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- Horror fans can now stay at the home of a fictional serial killer in Pennsylvania.
Are you looking for Buffalo Bill a vacation home for the family? Then, I’ve got the perfect place for you: Buffalo Bill’s Cave of Torture from The Silence of the Lambs! The four-bedroom is now available for rent in Pennsylvania, bursting with hardwood floors, a large basement, and memories of serial killer attacks.
Set in Fayette County, part of the house was featured in the 1991 film as the location for Buffalo Bill (played by Ted Levine) to commit his atrocities. Including placing his victims in a well in his basement. Unfortunately, there is no fountain in the actual house – this scene was shot on a clay stage. If you want to recreate the film (don’t do it), you should probably try elsewhere.
Although the owners struggled to sell the house was initially launched in 2015. It has now become a “boutique home” for horror fans. According to their website, the house has remained largely untouched. Since appearing in the film, but some accents from “The Silence of the Lambs” were added before becoming a vacation spot.
Aside from the life-size Hannibal Lecter (creepy), Buffalo Bill merchandise, and a sewing machine and mannequin in the basement. Even scarier, all the rooms are named after movie characters, including Hannibal, Clarice, and Precious. There’s even a playhouse upstairs – full of arcade games, large TV and pool table – and an outdoor dining area on the 1.7-acre property.
To frighten you even more, “Goodbye Horses” – a song played during Buffalo Bill’s dance scene – plays automatically when someone enters the cellar.
The location of the 1988 melodic singer Q Lazarus has been the subject of intense online speculation. After Dazed investigated his departure from public life in 2018, a person claiming to be Q replied. That he is alive and well-read about Dazed’s subsequent search for musicians here.
In other news, The Silence of the Lambs, the film premiered on television in February. The series, titled Clarice, follows FBI agent Clarice Starling (played by Rebecca Breeds) a year after the original film’s events. Commenting on the March event, Breeds Dazed said, “This is very inspiring and an important and powerful story to tell. I was on my way home from a tough, hard day on set. But I couldn’t get the smile off my face because we were doing important TV. “You can watch the trailer here.
Disappearances and draws aside, Buffalo Bill’s home sleeps eight people in four bedrooms, starting at $695 (£502) a night. Book here if you’re brave enough and watch the house tour video below.