herself confronting her own past in the old, haunted mansion.

Fact: The film was shot at various locations in England, including the historic Harlaxton Manor, which provided the perfect backdrop for the story.

Description: A gothic romance where an aspiring author is drawn to a mysterious, decaying mansion by her new husband, only to discover that the house holds dark secrets and supernatural elements.

Fact: The mansion in the film was a set built from scratch, designed to look like a real, decaying house. It was constructed in a studio in Toronto.

Description: Based on Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw," this film explores the eerie happenings in a grand, isolated estate where a governess suspects the children in her care are being influenced by malevolent spirits.

Fact: The film was shot at Sheffield Park in Sussex, England, and its eerie atmosphere was enhanced by its use of sound and silence.

Description: A woman returns to her childhood home, an old orphanage, with her family, intending to reopen it, but her son's disappearance leads her into a haunting mystery.

Fact: The film was shot in Cantabria, Spain, and the orphanage was a real building, adding authenticity to the eerie setting.

Description: An Italian giallo film where an artist is hired to restore a fresco in an old house, leading him into a web of murder and mystery with supernatural undertones.

Fact: The film is often cited as one of the best Italian horror films, blending elements of giallo with folk horror.