"What a Place to Film a Horror Movie" - The Eeriness of London's Underground in Lockdown

It’s usually so crowded in this underground station that you couldn’t swing the proverbial cat (a lovely British expression, if ever there was one).

All that’s changed now.

As far as I’m concerned, anyone looking to film a few creepy scenes for a horror movie need look no further than London Underground’s Kings Cross.

Empty stairs, deserted concourses, eerily quiet platforms, tubes carrying only key workers, of course, elevators that swish and whir along, but with no commuters on them.

Behold the beauty of Kings Cross, in lockdown…

1. Florescent pink tunnel (eerily empty)

2. Passageway leading to street level exit (not a soul in sight)

3. Platforms at Kings Cross, on what would normally be a busy weekend…

On a busy Saturday afternoon in April, these platforms should be jammed with tourists and Londoners alike, going about their daily lives. Under lockdown, you...

4. Grey stairs, blue handrails (they have a certain charm, empty)

5. Tunnels leading to platforms and escalators (not a soul in sight)

6. A lone soul stands waiting for a tube to arrive…

7. Ascending an empty elevator at King’s Cross…

Empty. Silent. Deathly calm. Ascending this deserted elevator on what would normally be a busy weekend afternoon at a London Underground hub, was an experien...