Where Was The Devil S Playground Filmed For The TV Adaptation?

I got curious about this after rewatching 'The House of the Devil' last Halloween—it’s one of those movies that just oozes vintage horror vibes, and the locations play a huge part in that. The film was shot entirely in Connecticut, mostly around towns like New Milford and Kent. Director Ti West wanted that authentic late '70s/early '80s feel, and the state’s older architecture and rural landscapes nailed it. The main house itself is this creepy, isolated Victorian in New Milford, which gave me serious 'Amityville Horror' vibes. What’s wild is how much the setting adds to the tension. The quiet streets, the college campus scenes (shot at Western Connecticut State University), and even the diner—all real spots that feel frozen in time. It’s not just backdrop; it’s practically a character. Makes me wanna road-trip there and see if that house still gives off the same chills.

I got swept up in the scenery before I even knew who the characters were — the showrunners really chased real places to match the book's raw, windswept feel. Most of the big outdoor sequences for 'The Wolf Prophies' were shot across the Scottish Highlands: think Glen Coe for those brutal, brooding valleys and the Isle of Skye for cinematic, sea-cliff shots that look like painting come to life. The production clearly leaned on those jagged, mossy landscapes to sell the ancient, elemental vibe. Behind the scenes, a lot of the interiors and controlled night sequences were handled at Titanic Studios in Belfast. They built massive practical sets there — longhouses, temple interiors and those claustrophobic corridors — then cut them with location plates to keep continuity. For the wolf-heavy chase scenes and some of the den work, the crew actually crossed over to Romania to film in the Carpathians and Transylvanian forests; local animal wranglers and remote mountain access made it ideal. County Wicklow in Ireland also pops up for river and misty-woodland inserts that added softness to some of the flashback sequences. I visited a couple of the Scottish spots while the show was still in post and it’s wild how different the same valley can look with a bit of fog and a camera rig. The mix of studio craft and raw European wilderness really sells the story, and I loved how every location felt like a character on its own — rugged, moody, and a little bit dangerous.

I love geeking out about old Hollywood oddities, and 'The Devil-Doll' is one of those delightfully strange little pictures that screams studio-era craftsmanship. The film was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and shot at MGM’s facilities in Culver City, California. Most of what you see—the claustrophobic interiors, the creepy doll work, the back-alley streets—was built on sound stages and backlots there, using the studio’s art department and effects teams to pull off the miniature and trick-camera work that defines the picture. Tod Browning directed, and Lionel Barrymore led the cast, so it’s very much a product of the big-studio system: rehearsed, blocked, lit and filmed largely under one roof. If you watch it closely you can spot the hallmarks of MGM’s craftsmen—detailed set dressing, layered matte shots and practical effects rather than on-location landscapes. There may be a few Los Angeles-area exteriors used for connective shots, but the film’s heart lives in those Culver City stages. I always get a kick out of how resourceful and theatrical that era could be—kind of like watching a haunted movie theater built from plywood and genius, which I find endlessly charming.