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Filming locations
A documented place where production work occurred.
- Primary basis
- Wikidata P915 and individually sourced editorial research
- Read carefully
- This does not imply that the story is set in the same place.
Back to the AtlasResearch notes · Editorial review 2026-09-04EVERY PIN
EVERY PIN
NEEDS A REASON.
The Atlas of Dread is a discovery tool, not a claim that every location has the same kind of relationship to a work. Its four layers keep production fact, story geography, editorial history, and computed patterns visibly separate.
Layer definitions
WHAT EACH MARKER ACTUALLY MEANS
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Story settings
A real-world place or region identified as the location of the narrative.
- Primary basis
- Wikidata property P840 (narrative location)
- Read carefully
- The pin locates the real geography named by the source, not an invented street address.
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Regional movements
An editorially researched horror tradition associated with a place and period.
- Primary basis
- British Film Institute editorial research
- Read carefully
- These are contextual regions, not claims about one individual production.
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Archive hotspots
An aggregate of many distinct filming and setting records at the same place.
- Primary basis
- Calculated from the filming and setting records in the generated snapshot
- Read carefully
- A hotspot is a discovery aid, not a qualitative ranking of a city or country.
The data pipeline
REPEATABLE, REVIEWABLE, AND BUILT TO IMPROVE.
The Atlas combines structured location facts with individually researched places and original field notes. The generated snapshot is dated 2026-08-13; the editorial additions were reviewed on 2026-09-04. Adding reviewed places does not imply that every older source has been rechecked.
- 01Start with published archive records
Only HorroRated titles with usable TMDB identifiers enter the automated location lookup.
- 02Resolve the matching Wikidata work
TMDB movie and television identifiers prevent loose title matching and reduce false joins.
- 03Request the two location properties separately
P915 supplies filming locations. P840 supplies narrative locations. They never become the same layer.
- 04Require coordinates and preserve provenance
Every generated point retains the work source, place source, property used, and precision label.
- 05Research the places behind the films
Editorial additions use named film commissions, institutions, location owners, tourism authorities, and production accounts. Each retains its evidence, field note, location scale, and review date. Regional movements draw on film-institute research.
- 06Combine, validate, and accept corrections
The map and this page share one validated dataset. Duplicate relationships are resolved without discarding their sources, and reviewed additions survive a generated-data refresh. Human review remains part of every release.
Precision and restraint
WHAT THE ATLAS DOES NOT CLAIM
No invented accuracy
A country, state, or broad region is labeled “regional.” Site and city markers are approximate too: the place notes explain the scale supported by the source. A city or university name alone cannot identify a particular building.
No production-setting shortcuts
A film shot in Toronto but set in New York can show both facts, in separate colors and records.
No literal pin for an unmappable fiction
Story settings use sourced real-world geography. Entirely invented towns are not assigned a fake street coordinate.
No claim of permanent completeness
Structured databases have gaps. Missing points mean “not yet sourced,” not “this work has no geography.”
Discovery trails, not travel directions
Guided trails connect films and places for reading and exploration. They are not walking or driving routes. A mapped place may be private, altered, or inaccessible; its inclusion does not establish visitor access.
Sources and reuse
VISIBLE SOURCES, CLEAR RIGHTS
Wikidata-derived facts are available under CC0. The map uses bundled Natural Earth world geography and Canadian province and territory boundaries, alongside U.S. Census-derived state boundaries. This public-domain geography is drawn locally without a remote tile service. State, province, and territory names appear as you zoom. HorroRated's editorial field notes are original writing. Linked publishers retain the rights to their material; the complete Atlas is not offered under a blanket CC0 license.
Canadian provinces and territories via Natural Earthnaturalearthdata.comU.S. Census state boundaries via us-atlasgithub.com/topojson/us-atlasWikidata filming location (P915)www.wikidata.orgWikidata narrative location (P840)www.wikidata.orgWikidata SPARQL Query Servicequery.wikidata.orgBritish Film Institutewww.bfi.org.ukDiscover Los Angeleswww.discoverlosangeles.comTimberline Lodgewww.timberlinelodge.comGeorgetown Business Improvement Districtwww.georgetowndc.comSonoma County Tourismwww.sonomacounty.comSanta Cruz Beach Boardwalkblog.beachboardwalk.comCrystal Lake Tours / Camp No-Be-Bo-Scocrystallaketours.comMartha's Vineyard Chamber of Commercewww.mvy.comTexas Film Commissiongov.texas.govVisitScotlandwww.visitscotland.comVisitScotlandwww.visitscotland.comVisit Northumberlandwww.visitnorthumberland.comNational Trustwww.nationaltrust.org.ukConde Nast Traveler / production designer Craig Lathropwww.cntraveler.comCzech Film Commissionfilmcommission.gov.czNew Zealand Film Commissionwww.nzfilm.co.nzNew Zealand Film Commissionwww.nzfilm.co.nzNew Zealand Film Commissionwww.nzfilm.co.nzSouth Australian Film Corporationwww.safilm.com.auThe Studio Park Thailand (production facility)www.linkedin.comCinencuentro / interview with actor Antonieta Pariwww.cinencuentro.comBlackpool Grand Theatrewww.blackpoolgrand.co.ukNatural Earth — public-domain geographynaturalearthdata.com
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