Houses in Horror Films

One of my first ideas was to film part of our film in a house. A lot of films take place in houses because thats a place where people feel most safe, and it is scary to think about something coming into our comfort zone.

The films 'When a stranger calls' and 'The strangers' both take place in houses and centre around the subject of an unknown person trying to enter the house while the unknowing victim goes about their business, and this was going to be the basis of part of our opening scene.

Although the house in When a Stranger Calls seems a lot more isolated, the house we were thinking of using for our horror film is detached, so there aren't any neighbours around which will give the audience a sense of insecurity.