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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Twice Dead (1988), Evil Toons (1992) + more

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Located directly across the street from the People Under The Stairs house is another Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument which was used in several B-movies, even making a few recent appearances.

The house is known as the Beckett Residence.  It was built in 1905 and declared a landmark in 1973.  The house was featured as the primary location in both Twice Dead (1988) and Evil Toons (1992).


Twice Dead
Evil Toons
Evil Toons


Just like the People Under The Stairs house, this house also makes small appearances in both The Convent (2000) and The Immortalizer (1989).



The Convent
The Immortalizer


It can be spotted near the beginning of The Convent as the home of the main girl, Clorissa.  It was used for the epilogue scene of The Immortalizer, as the new location of the laboratory. 



The Attic Expeditions


The house served as the primary location for The Attic Expeditions (2001), which featured actress Wendy Robie from The People Under The Stairs at the location. 



Lethal Eviction aka Grayson Arms
Lethal Eviction aka Grayson Arms


The house was also used as the primary setting of Lethal Eviction (2005), also known as Grayson Arms.  The movie featured a pre-Dexter Jennifer Carpenter playing twins.

The house (sporting a bright pink paint job) was also the primary setting in Running With Scissors (2006).  Most recently, the house makes a brief appearance in the Ashton Kutcher / Natalie Portman romantic comedy No Strings Attached (2011)


Running With Scissors
No Strings Attached


The interiors of this house were also used in Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007) remake.  The upstairs hallway and bedrooms of the Myer's house were filmed here, where Michael kills his sister near the beginning of the movie.  


Delusion


Last October, the house actually opened it's doors to the public, serving as a Halloween attraction.  Attendees were led on a guided tour through the house for an interactive "haunted play" called Delusion.  The attraction ran for approximately two weeks, with 5 or 6 tours a night.  
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Coordinates: 34.035740, -118.306253
Visible on Street View: Yes
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The People Under The Stairs (1991) + more




For the next three days, we'll be looking at three neighboring historic Los Angeles homes that showed up in various B-movies throughout the late 80s / early 90s.  
First up is the Thomas W. Phillips Residence, which was built in 1905.  In 1991 it was designated as a Historic-Cultural Monument.  




The People Under The Stairs
The People Under The Stairs
The People Under The Stairs
The People Under The Stairs
The People Under The Stairs
The most memorable appearance of the house was in Wes Craven's The People Under The Stairs (1991).  In the film, the house included many trapdoors and passageways in the walls, which were filmed in a studio.  



The Convent


The house is also featured in The Convent (2000) as the home of Adrienne Barbeau's character.  



The Immortalizer
The Immortalizer

 
The house was used in The Immortalizer (1989) as the home of a nosy neighbor who eventually comes to the aid of the main character.  

Since the houses across the street have been used in many movies as well, the house can often be spotted in the background throughout those movies.  Two such films are Twice Dead (1988) and Running With Scissors (2006).



Twice Dead
Running With Scissors


The interior of the house was used as the kitchen of the Myer's house in Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007). 
Also, all three of the neighboring houses are supposedly featured throughout the direct-to-video Witchcraft (1989) series.  This house is used as the main location in the first film.  
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Coordinates: 34.035842, -118.306898
Visible on Street View: Yes
Links:
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