Halloween special: Horror movies shot in Romania
Halloween, that special scary day of the year, is coming up on October 31. And, although Halloween is usually about going trick-or-treating or attending thematic events dressed up in special scary costumes, this year, the pandemic changed…
Irina Marica · Journalist
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Halloween, that special scary day of the year, is coming up on October 31. And, although Halloween is usually about going trick-or-treating or attending thematic events dressed up in special scary costumes, this year, the pandemic changed things a bit. Thus, it may be much safer to stay at home this year and watch a horror film (or two). Below is a selection of horror movies filmed in Romania - a popular location for Halloween, as it is also known as the Land of Dracula.
The Nun
Corin Hardy's horror-thriller The Nun, a spin-off of the 2016 movie The Conjuring 2, was shot entirely in Romania. The shooting took place in the famous Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, but also at the Corvinilor Castle and in Sighisoara, in Transylvania.
The 2018 movie stars Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, and Bonnie Aarons. It tells the story of a young nun and a priest sent to investigate the suicide of a nun at an abbey in Romania. There, they confront a malevolent force in the form of the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in The Conjuring 2.
Trailer:
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The Ritual
The Ritual follows a group of college friends on a hiking trip into the Swedish wilderness - a journey taken in the memory of their friend Rob, killed a few months earlier. But a wrong turn leads them into a mysterious forest where evil awaits.
And, although the action is taking place in Sweden, the movie was actually filmed in Romania's Carpathian Mountains.
The Netflix horror movie was directed by David Bruckner and stars Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, and Sam Troughton.
Trailer:
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The Devil Inside
The 2012 horror film The Devil Inside, directed byWilliam Brent Bell, was also partially shot in Romania, more precisely in Bucharest. Filming also took place in Rome (Italy) and Vatican City.
The documentary-style film tells the story of a woman who gets involved in unauthorized exorcisms while trying to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly committed a triple murder during her own exorcism. It stars Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, and Evan Helmuth, but also several Romanian actors.
