Red Room mention on 1972 episode of "Night Gallery"

A 1972 painting in the Night Gallery features a "rather disquieting red room."

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[blasticpuddhas]

You guys know the Lutzes made up that whole thing about the house being haunted, right?

[FriendshipTown]

I only know that there is an unproven rumor stating as much.

Bill Weber claimed he helped create the story with the Lutzes (at a time when he was suing for part of the profits).

The Lutzes have always claimed it really happened, and have always maintained that certain parts of Anson's book were not true. But that was out of their control. Its no secret.

Most people who claim its a hoax point to the fictional parts of Anson's book.

But there's no way to prove the haunting was real, either.

[rainjax]

well, i think the fact that the room wasn't on the plans means nothing sinister. the house was OLD, and maybe there were no original plans. an owner coming along even a few years after it was built could have had plans drawn up. or perhaps it IS on the plans...maybe it was originally nothing more than an alcove, and some xtra walls were added to make it a impromptu wine cellar or some other reason. so it was red. big deal. are fire trucks the devils playthings, too?

[FriendshipTown]

The Lutzes found it more "odd" than "sinister."

After the haunting, they made a list (on tape) of all the various things during their stay that they found strange, and the red room was one of them. Perhaps it had nothing to do at all with the haunting.

Perhaps there was some other logical reason for their dog to cower from it and run out of the basement, or for it to be painted all red and hidden behind a shelving unit. Who knows.

But the Lutzes never claimed it was a pit to Hell...

[Geogee1]

maybe the previous tenants had sex parties and a debauched life style... or were involved in S&M...

logical no?

[FriendshipTown]

No. They called it a "red room" between themselves, not as a way of describing it to others. The "room" was really a very small space, about 3 feet tall so you have to crouch down to fit inside, and you could only stuff 2 people in there together. If it had a purpose, it was to store objects -- clearly not intended for people to be inside of (unless as a hiding space).

[clemmrdO]

All I can say is HELL TO THE NAAAWWW... Scared me as a child gettin' up to get a glass of water at 11:00pm turned T.V. on GOT-DAMN Night Gallery soon as I see the intro of it I haul ASS (all of it) under da' blanket was VERY SCARED stuff like dis' need to come back on TV!!!

[TDS4UT]

This story was not one of the best on Night Gallery. I never understood it and it got very low ratings. Not Leonard Nimoy's finest hour here.

[jabrown45100]

What was unique about Rod Serling, a true genuis, is not the obvious horrors you expect, as for many other writers, but the puzzling suspense Rod mixes in so deep, that makes the horror on its face, look like a ridiculous comedy. And then soon comes the unexpected twisted catches that scares one out of their skin, and can make a believer in many of the viewers on the phenomonon that he introduces.

[crittertv]

like the little red room in the Amityville horror? or REDRUM from The shining? NIGHT GALLERY was a trully creepy show yall, used to scare the Hell outta Me as a kid of 5-6.

[tapeduk]

that was from a 1972 series called Circle of Fear-the episode was called Dark Vengeance--it starred Kim Darby and Martin Sheen

[boardskins]

Yes, and the "red room" was a small space under the basement stairs. The DeFeo children stored some of their toys there.

[SnicksProductions]

I live on long Island and passed the house, and I beleive some of the events may have happened and some have not or been changed.