Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Even a vampire slayer needs a place to rest her head. The exterior shots of the house where Buffy beds down are traced to this palm-studded property in suburban Torrance, California. Down the street is Torrance High School, also known as Buffy and friends' Sunnydale school.

Halloween

Advice: Don't knock on the door of this house for treats. Babysitters find themselves confronting the white-masked, evil Michael Myers in the Wallace family's house, and never again enjoy any candy corn. Myers likes to strangle people, and though he gets stabbed in the eye with a clothes hanger, he refuses to die.

House on Haunted Hill

A weird old guy (Vincent Price in the original) pays guests to stay one night in a haunted house, a place where ceilings drip blood, body parts lurk, and an organ freakily plays by itself. (And please - acid vats in the basement?) The campy movie's exterior shots were at the Frank Lloyd Wright "Ennis House."

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

The party never ends at this mansion where neighbors see ghostly revelers in the dead of night. Jim Williams murdered his partner here and the specter is still hanging around, possibly hoping for more hors d'oeuvres. And Jim? He died on the same spot as the man he murdered.

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Talk about sibling rivalry. Blanche and Jane Hudson carry things to an extreme as Jane's sanity disintegrates in a decrepit L.A. mansion. Not only does she wear waaaay too much makeup, Jane's bad taste also leads her to serve her invalid sister a rat for dinner.

Nightmare on Elm Street

If this house could talk it would scream of bloody nightmares, courtesy of Freddy Krueger, stalker and killer of terrified teenagers. Freddy uses his razor glove to attack while the kids are dead to the world, so to speak. Sweet dreams.

Ojo Del Sol (Eye of the Sun

Known to Bay Area residents as "Fish House" (although its design was actually based on the hardy tardigrade), this 2,000-square-foot home in West Berkeley gets its official name from the massive eye-like window on its south side. Finished in 1995 for only $250,000, this house is built to last: Its walls are made of recycled Styrofoam and cement, which — coupled with its design — make it all but impervious to water, fire, termites, and even earthquakes.

Skinny House

At just over 10 feet wide, this house in Boston's North End really does live up to its name. In fact, it's so narrow that the front door had to be positioned in the side alley. The home, built in 1890, is said to have a similar background to the Spite House. According to Boston folklore, it was allegedly built to obscure a neighboring house's view — the result of a neighborhood spat. Note to the owner: Be sure to bring a tape measure when you go furniture shopping!

Flintstone House

Call it the Flintstones House, the marshmallow house, or the dome house — the Hillsborough, California, neighbors call it an eyesore and have even installed an architectural review board to prevent future "experiments" from happening in this affluent San Francisco Bay Area town. Curvaceous walls inside and out were achieved by spraying concrete over rebar and wire mesh, similar to a papier-mache arts project. Yabba, dabba, doo!

Atlanta White House

Double take! Georgia's DeKalb County boasts its own White House, which was inspired when an Atlanta home builder, who was born in Iran and became a naturalized U.S. citizen, wanted a home that paid tribute to America. His wife wanted columns — lots of columns. Built in 2001, this White House replica has 16,500 square feet, 36 rooms, and even an Oval Office. (Psst: Click photo or link to see the message in the front lawn's landscaping.)

The Simpsons Houses

Airplane House

"It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... a house?" The retired Boeing 727-200 sitting on a wooded lot in rural Hillsboro, Oregon, won't be flying the friendly skies anytime soon, but it provides all the comforts of home to the electrical engineer who purchased it several years ago for $100,000 and has been remodeling it ever since. The aircraft provides 1,066 square feet of living space and near-total resistance to the elements.

Rotating Home

"It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... a house?" The retired Boeing 727-200 sitting on a wooded lot in rural Hillsboro, Oregon, won't be flying the friendly skies anytime soon, but it provides all the comforts of home to the electrical engineer who purchased it several years ago for $100,000 and has been remodeling it ever since. The aircraft provides 1,066 square feet of living space and near-total resistance to the elements.

Shoe House

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe... Well, okay, in this case it was actually a man who owned this boot-shaped Pennsylvania house. Shoe store tycoon Mahlon Haines built this landmark home in 1948 as an advertising gimmick. The house features a front door with a stained-glass portrait of the owner himself, an observation platform, and even a shoe-shaped doghouse. Fittingly, Mahlon once used the home as a guest house, offering weekend stays to elderly couples.