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Blueprints from Beyond: Five More Architectural Lessons from Iconic Horror Movie Houses

In October 2020, we wrote a blog titled ‘Five Houses That Ooze Supernatural Chic’.

The blog you are about to read is a follow-up to the horrifying houses discussed in the original blog.

The houses contained within that blog were to lead to the discovery of one of the most niche crossovers in the annals of Classic Folios’ blog history.  The constructional, architectural and design merits of horror movie houses.

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Joe Harvey Joe Harvey

Five House That Ooze Supernatural Chic

It’s that time of year again.

The time when each creak of the floorboards feels that much more ominous. 

The time when looking out of the window while washing up at night feels like reckless behaviour. 

The time when you daren’t glance at the mirror when you venture to the bathroom in the middle of the night.

Thankfully, most new builds are pretty spook-proof.

Flooring is as silent as intended.

Motion lighting outside keeps garden-dwelling ghouls at bay.

And mirrors only serve to remind you what a beautifully designed room is behind you.

But that doesn’t mean developers can’t take a lesson in what to do (but mostly what not to) from some of horror’s most iconic haunted houses.

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