Mayfair Witches didn't film in Anne Rice's house (but close by)

The Mayfair Witches house is real… And it neighbors Anne Rice’s former home!

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Question is… where is it? Join us as we uncover its exact location and reveal what makes it the perfect setting for Rice’s treasured trilogy to unfold. Off-White Arrow Full story

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“When I wrote “The Witching Hour,” I made the house I was living in, in the Garden District of New Orleans, into the home of the Mayfair family of witches,”

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Since they weren’t able to film at the former Anne Rice residence, it seems the Soria-Creel House was certainly the next best thing. Full story

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As you’ll see in the already-aired episodes, they did an incredible job. The house looks full to the brim with decades-old secrets and plenty of malevolent magic.

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