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Mark Hayward

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2015

Mark Hayward is a curator, creative director and artist who has worked with numerous cultural institutions & corporations in the US, Europe and Asia. For eight years he was a curator and exhibition developer for the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. His clients have included NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, National Museums Liverpool, Louisiana’s Old State Capital, Marina Bay Sands Singapore, Empire State Building and Paramount Pictures Studios. He has completed commissions for the Chicago History Museum, Grand Performances and Eagle Rock Music Festival. He and his husband Charley live in Los Feliz and have three cats: Sabrina, Clementine and Flash-the-Wonder-Kat. Mark is currently working on an illustrated guidebook to LA and a field agent for Obscura Society LA.
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Halloween House

Los Angeles, California

Halloween House

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

Nancy Thompson's House from A Nightmare on Elm Street

Los Angeles, California

Thompson Home

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

Millennium Biltmore Hotel

Los Angeles, California

Millennium Biltmore Hotel

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Ennis House from House on Haunted Hill

Los Angeles, California

Ennis House

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

Hollywood Tower Apartments

Los Angeles, California

Hollywood Tower Apartments

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

Rosenheim Mansion

Los Angeles, California

Rosenheim Mansion

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

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