Good observation, Prof. When I saw PHANTOM OF THE OPERA a while back, I was struck by the fact that Emmy Rossum might make a mighty passable Josette.

I seem to recall this place having shown up on this forum before, but I think with a little work it would make a smashing Collinwood for Johnny Depp. I don't like the idea of a CGI Collinwood, which is what I fear they might choose.

It's an abandoned girls' school in Millbrook, New York, I understand.



This site has some additional photos of the house for making e-cards:

The Chancery House

Bob, didn't you hear? I just killed you in my latest tale. Very gruesomely.

Charles -- from my recollection, you were not at all rude about DREAMS. Some folks got downright nasty about the way things went in the book they didn't agree with. All fans have their own unique perspectives, and some of them feel theirs is the -only- correct one. Someone who respectfully presents his or her point of view to a writer is likely to be taken seriously; someone who gets unduly emotional is less likely to (particularly since the subject involved here is fiction, as opposed to some life-altering issue in the world). The writer in question here appears to have had his own points to make and made them the way he chose to. One doesn't have to like it. Nor should one get particularly hot and bothered over it.

Your efforts to help preserve DS are indeed appreciated. I, along with many others here, I'm sure, thank you for doing it with real passion.

Much agreed about Jourdan's DRACULA. In fact, I just blogged about the thing:

http://stephenmarkrainey.blogspot.com/2007/10/messages-from-dark-deity_23.html

Excellent photos. Thanks for the links.

The ruins are just south of the main house and stables. From the stables, there's a walking trail that goes into the woods, and the ruins are on the right (the river side of the trail), I'm thinking about four- to five-hundred yards down. They're pretty hard to see with all the foliage growing over everything.

Tell you what, I'll make an aerial composite of the site and label it.

Here tis.