Exterior – Beaumont house

LOCATION: 109 Keaton Ave, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA

Note: This location is also seen in the opening scene with the fire truck passing.

Exterior – Federal building

LOCATION: Alton Lennon Federal Building, 2 Princess St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Note: This is seen from across Cape Fear River at Battleship Park, 191-199 USS North Carolina Rd, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA, facing toward S Water St.

Exterior – Courthouse

LOCATION: New Hanover County Courthouse, 316 Princess St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Location also appears in the TV series: Matlock (1986-1995)

Exterior – Street

LOCATION: S Front St / Muters Alley, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Note: The area on the left appears again later in the film as the exterior of Ben’s place.

Exterior – Storefront

LOCATION: 21-A N Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Exterior – Jeffrey finds an ear

LOCATION: 209 Lake Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405, USA

Note: This area has since been redeveloped and is now a ruby field, with little resemblance to how it appeared in the film.

Exterior – Police station

LOCATION: 115 Red Cross St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Note: This location has since been demolished, with another building standing in it’s place. The surrounding area has likewise been redeveloped.

Exterior – Sandy Williams’ house

LOCATION: 128 Northern Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Exterior – Jeffrey and Sandy walk

LOCATION: 1903 Princess St, Wilmington, NC 28405, USA

Exterior – Hardware store

LOCATION: 604 S Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Exterior – High school

LOCATION: New Hanover High School, 1307 Market St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Location also appears in the films: Trick Or Treat (1986), Dream a Little Dream (1989), My Teacher’s Wife (1999), Remember the Daze (2007)

Location also appears in the TV series: Dawson’s Creek (1998-2003)

Interior / Exterior – Arlene’s Diner

LOCATION: 402 Chestnut St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Exterior – Jeffrey and Sandy park near Dorothy’s apartment

LOCATION: First Baptist Church, 411 Market St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Note: The characters park on N 5th Ave.

Location also appears in the film: The Conjuring (2013)

Interior / Exterior – Dorothy’s apartment

LOCATION: Carolina Apartments, 420 Market St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Note: Only the lobby interior appears in the film, the rest of the hallways and Dorothy’s apartment unit were all studio sets. The fire escape of this building also appears in the film.

Location also appears in the films: The Conjuring (2013), Safe Haven (2013)

Interior – Dorothy’s apartment

LOCATION: EUE / Screen Gems Studios, 1223 N 23rd St, Wilmington, NC 28405, USA

Note: This was a set on a studio backlot. The hallway scenes were filmed on the same backlot.

Studio location also appears in the films: Firestarter (1984), Silver Bullet (1985), Trick Or Treat (1986), Little Monsters (1989), The Exorcist III (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Super Mario Bros. (1993), Household Saints (1993), The Crow (1994), The Jackal (1997), Black Dog (1998), The Cutoff (1998), Muppets From Space (1999), The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland (1999), 28 Days (2000), Domestic Disturbance (2001), Idlewild (2006), The 27 Club (2008), Arthur Newman (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Dagko Na Tawo (2018), Halloween Kills (2021)

Studio location also appears in the TV series: Matlock (1986-1995), Dawson’s Creek (1998-2003), One Tree Hill (2003-2012), Eastbound & Down (2009-2013)

Exterior – Jeffrey and Sandy drive

LOCATION: S 3rd St / Market St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Exterior – The Slow Club

LOCATION: 1895 Burnett Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Note: The far left portion of the building was a facade built by the filmmakers and dismantled after filming.

Interior – The Slow Club

LOCATION: EUE / Screen Gems Studios, 1223 N 23rd St, Wilmington, NC 28405, USA

Note: This was a set on a studio backlot.

Exterior – Jeffrey and Sandy talk

LOCATION: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 12 N 6th St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Exterior – Warehouse

LOCATION: 1121 S Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Note: This view is from Marstellar St.

Exterior – Jeffrey rides with Frank

LOCATION: Near 21 N Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Note: The vehicle is seen driving along N Front St, between Princess St and Market St.

Exterior – Ben’s place

LOCATION: 116 S Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Note: Early in the film, this same location is briefly seen from a different angle, in one of the street shots.

Interior – Ben’s place

LOCATION: EUE / Screen Gems Studios, 1223 N 23rd St, Wilmington, NC 28405, USA

Note: This was a set on a studio backlot.

Exterior – Party

LOCATION: 1916 Princess St, Wilmington, NC 28405, USA

Citations: Horror’s Hallowed Grounds, Then & Now Movie Locations

States: North Carolina

Countries: USA

Film images © 1986 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, Inc.