Winchester mystery house movie movie#
The studio is developing and producing a feature with Imagination Design Works and Nine/8 Entertainment. Hammer has announced that they will be developing a movie based on Californias infamous Winchester Mystery House, which is considered to be one of the most haunted places in the world: 'In the first deal of its kind, the San Jose, California based Winchester Mystery House considered the world’s most. The house also featured numerous modern conveniences that weren’t common at the time such as forced heating, indoor plumbing and elevators. Construction immediately ceased when Winchester passed away from heart failure on September 5, 1922.Īnd now you understand my obsession with the story and confusion as to why a film hasn’t been made before now (although I’ve seen several documentaries).Īccording to Deadline the production house “Hammer has optioned the rights to the story of the San Jose, California-based Winchester Mystery House which is considered the world’s most haunted. Winchester purposely designed the house in such a strange manner to trap the ghosts she thought were haunting her. The truth behind the Winchester Mystery House is far more interesting than any film or T. The movie tells a fictionalized version of the story behind the mysterious mansion. The house is even the inspiration behind the 2018 film, Winchester. Guests will be able to see the infamous rooms of Sarah’s stately mansion, known around the world as the Winchester Mystery House®, and see the bizarre attributes that give the mysterious mansion its name. Among the quirks of the property are staircases that lead to nowhere, doors that lead to open space (with nothing underneath it), and the repetition of the number 13 throughout the property (she also had a dedicated séance room). The Winchester Mystery House has captured the attention of true-crime and horror buffs for decades. The Winchester Mansion Tour is a guided tour through 110 of the Winchester Mystery House’s 160 rooms. The Winchester House started as an eight-room farmhouse, grew to over seven stories high through construction and stands at four since the 1906 earthquake. She moved to San Jose, California where she began building a mansion and didn’t stop until her death in 1922, disproving the theory that by continually building onto the home, she would never die. Winchester became convinced she was being haunted by those who were killed by Winchester rifles after visiting a medium. Their only child passed away from the childhood disease marasmus a few weeks after birth and William died of tuberculosis in 1881, leaving Sarah the business but in a deep depression.
Winchester, the wife of William Wirt Winchester, became the owner of the now famous estate and 50% of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
What? You’ve never heard about this amazing story before? Well read on folks, I’m going to tell you all about it and why a movie is long overdue. A mansion owned by the eccentric Sarah Winchester, who had construction going on the home 24-hours a day while she lived in order to fend off the curse that plagued her family (because of their work in the gun business). When I first heard about the Winchester Mystery House in California, I instantly fell in love.