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It's like Southern Gothic, except it's in California!
Requirements:
California setting, in whole or in part
A creepy house
At least one scene outdoors in California sunshine to contrast the creepy/horror/murder feeling.
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A list by jann
8
Items on this list73%
Average Rating13h 37m
Total Runtime$58.4M
Total Revenue1
The Fog
While it may not have a creepy house, it does have creepy everything else.
Movie
February 8, 1980
1h 30m
$21.4M
3
Targets
Half gothic, in the fictional world of Hollywood, while half very modern 60s California. A strange but very good movie.
Movie
August 15, 1968
1h 30m
$0
4
Spider Baby
I first heard the phrase "California Gothic" on this movie's DVD bonus features. Meets all requirements.
Movie
December 24, 1967
1h 21m
$0
5
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Possibly the Mother of All California Gothics. Meets all requirements.
Movie
October 12, 1962
2h 15m
$0
6
Homicidal
William Castle was kind of influenced by a little movie called Psycho - maybe? Yes? Meets all requirements.
Movie
July 26, 1961
1h 27m
$0
7
Psycho
Mostly set in Arizona, sunshine comes from there. Otherwise meets requirements.
Movie
June 22, 1960
1h 49m
$32M