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    Are Our Novels Being Haunted By The Housing Bust?

    The Scariest Modern-Day Haunted Houses
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Are Our Novels Being Haunted By The Housing Bust?
    Halls/stairs that go nowhere is old hat. The writers probably didn't need to look too far. Probably lived in San Jose in fact.

    [en.wikipedia.org] #books
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    11/12/09

    In reply to Are Our Novels Being Haunted By The Housing Bust?
    Funny, I'm reading Jackson's THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE right now. #books
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Are Our Novels Being Haunted By The Housing Bust?
    My future brother-in-law says that most of the houses in my parents' neighborhood look haunted. It's like the face thing that other people have mentioned. Basically if there are any gables (I think that's the right word - anyway, little windows sticking out of a slanted roof), then he says it looks haunted. #books
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Are Our Novels Being Haunted By The Housing Bust?
    It's super easy to tell if the house you're about to buy is haunted! Ready? Walk around the outside of the house and look at it real careful like. If you can in any way make a combination of doors, windows, balconies, eaves or even random tree branches look like a face, even a happy one, then you don't want to make an offer. #books
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    11/13/09


    @TotalFanGirl: This doesn't look anthropomorphic to me

    EDIT: WRONG PICTURE
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    11/13/09


    @Dirk Anger: #books
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    11/13/09


    @Dirk Anger: But it reminds me of this (I know, I'm sick) #books
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Are Our Novels Being Haunted By The Housing Bust?
    While not a new book, House of Leaves is an excellent read. #books
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Are Our Novels Being Haunted By The Housing Bust?
    All these books must have been writen by real estate agents trying to make you buy the houses that are expensive. #books
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/12/09

    In reply to Are Our Novels Being Haunted By The Housing Bust?
    I thought McMansions were merely horrifying, not haunted. #books
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    11/12/09

    @ManchuCandidate: They truly are the stuff of nightmares. #books
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    11/12/09

    @ManchuCandidate: The only ghosts McMansions contain are the ghosts of the middle-class' aspirations to upward mobility. #books
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    11/13/09

    @Vulcan Has No Moon: Yeah, like that ever existed #books
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    Image of Allen_Richards Allen_Richards
    11/01/09

    In reply to The Scariest Modern-Day Haunted Houses
    House of Pancakes. Those nasty little leaden flapjacks scare the shit out of my innards.... #house
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    Image of Don't Make Me Ang Lee. You wouldn't like me when I'm Ang Lee. Don't Make Me Ang Lee. You wouldn't like me when I'm Ang Lee.
    10/31/09

    In reply to The Scariest Modern-Day Haunted Houses

    it wasn't much of a house, but how about the shack in the woods from Evil Dead? At the very least, it had an amazing basement complex for such a nondescript shack... #house
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    10/31/09

    In reply to The Scariest Modern-Day Haunted Houses
    Okay, I promise this is the last one. #house
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    10/31/09

    In reply to The Scariest Modern-Day Haunted Houses
    I really don't think I need to add anything more. #house
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    11/01/09

    @Wookie1972: Does anyone outside of Canada even know about Frightenstein? #house
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    11/01/09

    @postretro: Doubtful. ALthough I think I heard that some people who lived in neighbouring states (e.g. Michigan) had seen it. #house
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    10/31/09

    In reply to The Scariest Modern-Day Haunted Houses
    What about House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski? I would think that a house that is continuously getting bigger from the inside, and enjoys messing with people would be noteworthy. #house
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    11/02/09

    @1969intheSunshine: Lot of people asking for House of Leaves in this post. I'll Wikipedia it. #house
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    10/31/09

    In reply to The Scariest Modern-Day Haunted Houses
    I've read the 2006 House. It wasn't very good at all. Stephen King's Black House (the sequel to The Talisman) is better, in my opinion. #house
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    10/31/09

    @fate47 - Meh.:
    Black House is ok, but the ultimate King haunted house story is The Shining. #house
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    10/31/09

    @Belabras ate my dingo!: I never liked The Shining. To be fair, I've been meaning to try it again. Jack was an alcoholic, but he was clean for a long time. They stay at a hotel and he starts drinking again. Why the change? I couldn't get through The Stand either... #house
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    10/31/09

    @fate47 - Meh.:
    I believe the idea is not that Jack fails, but rather that Jack isn't strong enough to withstand the Overlook's influence. And Jack fights against it too, successfully in the end, though it costs him his life. #house
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    Image of kolacek kolacek
    10/31/09

    In reply to The Scariest Modern-Day Haunted Houses
    This is by far the coolest Youtube clip I've been able to find on The Haunted Mansion. Somebody was able to dig up an old park souvenir film on Super 8 and then dub the sound.

    Honestly, I'm so obsessed with this ride that I think the American Medical Association needs to recognize it as a health condition.

    ps: if any of you nice folks happen to have the picturebook version of the old Disneyland theme record, I will barter, trade or pay for a copy. Ron Howard does the voice of a kid who gets trapped inside and it's "5 out of 5" on the cool-o-meter.
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    10/31/09

    @kolacek: The Haunted Mansion is low-tech by today's standards, but it gets the job done. No blood, gore, or violence, just spooky and eerie. Even when you know what's going to happen, it still works. #house
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    11/01/09

    @kolacek: This is embarassing, but in my one trip to Disneyland we didn't go to either the Haunted Mansion or on the Pirates Of The Caribbean! Country Bears Jamboree, eh.

    This was in the era when Space Mountain was the big thing, and we only had a day at the park, so I hope you'll forgive me. #house
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    11/02/09

    @Wookie1972: You know, honestly...I could understand a pass on the Haunted Mansion. There are usually 100 rude teenagers in line.

    But missing Pirates of the Caribbean...wow!

    Were you stuck watching kids that day? Or were you a kid and not in charge of your activities?

    That's a tough blow. I'm sorry :/ #house
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    11/02/09

    @kolacek: I was ten, and my interests ran to 1) Star Wars 2) Star Wars and 3) Star Wars, so Space Mountain was my first choice. We also went on Thunder Mountain, and my brother went on the Matterhorn twice and teased me relentlessly for being too scared to go on it. Don't know why I wasn't interested in Pirates. I remember some weird one where they "shrunk" you down a la Fantastic Voyage, do you remember what that was called? #house
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    10/31/09

    In reply to The Scariest Modern-Day Haunted Houses
    No Hill House? #house
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    10/31/09

    @JosephFinn:
    Conspicuous in it's absence, isn't it. That said, Hill House puts the rest to shame. #house
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    10/31/09

    @Belabras ate my dingo!:
    Yes indeed.

    *thump* *thump* *Thump* *THUMP!*
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    10/31/09

    @Belabras ate my dingo!: It was on TCM this morning, and I had to watch a bit before work. Now THAT is a Bad Place. #house
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    10/31/09

    @JosephFinn: That movie always scares the crap outta me! Such an amazing use of sound and editing. #house
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    10/31/09

    @Belabras ate my dingo!: Agreed. I guess it's too good for this list? #house
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    11/01/09

    @Belabras ate my dingo!: The opening narration of the film says it all. #house
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