With Halloween season looming, horror movie buffs have two more opportunities this year to tour Buffalo Bill’s House — the real film site where the cinematic climax of “The Silence of the Lambs” was filmed.
The two weekends fans can sign up online for limited guided house tours include September “Friday the 13th” weekend from Sept. 13-15 and Halloween weekend from Oct. 25-27 at the house in Perry Township, Fayette County. There are either two or three tours per day.
Buffalo Bill’s House is available to rent in the style of an AirBnb, according to owner Chris Rowan, aside from tour weekends, which take place about one weekend per month.
“The Silence of the Lambs,” which was released in 1991, is a five-time Academy Award-winning film, and the house is an homage to the film itself, according to Rowan.s
On the guided tours, which last two hours, house guests are treated to an “immersive experience,” he said, where they learn facts about the film and why the house was chosen.
They are also taken to the basement to see where a number of scenes were shot. The basement has been recreated as an interactive film set that mimics the final scenes, Rowan and his wife run the house as a family business.
“Our goal is to share cinematic history with those who appreciate it just as much as we do,” he said, as he believes the film remains “a staple of pop culture.”
During the interactive tours, which Rowan said he leads as the tour guide, fans can cosplay the characters from the film and dress up to recreate the scenes from “The Silence of the Lambs.” Buffalo Bill’s House has wardrobes of the characters that fans can use to get photos as well.
“Buffalo Bill’s House is really a love letter to an iconic piece of movie history, and we love to share it with people who feel the same way about it,” he said.
