![]() "We are extremely excited to be partnering with Exclusive Media to bring the story of the Winchester Mystery House to a global audience. “We are also thrilled, and terrified, that the House has allowed us to film on the premises”. The story behind how it was built has attracted a great deal of attention over the years and we are excited to bring that mythology to film,” said Tobin Armbrust. “The Winchester House has a rich and compelling history. Brett Tomberlin and Antonia Lianos will produce for Imagination Design Works, Inc along with Andrew Trapani and Brian Gilbert for Nine/8 Entertainment. Production on the supernatural horror film currently in development will be overseen by Exclusive Media’s Tobin Armbrust, President of Worldwide Production and Acquisitions, and Shira Rockowitz, Director of Development and Production. Hammer has optioned all rights to develop and produce the feature film with Imagination Design Works (IDW) and Nine/8 Entertainment, it was announced today by Simon Oakes, Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media and President & CEO of Hammer, and Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media. In the first deal of its kind, the San Jose, California based Winchester Mystery House considered the “world’s most haunted house” is authorizing Hammer, an Exclusive Media company, the use of its unique property for a feature film based on its legendary story. What would you like to see them do with a movie based on the Winchester Mystery House? I have complete confidence knowing that Hammer is behind the films production. I'm looking forward to see what they end up doing with this film. ![]() ![]() Now, with a film shot in and around the House,Sarah's spirit will be brought back to life, and the audience will see first-hand this stunning and bizarre house. For many years, the mystique and history of this unique venue, and its owner Sarah Winchester, could be experienced only by those visiting the site. We are extremely excited to be partnering with Exclusive Media to bring the story of the Winchester Mystery House to a global audience. The story behind how it was built has attracted a great deal of attention over the years and we are excited to bring that mythology to film. We are also thrilled, and terrified, that the House has allowed us to film on the premises.īrett Tomberlin, President, Imagination Design Works added, The Winchester House has a rich and compelling history. President of Worldwide Production and Acquisitions, Tobin Armbrust, had this to say in a statement, It's not clear what the story will be about but I hope that it tells the actual story behind the legendary haunted house. That will take the quality of the film to a whole new level. What's cool about this is that the movie will be shot on location at the mansion. Known as the “house built for the spirits,” there have been many inexplicable ghost sightings and to this day, visitors share their terrifying stories of having been in the presence of these departed souls who continue to roam the grounds of the intricate and enigmatic house. ![]() For the next 38 years, she never stopped building believing that if she continued, she would live forever, and if she stopped, she would die. Popular belief holds that Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester Rifle fortune, was convinced she was haunted by the spirits of those killed by “the gun that won the west.” Following a Medium’s advice, Sarah built a massive house in Northern California to appease the spirits. The Winchester Mystery House has a startling history and attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists annually. It's such an incredibly creepy house with an intensely awesome and interesting history. It's fun to explore the realm of the supernatural world, and I took a trip up to the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, CA a few years back to check it out for myself, and I really had a great time. Hammer has announced that they've optioned the rights to develop a feature length horror film based on what's considered to be the “world’s most haunted house.” We're finally going to get a movie based on the legendary Winchester Mystery House! I've been wondering when we would get to see an awesome movie based on this creepy old mansion.
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