Fallout 4: The Grandchester Mystery Mansion References a Real-life Horror House
The Fallout series has some pretty terrifying set pieces, and Fallout 4 is no exception. In the game’s Nuka-World DLC, the player can take a break from fraternizing with raiders to visit the Grandchester Mystery Mansion — a lesser-known but unique attraction in the Nuka-Cola theme park.
In Fallout 4, the Grandchester Mystery Mansion can be found on the outskirts of Nuka-World. It’s west of the Hubologist’s Camp and south of the Dunmore Homestead.
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Long before Fallout’s Great War, the Grandchester Mansion was the home of Hannibal and Morticia. At the time, Morticia had given birth to a little girl — Lucy — but nearly died from it. As a result, her husband, who never wanted a child, resented their daughter. It would turn out that Hannibal was right to distance himself from Lucy as she would grow up a violent and disruptive child.
Morticia tried her best to be a good mother, providing for Lucy and reading her books. However, the young girl grew up with no friends so, instead, she captured small animals and played with them. Morticia and Hannibal would then find animal skins nailed beneath their furniture. Aside from this, Lucy also played cruel pranks on her parents. One time, she threw mice in the family’s stew, and in another instance, she even tried to kill her parents by poisoning their dessert.
Because of these deeds, Morticia started to believe that her child was possessed. She had fireplaces built in strange locations and staircases leading to nowhere — all within the mansion — because she believed that this would confuse the spirits tormenting them. Morticia also called on a spirit medium named Madam Scarlotta to conduct seances that would help drive the
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