Monday, October 22, 2012

The Cult-TV Faces of: Haunted Houses

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Identified by Joanna: Gull Cottage from The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (TV series)

Identified by Brian: Collinswood in the original Dark Shadows.

Identified by Pierre Fontaine: Rod Serling's Night Gallery: "A Question of Fear."

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Identified by SGB: Logan's Run: "Night Visitors."

Identified by Dave Colohan: Sapphire and Steel, First Assignment.

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12

Identified by Dave Colohan: Being Human.

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Identified by Brian: The Murder House of American Horror Story, Season 1

21 comments:

  1. Is #3 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir?

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  2. Hi Joanna!

    Bingo! Well done. #3 is indeed Gull Cottage from the Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Well done, my friend.

    best,
    John

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  3. Is #10 the house from the original Don't Be Afraid of the Dark?

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    1. Hi Aaron,

      That's a brilliant guess, but not correct!

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  4. Anonymous11:13 AM

    Hi John,

    #7 Logan's Run (tv series)

    I see the Psycho house on #2 and #5, but I am looking forward to seeing what it was reused in because I can not recall.

    SGB

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    1. Hi SGB:

      Job well done, my friend. #7 is indeed from Logan's Run ("Night Visitors.") You're right too -- that's the Psycho house, but re-purposed for cult tv!

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  5. Well #15 is American Horror Story Season 1...

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    1. Hi Brian,

      Yes! #15 is the murder house from American Horror Story. Great identification!

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  6. #4 is Collinswood I believe (Dark Shadows)
    #7 must be Logan's Run...? I don't recall enough episodes from 35 years ago to remember the plot.

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    1. Hi Brian,

      #4 is Collinswood from the original Dark Shadows! Great identification, my friend.

      best,
      John

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  7. Dave Colohan12:53 PM

    Is Number 8 from Sapphire & Steel - First Assignment?
    Regards, Dave Colohan

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    1. Well done, Dave! Yep! That's absolutely right!

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  8. Dave Colohan12:59 PM

    Spotted another... Is 13 from Being Human?
    DC

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    1. Dave, another correct answer. Well done, my friend.

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  9. Hi John,
    Well, this is all guesses for me today.....

    1 Twilight Zone
    2 Outer Limits
    12 The Greatest American Hero
    14 Bedlam

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    1. Carl,

      Those are excellent identifications, but alas, none are on the mark. You are still awesome, however! :)

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  10. 5 is from Night Gallery - A Question Of Fear

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    1. Hi Pierre,

      Yes! Great job! That's the Psycho house redressed for Rod Serling's Night Gallery. Great!

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  11. Hi John,

    A bit late to this party, but I can't leave #9 unclaimed, given it is none other than 1910 Ezekiel Drive, Frank Black's very own yellow house—albeit lying (almost) vacant here in "The Curse of Frank Black", just before Frank gave the windows an eggy makeover?!

    Also—and I'm a little less certain of this one—but is #10 from The X-Files's "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas"?

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  12. Y'all forgive me for this, I can't help myself.

    Brian is right. number 4 is the familial mansion on Dark Shadows. But, its correct spelling is Collinwood. The family name is Collins, and they live in Collinsport, but they left the "s" out of the name of their home. I'm not sure why.

    In the Paperback Library novels by Marilyn Ross, and in the original writer's guidelines by Art Wallace, titled Shadows on the Wall, it's referred to as Collins House. Collins House may have been mentionesin a few of the earliest episodes, but they finally settled on Collinwood.

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