While Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver welcome their fair share of Canadian movie magic, you may not have known that these infamous horror movies were filmed a bit closer to home.
House At The End of The Street (2012)
Just before she became a household name, Jennifer Lawrence was filming this horror movie. Scenes were shot in Carp, Metcalfe and Algonquin College.
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Elizabeth Shue and Jennifer Lawrence in The House At The End of The Street (2012) Photo: horrorfreaknews.com
Sum of All Fears (2002)
The Diefenbunker in Carp served as a location for some filming of this 2002 thriller starring Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman.
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Penthouse North (2013)
Michael Keaton starred in Penthouse North with scenes filmed in downtown Ottawa. An easily recognizable backdrop is the Wine Rack on Elgin Street.
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Clown (2015)
This Eli Roth horror movie about a man that put on a mysterious clown suit that won’t come off, slowly leading to some violent outcomes, was filmed in our city and New York.
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The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015)
The producers liked our cold climate as the location for this horror movie starring Emma Roberts. It is a tale of two girls who are left stranded at a prep school (an agricultural college close to Ottawa) when their parents do not come to get them for the winter break.
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