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  • Behind the evil eyes: The (Real) story of the Amityville house

    amityville house at 112 Ocean Drive long island

    Highlights The Amityville Horror House is real, and you can find it in Long Island, NY — though its now-infamous 112 Ocean Avenue address has changed to 108 Ocean Ave. Its tragic history started in 1974 when Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed his entire family (father, mother, two brothers, and two sisters) DeFeo’s brutal murders inspired […] More

  • Is it Real? Michael Myers’ house in ‘Halloween’

    horror movie character Michael Myers with the Halloween house in the background

    ‘It’s Halloween. Everyone’s entitled to one good scare.’ If you’re a die-hard scary movie fan, you might recognize that line from one of the greatest and most influential slasher films of all time, the original Halloween, released in October 1978. Directed by the legendary John Carpenter, produced by Debra Hill, and starring a then-unknown Jamie […] More

  • The real Conjuring house in Rhode Island and its 300-year history

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    While million-dollar homes throughout the country add never-ending lists of amenities to attract buyers, a modest farmhouse in Rhode Island is banking big on its terrifying history. The house that inspired the Conjuring movie franchise has traded hands in 2022 — commanding an impressive $1.525 million sale price. Located in a remote part of Harrisville, a town […] More

  • Is it Real? The Mansion in ‘American Horror Story: Murder House’

    the mansion in american horror story murder house

    The stately house we’re about to visit today is one that’s strikingly familiar to TV fans that can’t say no to a good horror series. More commonly known simply as “The Murder House” the otherwise-beautiful property served as the eerie setting of the first season of American Horror Story, a series so successful it nabbed […] More

  • 13 Real-Life Houses Haunted by Their Dark Past

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    Fear is not a most welcomed feeling and we spend a great deal of time and energy trying to avoid it. Yet all that goes out the window when it comes to horror stories, which tap into an emotional masochism of sorts, captivating us with their harrowing tales, jump scares, and carefully picked creepy houses. […] More

  • Is It Real? The Creepy Neibolt House in Stephen King’s ‘It’

    The House in Stephen King's It

    With more than 350 million copies sold, Stephen King is by far the biggest best-selling author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels in the U.S. — if not the world. His work has spawned countless movie adaptations and bone-chilling TV series, each earning more praise than the other. With an impressive […] More

  • Is It Real? The Exorcist House, Fact vs Fiction

    The Exorcist House | Fancy Pants Homes

    If you’re a horror fan like us, then you’ve already watched (and re-watched) all the major classics, which include The Shining, The Thing, It, Halloween, and last but not least, The Exorcist.  Now, there are a lot (and we mean A LOT) of movies out there related to exorcisms, but William Friedkin’s 1973 epic is […] More

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