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{{quote|''"It was an evil house from the beginning -- [[Curse|a house that was born bad]]."''|'''Dr. John Markway''', ''[[The Haunting]]''}} |
{{quote|''"It was an evil house from the beginning -- [[Curse|a house that was born bad]]."''|'''Dr. John Markway''', ''[[The Haunting]]''}} |
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It might be a ramshackle abandoned shack standing alone. Or a [[Big Fancy House]] maintained by a [[Creepy Housekeeper]]. Or a typical [[Suburbia|suburban home]] built on an [[Indian Burial Ground]]. It has a distressing tendency of killing its way through a family receiving it as an [[Unexpected Inheritance]], and if it gets a sufficiently sordid reputation it will be chronicled by a [[Haunted House Historian]] who tries to warn new would-be victims. |
It might be a ramshackle abandoned shack standing alone. Or a [[Big Fancy House]] maintained by a [[Creepy Housekeeper]]. Or a typical [[Suburbia|suburban home]] built on an [[Indian Burial Ground]]. It has a distressing tendency of killing its way through a family receiving it as an [[Unexpected Inheritance]], and if it gets a sufficiently sordid reputation it will be chronicled by a [[Haunted House Historian]] who tries to warn new would-be victims. |
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This is somewhat a [[Discredited Trope]] nowadays, with parodies, [[Abandoned Hospital|Abandoned Hospitals]], and [[Amusement Park of Doom|amusement park]] [[Circus of Fear|attractions]] being similarly popular to the straight portrayals. It's also an enduring trope, however, with stories of haunted houses going back at least to the [ |
This is somewhat a [[Discredited Trope]] nowadays, with parodies, [[Abandoned Hospital|Abandoned Hospitals]], and [[Amusement Park of Doom|amusement park]] [[Circus of Fear|attractions]] being similarly popular to the straight portrayals. It's also an enduring trope, however, with stories of haunted houses going back at least to the [[wikipedia:Haunted house|ancient Romans]], making it [[Older Than Feudalism]]. |
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Compare [[Haunted Headquarters]], which is any haunted primary setting, and [[Old Dark House]], which may or may not have a supernatural element. [[Big Boo's Haunt]] is this trope in video games. Will often end up invoking [[Never Recycle a Building]], for good reason. |
Compare [[Haunted Headquarters]], which is any haunted primary setting, and [[Old Dark House]], which may or may not have a supernatural element. [[Big Boo's Haunt]] is this trope in video games. Will often end up invoking [[Never Recycle a Building]], for good reason. |
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If it's merely the setting for a [[Scooby |
If it's merely the setting for a [[Scooby-Doo Hoax]] involving [[Ten Little Murder Victims]], see [[Old Dark House]]. |
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For the [[Atari 2600]] game of the same name, go [[Haunted House (Video Game)|here]]. |
For the [[Atari 2600]] game of the same name, go [[Haunted House (Video Game)|here]]. |
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