A random selection from the site

  • Hollywood Tower

    Hollywood Tower

    ‘ “The next time you check into a deserted hotel on the dark side of Hollywood, make sure you know just what kind of vacancy you’”‘”‘re filling.  Or you may find yourself a permanent resident… of The Twilight Zone.”  So says Rod Serling at the end of Disney World’s popular The Twilight Zone Tower of…

  • 54 Holly from “1600 Penn”

    54 Holly from “1600 Penn”

    ‘ Way back in April of last year, my good friend Marci, owner of my very favorite gift shop, Lula Mae, texted me to let me know that something was being filmed at a vacant diner (that was once the site of an eatery named 54 Holly) located just down the street from her store. …

  • Haunted Hollywood Tour Takes a Detour to SF!

    Haunted Hollywood Tour Takes a Detour to SF!

    ‘ When I was in high school my good friend Dana and I were absolutely obsessed with a real life haunted house located close to where we lived. Every Friday afternoon like clockwork the two of us would make an after-school pilgrimage to the abandoned house known as the Carolands Mansion before stopping by a…

  • A “Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase” Giveaway!

    A “Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase” Giveaway!

    ‘ UPDATE – This giveaway has ended.  Congratulations to winner Sandy A.! ***Warner Bros. provided me with a free copy of Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase on Blu-ray to facilitate this giveaway.  The opinions I share are my own.*** Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase is heading home on Digital March 26, 2019 and…

  • Mia’s House from “Little Fires Everywhere”

    Mia’s House from “Little Fires Everywhere”

    ‘ Reese Witherspoon certainly is the darling of streaming TV!  First Big Little Lies (that’s HBO, but still), then The Morning Show, then Truth Be Told (which she executive-produced) and now Little Fires Everywhere.  The latter, which is currently airing on Hulu, is an adaptation of Celest Ng’s 2017 book of the same name.  Centering…

  • Happy Memorial Day!

    Happy Memorial Day!

    ‘ I am taking today off for Memorial Day, but will be back tomorrow with a new location to stalk.  🙂  Hope everyone is enjoying their three day weekend and taking a moment to remember those who lost their lives fighting for our country. ‘

  • New “Los Angeles” Mag Post – About Cindy’s Restaurant from “Surviving Christmas”

    New “Los Angeles” Mag Post – About Cindy’s Restaurant from “Surviving Christmas”

    ‘ I would like to wish all of my fellow stalkers a very merry Christmas today!  You can check out my new Los Angeles magazine post here – about Cindy’s Eagle Rock Restaurant from Surviving Christmas.  My articles typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • Cup ‘N Cakes Cafe from “Modern Family”

    Cup ‘N Cakes Cafe from “Modern Family”

    ‘ A few weeks back, a fellow stalker who identified himself as “Stepick” left a comment on my Step by Step house post informing me that a coffee shop in nearby South Pasadena had been featured in the recent episode of fave show Modern Family entitled “Moon Landing”.  Unfortunately though, Stepick did not specify exactly…

  • My Latest “L.A.” Magazine Article

    My Latest “L.A.” Magazine Article

    ‘ L.A. is for lovers!  Don’t believe me?  Check out my latest article for Los Angeles magazine which chronicles seven spots where your favorite romantic (and bromantic) movie and television moments can be re-created.  The blurb can be found on page 74 of the February issue, which is on stands now, and online here.  Bonus…

  • The World’s Most Haunted House

    The World’s Most Haunted House

    ‘ I’ve mentioned before that my good friend Owen, of the When Write Is Wrong blog, and I have an almost eerie synchronicity. So what happened this past Monday shouldn’t have surprised me. Last October, he informed me that there is a pad that has been dubbed “the world’s most haunted house” located in the…