I spent a night at the Lizzie Borden house, and the experience will stay with me forever

After the atrocities of what happened there in the late 1800s, the Lizzie Borden house has been transformed into a museum and B&B. Whether or not Lizzie was guilty or not we may never know, but one thing is for sure: Her father Andrew and step mother Abby met a terrible end there. 

The August 1892 killings still remain a mystery, and the home is now a shrine to what happened there. The real life Lizzie Borden house has become one of America’s most visited true crime landmarks. Dark tourism is a huge thing, and countless visitors come to have a look at the scene of the unsolved murders. 

The home is located on 230 Second Street in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts. It’s a three-story house, and currently operates as the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast and Museum. The bed and breakfast has been in operation since 1996.

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You can sleep in the exact room Abby Borden was found dead, and upon arrival you’ll be met with body-bagged mannequins of both her and Andrew Borden, in the places they were discovered. There are also real life crime scene photos blatantly on display. 

Speaking on Reddit, one person who went to stay there shared exactly what it was like. “Our stay at the Lizzie Borden house,” the post is titled, with a bunch of photos they took while there. 

Our Stay at the Lizzie Borden House
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The poster explained what the museum was like, and said: “It was very informative but they had the crime scene photos just laying nonchalantly on the dining room table. Full colour axe mutilation pics. No wonder the spirits are so restless here.”

Someone else then followed up with the real question everyone wants to know: Does it feel haunted? The poster said: “Honestly, yes and no. When we walked into the first floor of the house you can definitely feel a heaviness there. But when we were actually staying in our room it felt calm and nice. Cold spots in some areas and we even tried to communicate with a pendulum but no clear responses. I was hoping to have a scary experience but I think the scariest thing was the poor marketing this place had lol.”

 

 

 

 

 

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There are a few more logged experiences of people who’ve stayed there in the past. A journalist from Architectural Digest described themselves as having a “sleepless night” there.

A further journalist from TimeOut said it was “legit creepy” and “this house wasn’t a happy place”. They said they had horrific nightmares and had to sleep with the light on. 

Anyone up for it? 

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story is available on Netflix now. For all the latest Netflix news and drops, like The Holy Church of Netflix on Facebook.