Could you sell Freddy Krueger’s house? How about Buffalo Bill’s? Behind some of Hollywood’s most infamous addresses are real homes with fascinating off-screen stories.
Just in time for Halloween, a new analysis from AI video platform Magic Hour puts estimated values on 38 of the most recognizable homes from horror movies, using property data from sources including Redfin, Zillow, HouseCanary and public property records to estimate their current values.
At the top of the list is the Los Angeles mansion featured in the 1959 film “House on Haunted Hill.” Known in real life as the Ennis House and designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the property is valued at an estimated $16.8 million. It last sold for $18 million in 2019.
The Hudson sisters’ mansion from “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” comes in second at $8.54 million. The Los Angeles property sold for $8.5 million in December 2025.
“Scream” fans may recognize three homes among the 10 most expensive. Casey Becker’s house from the movie’s memorable opening scene is estimated at $7.68 million, while Stu Macher’s house is valued at $4.66 million. Sidney Prescott’s property comes in at $3.81 million.
Other scary-movie real estate commanding a premium includes the MacNeil house from “The Exorcist,” estimated at $3.65 million, and Nancy Thompson’s house from “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” valued at $3.18 million.
But not every horror movie home requires a “blockbuster” budget.
The most affordable property in the analysis is Buffalo Bill’s house from “The Silence of the Lambs,” valued at $295,000. The Perryopolis, Pa., home sold for $290,000 in 2021 and now operates as a themed short-term rental and event venue.
Jay’s house from “It Follows” in Sterling Heights, Mich., is estimated at $322,000, while Marnie’s family home from Disney’s “Halloweentown,” in Scappoose, Ore., comes in at $475,000.
And for buyers who prefer their Halloween nostalgia with a little less horror, Max and Dani’s Salem, Mass., home from “Hocus Pocus” is valued at about $650,000.
“It shows how strongly factors like location and size influence what a home is actually worth, and how easily our perception changes when we see a property in a film,” says Runbo Li, Co-founder and CEO of Magic Hour. “A house we remember as frightening might be a beautiful family home without the lighting, music, and story around it.”
Here’s the full list:
- House on Haunted Hill (1959): Loren Mansion / Ennis House, Los Angeles, Calif. — $16.8 million
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?: Hudson Sisters’ Mansion, Los Angeles, Calif. — $8.54 million
- Scream: Casey Becker’s House, Glen Ellen, Calif. — $7.68 million
- Scream: Stu Macher’s House, Tomales, Calif. — $4.66 million
- Donnie Darko: Darko Family Home, Long Beach, Calif. — $4.12 million
- Scream: Sidney Prescott’s House, Santa Rosa, Calif. — $3.81 million
- The Exorcist: MacNeil House, Washington, D.C. — $3.65 million
- Donnie Darko: Jim Cunningham’s Mansion, Long Beach, Calif. — $3.61 million
- A Nightmare on Elm Street: Nancy Thompson’s House, Los Angeles, Calif. — $3.18 million
- Halloween (2007): Strode House, South Pasadena, Calif. — $2.75 million
- Poltergeist: Freeling Family Home, Simi Valley, Calif. — $1.24 million
- I Know What You Did Last Summer: Julie James’ House, Southport, N.C. — $970,000
- I Know What You Did Last Summer: Helen Shivers’ Family Home, Southport, N.C. — $969,000
- The Conjuring: Perron Farmhouse filming location, Currie, N.C. — $915,000
- Hocus Pocus: Max and Dani Dennison’s House, Salem, Mass. — $650,000
- Halloweentown: Marnie’s Family Home, Scappoose, Ore. — $475,000
- The Black Phone: House Across the Street, Wilmington, N.C. — $381,000
- It Follows: Jay’s House, Sterling Heights, Mich. — $322,000
- The Black Phone: The Grabber’s House, Wilmington, N.C. — $309,000
- The Silence of the Lambs: Buffalo Bill’s House, Perryopolis, Pa. — $295,000
