The house used as the home of Buffalo Bill in the 1991 film "Silence of the Lambs" is being listed for sale, but according to the latest news, the Pennsylvania couple, Scott and Barbara Lloyd, who were trying to sell it are actually struggling to find prospective buyers for the property. They even dropped the price from $300,000 to $250,000.
Scott Lloyd said, "We're finally starting to see a little bit of motion." He said that the biggest reason they could see why there are no buyers for the house is the location itself. It is located in a tiny village, which is an hour's drive southeast of Pittsburgh.
"Even though it's got notoriety, location still is a big deal," said Erik Gunther, a senior editor and expert on unique homes for realtor.com.
Another reason could be because it was depicted on the "Silence of the Lambs" film as the house of the psychotic killer Buffalo Bill, portrayed by Ted Levine. The foyer and dining room were featured in the film, but there's no dungeon pit in the basement where the killer kept his victims before killing and skinning them. Those horrifying scenes were filmed on a soundstage, the report disclosed.
So the house is famous, but why are they struggling to sell it? Gunther said, "The fact that a home gets a ton of publicity doesn't necessarily add up to a quick sale. Just because I want to gawk at something doesn't mean I want to buy it."
The couple bought the house just months before they got married in Feb. 13, 1977.