The

Hellwood Archive

Cult cinema, true crime, strange history and cultural oddities.

Stories from the darker corners of film, television, music, literature, crime, history and the unexplained.

the witches sabbath

Black-painted Victorian house on a foggy San Francisco street evoking Anton LaVey’s infamous Black House at 6114 California Street

Occult Unexplained

Anton LaVey’s Black House: How an Ordinary San Francisco Home Became an Occult Landmark

Anton LaVey’s Black House was not the Gothic mansion of legend but a relatively modest San Francisco home painted black...

01 Sep 2026 • Archive Note