When director Ti West checked into the Yankee Pedlar Inn in Torrington, CT, he had no idea his accommodations would provide the inspiration for his next horror film. "The Innkeepers," set and shot in the historic building, follows two employees on a quest to explore the haunted location. Life began to imitate art, however, when the film's cast and crew began experiencing spooky events while residing at the inn during production.

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Episode Sources:

“Torrington’s ‘Yankee Pedlar Inn’ Considered One of America’s Most Haunted Locations” by Ethan Carey, October 4, 2024, i95: The Home of Rock’N’Roll

“The Yankee Pedlar Inn, Torrington” by Ray Bendici, Damned Connecticut

“Connecticut’s Yankee Pedlar Inn Is Among The Most Haunted Places In The Nation” by Lisa Sammons, August 9, 2024, Only In Connecticut

“Yankee Inn-genuity” by BusinessWest Staff, November 26, 2007, Business West

“Ti West On the Real Haunting That Inspired ‘The Innkeepers’” by Nigel M. Smith, February 2, 2012, IndieWire

“Ti West Believed His Set Was Haunted, So He Made His Next Movie About It” by Riley Presnell, August 28, 2023, Collider

“Haunted Historical Horror: Ti West’s The Innkeepers” by C.H. Newell, September 9, 2015, Father Son Holy Gore

“Q&A: Checking In With Ti West On THE INNKEEPERS” by Michael Gingold, February 3, 2019, Fangoria

“The real-life haunting of Ti West and ‘The Innkeepers’” by Thomas Coll, February 18, 2024, Far Out Magazine

“Yankee Pedlar Inn” from Fright Find

“Torrington's abandoned Yankee Pedlar Inn has a buyer, but the sale needs court's approval” by Sloan Brewster, May 12, 2025, CT Insider

“Torrington seeks $6.9M in grants for environmental cleanup of Yankee Pedlar Inn and other sites” by Sloan Brewster, March 17, 2025, CT Insider

“Torrington officials call hotel extension 'disappointing' as owners secure financing” by Emily M. Olson, February 21, 2024, The Register Citizen

“Torrington takes control of Yankee Pedlar's future with receivership ruling: 'Look at possibilities'” by Emily M. Olson, July 31, 2024, The Register Citizen

“The House of the Devil (2009)” from IMDb

“The Innkeepers (2011)” from IMDb

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Nicholas Davio - nicholasdavio.com, @mr.nick.davio, @huron_coast

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