Who Wants to Buy Buffalo Bill's House from 'The Silence of the Lambs'?

After this week's big news about the iconic Goonies house being covered up to keep fans away, is there anyone who likes the idea of buying a movie location? Even if so, the latest on the market is a particularly tough sell. It's Buffalo Bill's home from The Silence of the Lambs that's become available, and the media calling it a "torture house" might not help its value. 

Or maybe it will.

A realtor at the agency listing the property told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, "I could see somebody doing something fun with this." Apparently just living in the Southwestern Pennsylvania home isn't what she has in mind. "People love to be scared," she added, reportedly suggesting a horror-themed bed and breakfast. It's not clear if the place is zoned for that, however.

You'd be buying the 105-year-old house from the longtime owners living there at the time the 1991 Thomas Harris adaptation was made. They told the local paper that a movie scout first came around in 1989 and then the shoot at their place lasted three days. "They wanted it to look like a spider web," one of them revealed, "with Buffalo Bill drawing Jodie Foster into the foyer, into the kitchen, then into the basement."

For those of you who do like the idea of buying a "torture house," unfortunately the basement was not part of the on-site filming. There is no torture dungeon in the place, no dry well to hold victims, no basket for the lotion. That was all done on a soundstage. So, there's really not that much that's terribly terrifying or interesting about the house other than it has four bedrooms and a pool.

I mean, look how nice this is! And reportedly they're even throwing in some signed movie memorabilia to sweeten the pot.

Unlike the Goonies location, it's not likely a lot of Harris or movie fans know or care about this place let alone are looking to visit it. The current residents haven't mentioned any annoyances involving people trying to sneak into the basement or knocking on the door and pretending to be with the FBI or anything like that. Chances are you could probably purchase this as you would any other house and not mention its history at all and you'd be just fine living there normally.