Some of the most recognizable homes in horror movie history are actual houses, and a new analysis reveals what it might cost to own the locations where characters from Scream, Halloween, The Exorcist, A Nightmare on Elm Street and dozens of other movies encountered things considerably scarier than a mortgage payment.
AI video platform Magic Hour researched 38 real homes featured in popular horror movies and Halloween favorites, using sources including Zillow, Redfin, public property records and official assessments to estimate their current values.
The result? The most expensive house on the list is worth an estimated $16.8 million.
At the other end, you could theoretically own one notorious horror movie property for less than $300,000.
What Is the Most Expensive Horror Movie House?
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The Loren mansion from the 1959 film House on Haunted Hill takes the crown at an estimated $16.8 million. Horror fans may recognize the exterior, but architecture fans know the Los Angeles property by another name: the Ennis House.
The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed property is valued at roughly 45.6 times the typical American home and last sold for $18 million in 2019.
Second place belongs to the Hudson sisters’ mansion from What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, valued at $8.54 million.
Then Ghostface enters the real estate market.
Casey Becker’s house from the unforgettable opening sequence of 1996’s Scream is worth an estimated $7.68 million. Stu Macher’s house, where much of the movie’s finale unfolds, ranks fourth at $4.66 million. Sidney Prescott’s house also makes the top 10 at $3.81 million.
Other multimillion-dollar horror landmarks include the MacNeil house from The Exorcist, estimated at $3.65 million; Nancy Thompson’s house from A Nightmare on Elm Street, worth approximately $3.18 million; and the Strode house from the 2007 Halloween remake at $2.75 million.
What Is the Cheapest Horror Movie House?
The Pennsylvania house used as Buffalo Bill’s home in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs, surrounded by trees and fall foliage.Uncovering Pennsylvania
Buffalo Bill’s house from The Silence of the Lambs sits at the other end of the ranking.
The Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, property is valued at approximately $295,000, making it the least expensive of the 38 houses included in the study. It last sold for $290,000 in 2021 and now operates as a themed short-term rental and event venue.
The house identified as the Grabber’s home in The Black Phone comes next at $309,000, followed by Jay’s house from It Follows at $322,000.
Disney fans may recognize another surprisingly affordable property: Marnie’s family home from Halloweentown, valued at $475,000.
Max and Dani’s Salem, Massachusetts, house from Hocus Pocus is estimated at $650,000.
How Much Are Famous Horror Movie Houses Worth?
Here are the estimated values of all 38 properties included in the study:
Infographic ranking 38 famous horror movie homes by estimated value, from the $16.8 million ‘House on Haunted Hill’ mansion to Buffalo Bill’s $295,000 house from ‘The Silence of the Lambs.’The researchers only included filming locations that could be verified through at least two independent sources. Studio sets, demolished properties and locations without enough information to produce a reliable estimate were excluded.
Values were estimated as of Sept. 23, 2026, using the median of available valuation sources, including automated property estimates, recorded sales adjusted using house price indexes and official assessments.
So while you probably don’t have to worry about Freddy Krueger turning up in the basement, the property tax bill might still keep you awake at night.
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