Celebrity Home Halloween Special Edition

Matt Groening’s Strange Santa Monica Estate Comes with Its Own Treehouse of Terror – and a Scary Price Tag – Doh!

Is Matt Groening’s house haunted? It has the old bones to be. Built in 1910 as Gorham House, it was one of the first LA designs by early 20^th-Century architect Robert D. Farquhar. Farquhar went on to build Beverly Hills High School – surely a scene of terror for many a student over the years.

But in any case, the price for the tiny postage stamp-sized lot would scare many a typical home buyer.

Groening’s home has a strange combination of more bathrooms than bedrooms; another strange aspect – no views on site!

Several aspects of Groening’s home, located at 336 Adelaide Drive in Santa Monica, seem strange to us…

First – it’s just a few blocks from the beach, but is strangely absent of any views or real space on any side except the front. Only a sliver of trees buffers it from its westerly neighbor, and two sides are just a “doh” away from the street (perfect sidewalk access for a Bart Simpson-type to get plenty of skateboarding in, though!).

Second – the enormous price tag for such a land-locked home: Groening reportedly paid $11.65 million for this oddly-shaped manse.

Third – the home features a strange mix of 5 bedrooms and 7½ baths… those must be some bathrooms! Since purchasing, Groening has added a 2-bedroom guest house with 2 baths, kitchen, fitness room/Pilates studio, a billiards room/man cave, multiple balconies, and a spacious home theater with seating for 10 people to the home.

Except for the two postage stamp-sized green spaces in front, it seems Groening got “tricked” into settling for views of his neighbor’s home and the surrounding street.

So much for the tricks – how about a reader’s treat? Well, what scary home would be complete without a place to tell ghost stories?

This time of year The Simpsons series is known for its annual “Treehouse of Terror” Halloween episodes, and Groening’s house may just have a Treehouse of Horror all its own!

A treehouse of horror, perfect for plotting Bart-worthy schemes and telling ghost stories.

What scary doings has Groening been up to this Halloween season? Here’s a quick screen grab from this week’s episode – Treehouse of Horror XXVI:

This week’s Simpson’s episode includes a tribute to the classic “Godzilla” movies with Homer substituting as the classic city-wrecker.

Check out our story of the scary green blob that threatens celebrity host Ryan Seacrest’s home here. For more amazing (and sometimes strange) celebrity homes and the scoop about them, check out our other celebrity homes below:

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