Old House Dreams: a former funeral home in North Carolina priced at $38,000 (but wait, there’s more …)

This afternoon, I agreed to do four 10-hour graveyard shifts in a row next week. Consequently, I opted to NOT spend my evening writing part 2 of the series I started yesterday, The #paranormalhotel: what it looks like, who stays there, and how we make it work. (Part 1.)

Instead, Ogre and I made dinner together, then walked to the local bar to have a beer. After that, we caught up on our new favorite show, Fargo. Later, we visited the gym (30 minutes before closing time) to take a quick dip in the pool and soak in the hot tub for a few minutes.

Later still, after I tucked him into bed, I decided to relax and revisit a website I haven’t recently checked in on: Old House Dreams. I’ve posted about it before, but if you missed it, just know that this is a site where I can look at listings for, and pictures of, beautiful, creepy, old houses that need someone special to love them.

(Sadly, the only way that special person will ever be me is if I manage to become rich, because I am neither handy, nor willing to learn to be handy. I’d love to pay fine craftspeople fair wages to bring such places back to life though.)

Anyway, I stumbled across an interesting find tonight, and I thought I’d share. I did a little extra research on the property and discovered that the price is actually lower that that listed on OHD. It seems that all the listings are outdated, so I suspect it may have sold. I wish there were more pictures and descriptions, but pop over and have a look at this faded beauty:

Click the pic to read more about her, and view some interior shots.

Okay. I admit it: though there is potential in the house, it’s not as beautifully creepy as some I’ve seen. (Though that price is a bit of a stunner.) The thing that makes this particular home REALLY special is that …

it is the actual house that was dropped on Ruby Burke by the evil kids in Children of the Corn 2: The Final Sacrifice.

Now how much is it worth?

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Friday Night Picture Show: Old House Dreams

Posted: February 14, 2014 | Author: Renae Rude - The Paranormalist | Filed under: Friday Night Picture Show | Tags: FNPS, Friday Night Picture Show | 21 Comments

Allow me to share a new hobby of mine – Old House Dreams. This is where I can look at listings for, and pictures of, beautiful, creepy, old houses that need someone special to love them. Sadly, the only way that special person will ever be me is if I manage to become rich, because I am neither handy, nor willing to learn to be handy.

I’d love to pay fine craftspeople fair wages to bring such places back to life though.

Old House Dreams is a personal blog, not a commercial site. This is from the about page:

I’ve been fascinated with old houses since I was a teenager. I was the girl that grabbed real estate magazines off the stands, cutting out my favorites to add to my scrapbook of nonsense. As an adult I bombarded my moms inbox with houses that neither of us could ever buy but we both enjoyed looking at. In 2009 I started Old House Dreamer (later changed to Old House Dreams) to share my finds.

Each week I search every state, looking for houses that are as original as the day they were built, although some have been updated they all have the unique charm and history that only old houses can possess.

I hope this site inspires those that are thinking about buying an old house to take the plunge (it has before), or give ideas for those restoring, or the rest of us a place to day dream about what could be.

At Old House Dreams you can create a profile and save your favorite houses. I have a lot of homes in the Mid-Atlantic region saved (because a girl can dream, right?) but I also look for just-plain-interesting properties as inspirations for future story settings.

Here are just a few I discovered as I poked around tonight.

Click the pic to be whisked to the listing and more photographs, including interiors, of these beauties: