This is a list of places that I think would be nifty to live in. You may not share my opinion about them but by golly Bloofer Lady likes them.

    NORWICH STATE HOSPITAL, CONNECTICUT

    This very peachy-keen looking place is located in Preston, Connecticut and was opened in 1904. Soon after the administrators realized that conditions were becoming overcrowded so they added five more buildings by 1907. Over the years they built over twenty buildings on the 100 acre property but not all of them were used. As a new one opened another would be emptied and abandoned. It was closed in 1996 and now stands empty. Since that is the case why can’t I go move there? There is plenty of space for my things and I would never be bored because I would be surrounded by such fun things as a bowling alley and an auditorium! I could even visit the rooms where they used to duck patients into cold water, or the ones in which they would give them lobotomies. The opportunities are endless!

    THE PANTHEON

    Please do not confuse this beautiful ancient temple with the Partheon, because it actually has a roof and is located in Rome. The original was built in 27 BC by Marcus Agrippa but over the next several decades afterwards it burnt down a few times and kept on getting rebuilt. The version we see now was built under the reign of Emperor Hadrian in around 136 AD. It was originally a temple dedicated to all of the Roman gods, until it was consecrated as a church in the 7th century. This building is just so beautiful that Bloofer Lady would have the vapors if she had a chance to live in it. There is one problem though would be the oculus on the top of the dome which lets in light and rain. There is a drainage system in the building to deal with it, but I would have to either camp out on the edge of the interior or come up with some sort of elaborate tarp covering. I’m very creative so I am sure I could think of something!

    THE BRITISH MUSEUM

    The British Museum was started in 1753 and over the years it has expanded into one of the largest museums of its kind in the world. I can hear some people wondering what is so spooky about this place? MUMMIES! There are not one but two rooms dedicated to Egyptian mummies! I wouldn’t sleep in that room in particular because that would be just a little creepy, but I would frequent it quite often and make sure it is dusted on a regular basis. Where would I sleep then? Golly, I’m not too sure since this place is so damn huge! Maybe in one of the ancient Roman artifact rooms since they were so nifty!

    THE TOWER OF LONDON

    The White Tower, the first building on the site was constructed by William The Conqueror in 1078. It developed into a fortress of multiple buildings that has been a royal residence. a prison, an armory and various other things over time. Most of all it has been a place of execution for people such as Anne Boleyn. I have actually been here and I swear the hairs on the back of my neck were raised the entire time I visited. If I could live there I would pick the The Queen’s House which is in the same spot where poor Boleyn was held. The actual building she was held in has been gone for over 500 years but by golly it would be a very spooky experience, wouldn’t it just?

    MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY, OAKLAND

    This is Bloofer Lady’s favorite cemetery in the whole wide world and I used to go there on a fairly regular basis when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was designed in 1863 by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed Central Park and Golden Gate Park. It is a garden style cemetery with lots of paths, old trees and really creepy mausoleums. My favorite area in the whole place is in the photo shown below. It is a line of hillside vaults with iron doors and right inside each entrance are stone benches that you can sit on and take in the atmosphere. They look like something straight out of a Hammer film, especially when the ivy is growing a bit wild. In this cemetery the workers don’t care if you picnic or anything like that so I could quite easily live in one of those really nifty crypts.

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Bloofer Lady Recommends: The Town Of Colma

March 5, 2010

   
    In the year 1900 San Francisco outlawed the construction of new cemeteries due to it being situated on the end of a peninsula and having no room to grow. During the ‘old west’ days bodies quite frequently weren’t even buried in cemeteries there, rather people would just dig a hole into the sand [...]

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Historical Horrors: Emperor Nero

March 4, 2010

    When people think of evil and horrific Roman emperors they automatically think of Caligula, but in my opinion I find Nero to be just as bad or even worse than his infamous uncle. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was born in 37 AD and was the last of the five Roman emperors to be born [...]

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Bloofer Lady’s Opinion: Christopher Lee Is Peachy-Keen!

March 3, 2010

    I love Christopher Lee! He is the only great horror genre actor to still be gracing us with his presence and at the age of 87 the man is still accepting roles and acting his little heart out. The man is multi-talented I tell ya!
    He sings songs about drinking and is surrounded by [...]

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Horror Film Locations: Priest Impalement, The Omen

March 2, 2010

All Saints Church
Location: Bishops Park, London SW6 3LA

    All Saints Church was used in the infamous Father Brennan impalement scene in the original The Omen. There is documentation of a church being on this site since the 12th century, but the vast majority of the church as it stands today was built in 1880. Only [...]

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Reviews of Delirium And House Of Mortal Sin On Horror Movie Empire

March 1, 2010

    Here are my reviews for Delirium and House Of Mortal Sin that I have just put up on Horror Movie Empire. Hooray for European films!
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Bloofer Lady’s Opinion: The Horrors Of Being A Victorian

February 28, 2010

    It wasn’t very easy being a Victorian. It really wasn’t! You were faced with all sorts of real life horrors that you had to deal with on a daily basis. I dare say that some of the things they witnessed would put the most gory horror film to shame. There were scarier things lurking [...]

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Book Review: A Dark Matter By Peter Straub

February 27, 2010

   
    Lee Harwell always wondered what happened to a group of his friends on October the 16th in 1966 that caused all of them to change so radically afterwards. His journey to find out the answers to his questions has many twists and turns and in the end he discovers things that he could have never [...]

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Bloofer Lady Recommends: Haunted Castles

February 26, 2010

   HAUNTED CASTLES 
    Bloofer Lady would like nothing better than to be able to live in a spooky haunted castle of her very own. Since I am unable to do that at this moment, I would like to share with you some very spooky castles that are reputed to be haunted!
    LEAP CASTLE

    Leap Castle was built in [...]

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