And Sarah had a well-documented aversion to visitors in her house. Despite this, the longstanding suggestion of an otherworldly connection has still made the Winchester Mystery House famous worldwide ...

Sisters Isabel Merriman and Sarah Winchester called the house on Edgewood Lane in what is now Los Altos “El Sueño.” Courtesy Los Altos History Museum. The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose is an ...

A colossal estate traces its origins to an empire forged through a history of brutality and bloodshed, with its vast corridors built by a grief-stricken mother. Tormented by her family's dark past, ...

Forget ghosts. Forget seances. Forget mazelike passageways constructed to confuse vengeful spirits. The real mystery of the Winchester Mystery House is how it’s such a fascinating study in ...

When the Winchester Mystery House celebrated its 100th anniversary two years ago, Robin Chapman was one of several historians asked to speak to mark the centennial. Intrigued by what Sarah Winchester ...

Documentary written and produced by Trish Newfarmer about the Sarah Winchester house in San Jose, California, that counters many of the legends about Winchester and her "mystery house." Includes ...

The story is so famous most locals can recite it by heart: An eccentric widow, heir to an American rifle fortune, is tortured by the horrors wrought by the weapon. She becomes convinced only building ...

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