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It's official: famous haunted houses and homes used in horror films sell for much more than their neighbors!

If you live in a house with a reputation for being haunted, you may, understandably, think that potential buyers may be put off it. And yet, recent research* shows that anything but is the case.

It turns out that if you live in a home that’s known for being haunted or even just a house that has an association with a famous horror film, you may not need much property advice for selling it – it is guaranteed to be in demand, and sell for more than other comparable properties in the area.

According to new research, buyers will pay more money for a haunted house or for homes that have been made famous by appearing in horror movies. In fact, they will sell for a higher price than comparable neighboring houses.

One example is the famous “The Conjuring” house in Harrisville, Rhode Island, that is currently on the market for a whopping $1.2 million. Interestingly, it was originally purchased for $439,000 and has gone up $761,000 since the movie has been released.

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The house that appeared in “The Conjuring 2”, which is located at 284 Green Street in Enfield, London, isn’t on the market, but if the owners did decide to sell it, it would be worth about £431,000 (almost $592,000 in American funds) which is £100,000 more than it was valued at in 2016.

Scary Nice: ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ House on the Market for $3.25M

 

Scary Nice: ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ House on the Market for $3.25M

No trick: The Los Angeles house featured in Wes Craven’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street” has crept onto the market for $3.25 million.

The home’s iconic exterior was used in the 1984 slasher flick, which was set in the fictional town of Springwood, OH.

Offers for the famous property will be accepted until midnight on Halloween. Spooky!

A former medieval prison in St. Osyth, England, that is referred to as The Cage and the spookiest house in Britain is 17% more valuable than other comparable properties in the area.

The Hostel, which is located at 39 De Grey Street in Hull, England, is 53% more valuable than other properties located on the same street. This is surprising as there have been previous reports that people can’t even live in the house because it is so haunted.

And the house located at 30 East Drive in West Yorkshire, England, which is said to be extremely haunted, is also more valuable as it was previously sold for £132,000 (just over $181,000 in American funds) and its value is now estimated at £145,000 (just under $200,000 in American funds). This is rather surprising as it hasn’t been re-decorated since the 1970s and other houses on the same street that have been refurbished are less expensive.

With that being said, if you live in a haunted house and you want to get rid of it, you can probably get a higher price for it, according to this latest research.

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