South Dakota Spots Share Names with Iconic Horror Movie Settings

As a lifelong Midwesterner, I still get a spark of excitement whenever someplace I've been is said on The Weather Channel. I become the pointing Leo meme if someone says something like "And it was 51 in Sioux Falls today."

It's the same when South Dakota shows up in a movie. The Marvel folks coming to SD to find their friend was one of the interesting parts of the otherwise boring Eternals movie.

Since we are in the Halloween season, we wanted to know if there were any places in South Dakota that share names with places in iconic horror movies.

There are a few 'Overlooks' in the Black Hills, but those are literally overlooks of the area's fantastic natural beauty. They are not giant empty hotels.

We did find a few matches:

It's the same when South Dakota shows up in a movie. When the MCU came to SD to find their friend was the one interesting part of the otherwise boring Eternals movie.

Since we are in the Halloween season, we wanted to know if any places in South Dakota share names with places in iconic horror movies.

There are a few 'Overlooks' in the Black Hills, but those are literally overlooks of the area's fantastic natural beauty. They are not giant empty hotels.

We did find a few matches: