Horror Movies Set In New York
With Halloween approaching, I'd thought I'd share a project I've been working on for a few years, recording the locations of horror movies around the country and the world. I am a big fan of horror and am a weird pedantic person who likes to make lists, and I figured this subreddit would be intrested. Especially if any of you are looking for new movies to watch this month. You can check out my raw data here, or check out a more visually pleasing Letterbox list I made of New York's horror movies here. Now to be clear about my methodology in how I organize these movies. These are organized by where they are SET not necessarily by where they are SHOT. Example: Most of the Friday the 13th movies are not shot in NJ, but they are all classified as set in NJ because in-universe that is where they take place. In cases where the film's setting is not outright stated, I used context clues such as license plates, driver's licenses, newspapers, references to cities, and so on. While I did take into account where the movie was filmed, I tried not to use that as definitive evidence (there is a reason why the tropes California Doubling and the Mountains of Illinois exist). I go into more of the breakdown of movies in this post on if you are interested. I have recorded 570 horror movies set in New York, up 177 from last year, placing the state at #2 in state rankings According to IMDB, this makes the top 20 New York horror movies ranked: Black Swan (2010) Rosemary's Baby (1968) The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) King Kong (1933) Get Out (2017) Ghostbusters (1984) Wait Until Dark (1967) American Psycho (2000) Seconds (1966) A Quiet Place (2018) The Devil's Advocate (1997) The Time of Their Lives (1946) Lost Suburbia (2007) Jacob's Ladder (1990) Sleepy Hollow (1999) Gremlins (1984) I Am Legend (2007) King Kong (2005) A Quiet Place Part II (2020) Cat People (1942) I hope you like this, and if you have any more suggestions or corrections you want me to make, please comment.
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Help finding owners - dog found on highway by Fulton firefighters

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Scared lost cat seen at Pierrepont/Willow

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Lost Cat - Midtown East

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Found a cat (East Village)

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Abandoned Cat in the Bronx. Advice on where to surrender it?

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Found cat in building but no luck finding owners! Bronx

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Landlord caught lying about pipe problem and water leaks at 291 Wyckoff. Watch until the end 👀

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Found white gray cat in Bedstuy
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