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The Story Behind The Winchester House Has Been Made Into A Terrifying Movie

Winchester House (Credit: Screenshot/YouTube Movieclips Trailers)

David Hookstead Sports And Entertainment Editor
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The first trailer for the upcoming movie “Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built” was released Tuesday afternoon.

The plot of the film, according to IMDB, is, “Eccentric firearm heiress believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle.”

Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke both shine in the absolutely terrifying for trailer. I wouldn’t recommend watching this before going to bed.

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The story behind the Winchester House is one of the most interesting stories I’ve ever heard. Sarah Winchester essentially went insane and built a massive estate so she could hide from the ghosts and demons she thought were chasing her.

I have no idea if the house is actually haunted or not, but there has been extensive coverage of strange stuff going on there. The widely-held belief is that Winchester thought she was being haunted by the ghosts of people killed with weapons manufactured by her family’s company.

A coworker asked me today why it’s taken this long for the story to hit the big screen. I have no idea, but hopefully it lives up to the legacy of one of the most famous houses in the world.

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