Detroit-ish horror movie recs for Halloween
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This is the best time of year to binge scary movies.
State of play: We have ideas if you're looking for something creepy with a local connection!
- Want to watch people dissolve in the stomach acid of an anthropomorphic bed? We've got you covered. Cheesy occult horror with a young (yet still-mustachioed) Tom Selleck? We've got that, too, and much more.
"Death Bed: The Bed that Eats": This 1970s psychedelic horror was filmed in Detroit, Highland Park and Birmingham. It was little-known and lost to the ages, until decades later when the campy film with a premise that's strange-as-can-be found underground success.
- One of the filming locations was the Gar Wood Mansion on the intriguing, human-made Grayhaven Island.
- Watch on: Amazon Prime.
"Barbarian": Set in Detroit, the disturbing "Barbarian" centers on a woman who books an Airbnb in the Brightmoor neighborhood that becomes a house of horrors. It was mostly shot in Bulgaria, though some exteriors were filmed here, according to the Detroit News.
- Watch on: Hulu.
"Ghostbusters": Not quite as scary an option — but you may not have realized that one of the stars of this classic, Ernie Hudson, is from Benton Harbor. "That's a big Twinkie."
- Watch on: YouTube.
"It Follows": The Redford Theatre in Detroit was the filming location for this movie about a woman followed by a terrifying entity. According to the Detroit Historical Society, the film made its debut there. Its director was from Clawson, and the film also included shots of the Packard Plant.
- Watch on: Tubi.
"Daughters of Satan": Starring Detroit-born Tom Selleck, this low-budget occult film follows an antique dealer who buys a painting of burned witches because one looks like his wife. So begins a terrifying saga of possession.
- Watch on: Apple TV.