A random selection from the site

  • Taking the Day Off

    Taking the Day Off

    ‘ Because some good friends came to town yesterday, I was unfortunately not able to write a new blog post for today.  But I promise to be back on Monday with a whole new location.  So until that time, Happy Stalking! ‘

  • Lana Turner’s Former House -The Johnny Stompanato Murder Site

    Lana Turner’s Former House -The Johnny Stompanato Murder Site

    ‘ My grandma, who loves reading Hollywood biographies just as much as I do, recently gifted me with a book about the life of legendary film idol Lana Turner, authored by the star’s only daughter, Cheryl Crane.  The ginormous tome, which must weigh at least twenty pounds (not kidding!), is named LANA: The Memories, the…

  • Hamburger Hamlet from “Parks and Recreation”

    Hamburger Hamlet from “Parks and Recreation”

    ‘ Halfway through writing this post, I realized I probably should have saved it until February.  At that point, though, it was too late to start over, so I figured c’est la vie.  Here goes.  A few years ago, when I first saw the “Galentine’s Day” episode of Parks and Recreation, I recognized the restaurant…

  • Melrose Avenue from “L.A. Story”

    Melrose Avenue from “L.A. Story”

    ‘ Another L.A. Story location that has been waiting patiently in my stalking backlog is the block of Melrose Avenue where Harris K. Telemacher (Steve Martin) and Sara McDowel (Victoria Tennant) walked and talked after attending a fundraiser for a private art museum in the 1991 flick.  Unfortunately though, because the movie was lensed over…

  • Louis B. Mayer’s Former House – The Birthplace of the Academy Awards

    Louis B. Mayer’s Former House – The Birthplace of the Academy Awards

    ‘ Last week, the Grim Cheaper emailed me a fabulous Vanity Fair article about the genesis of the most iconic night in Hollywood – the Academy Awards. According to the blurb, in January 1927, legendary producer Louis B. Mayer was enjoying some idle conversation with friends Conrad Nagel and Fred Niblo at his beachfront home…

  • The Cullen House from “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

    The Cullen House from “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

    ‘ Another location that I stalked while in Vancouver two weeks ago was the residence where the Cullen family – including Edward (aka Robert Pattinson), Alice (aka Ashley Greene), Jasper (aka Jackson Rathbone), Carlisle (aka Peter Facinelli), Esme (aka Elizabeth Reaser), Emmett (aka Kellan Lutz), and Rosalie (aka Nikki Reed) – lived in the 2009…

  • Happy Fourth of July!

    ‘ I am taking today off for the Fourth of July , but wanted to wish all of my fellow stalkers a fabulous and safe holiday.  I will be back tomorrow with a whole new location. ‘

  • The Other Corey’s House from “The Two Coreys”

    The Other Corey’s House from “The Two Coreys”

    ‘ Took a little stalking trip to Encino last week to stalk Corey Feldman‘”‘”‘s house from the reality show . I had found Corey’”‘”‘s address on fave website and even though I am so not a fan of the guy, I had to stalk it because like climber George Mallory said about Mt. Everest –…

  • Rockhaven Sanitarium

    Rockhaven Sanitarium

    ‘ Back in early September, while doing research on filming locations in Montrose, I came across this 2011 Crescenta Valley Weekly article about a vacant former mental institution named Rockhaven Sanitarium.  My interest was immediately piqued, of course (y’all know how much this stalker LOVES herself some abandoned properties), and I thought the site would…

  • Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year!

    ‘ I would like to wish my fellow stalkers a very happy New Year!  I hope you are all enjoying the holiday with loved ones and several glasses of bubbly! ‘