University of Texas-Arlington: Why old Victorian houses give us the creeps
October 30, 2025
October 30, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 30 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following Q&A with architecture expert Marisa Gomez:
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Why old Victorian houses give us the creeps
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For more than a century, Victorian-era homes have served as the backdrop for ghost stories, haunted houses and some of Hollywood's scariest movies.
There's just something about these grand old housesthe asymmetrical towers, the creaky . . .
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Why old Victorian houses give us the creeps
*
For more than a century, Victorian-era homes have served as the backdrop for ghost stories, haunted houses and some of Hollywood's scariest movies.
There's just something about these grand old housesthe asymmetrical towers, the creaky . . .