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Is It Real? The Creepy House in Stephen King’s ‘It’
Someone on social media recently posted a meme that said 2020 is looking more and more like it was written by Stephen King. If you think about it, and what else is there to think about these days, it doesn’t seem that far-fetched. Stephen King has written some crazy, out-there stuff, and the epic novel […] More
Dita Von Teese’s Quirky Los Angeles Home is Every Aspiring Diva’s Dream
Even if you’re not a fan of burlesque, or perhaps don’t even know for sure what that is, you’ll still know about Dita Von Teese. The 47-year-old star is credited with bringing burlesque back into the limelight, which also landed her the moniker of Queen of Burlesque. But that’s not all she does. Von Teese […] More
The Roaring 20s are Back in Style: This Lavish Art Deco Estate Near DC is On Sale for $3.5M
Attention, all Jazz Age fans: there’s a fabulous Art Deco-inspired mansion up for sale in Fairfax County, Va. that just got a price reduction. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live in a Great Gatsby home that offers 13,956 square feet of living space, for (just) $3.5 million. Seriously, if you love the 1920s and […] More
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House is So Much More Than Just ‘the Blade Runner House’
Few houses nowadays can cause our brows to rise and our jaws to drop; one might say we’ve pretty much seen it all by now. Yet there are some architectural gems that only get more impressive with time, and even after many decades, you’re still in awe whenever you look at them. Frank Lloyd Wright’s […] More
This $26.5M Home in L.A. Comes with a Massive Star Wars-Themed Basement
While Star Wars actor John Boyega is holding headlines and making us cry with an emotional, now-viral video of him gifting a brand new house in London to his unassuming parents, this other home closer to Hollywood got us starstruck (pun intended) for completely different reasons. A Los Angeles home recently hit the market with […] More
The Three (Tragic) Lives of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin House
Frank Lloyd Wright is undoubtedly one of the most influential architects of all time. The American architect was born and raised in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, which left a lasting impression on his young mind and inspired many of his most iconic works. At the age of 29, in 1896, Wright built a windmill […] More
Idyllic Estate in Brookhaven, GA Dates Back to 1935 & Comes with Perfectly Appointed Interiors
If we had to use one word to describe this home, it would be comfort. This exquisite single-family home at 1195 West Brookhaven Drive Northeast is the epitome of comfort and luxury, boasting neutral colors and plush fabrics throughout. Set on a large private lot in historic Brookhaven, the 5,627-square-foot home features 5 bedrooms, 4 […] More
Behind the Evil Eyes: The (Real) Story of the Amityville House
There are some U.S. addresses that can conjure up spine-tingling fear with each mention. Think 10050 Cielo Drive in California, 333 East Wonderview Avenue in Colorado, 5481 County Road in Wisconsin, 611 Oak Avenue in Kansas, and last but not least, 112 Ocean Avenue in New York. While the events that took place at famous […] More
These 5 Homes for Sale Will Get You Into the Halloween Spirit
The autumn season is finally upon us, and there’s no better way to embrace the fall spirit than to go down the spooky path. There’s nothing like it, really; once that crisp morning air hits, it’s like everything comes back to life, and all we want to do as the day grows shorter is to […] More
Zooming In on the Stanley Hotel, Stephen King’s Inspiration for ‘The Shining’
One time during the early 1970s, Stephen King opened an atlas at random on his kitchen table and decided that he and his wife would travel to whatever location it opens to. The atlas happened to open to a page about Boulder, Colorado, and that’s how the story of The Shining began. Or so the […] More
