The house, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was the site where the fictional psychopath kept his victims, bred insects and made a suit out of human skin. The 2,400-square foot Victorian has gone on sale for the relatively-low price of 0,000, and includes four large bedrooms, a full attic, a gazebo, an in-ground pool and pool house (a converted caboose), and built-in fireplaces, mantles, cabinets, and shelving.
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Buffalo Bill’s house from the Academy Award-winning thriller from The Silence of the Lambs has been put on the market, but is anyone fearless enough to buy it?
Anthony Hopkins played Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a crazed, cannibalistic psychiatrist whose macabre clues help Clarice Starling, the rookie Federal Bureau of Investigation agent played by Jodie Foster, track down and kill Buffalo Bill in his home. But don’t worry because there’s no spooky basement with a serial killer lurking in it – those scenes were filmed on stage. Just the foyer and dining room were used for the 1990 shoot, and the work included six weeks of prep and three days of filming.
Owners Scott and Barbara Lloyd, both 63, purchased the home in 1976.
Um….not me. Nothing fun can be done with Buffalo Bill’s house. Realtor Dianne Wilk, of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices is in charge of the listing and believes its haunting history may be a selling point.
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“People love to be scared”, Wilk told TribLive.com.
