Films at Thornewood Castle

The scenery at Thornewood can be seen in the following films:

Stephen King's Rose Red (2002)

Thornewood Castle starred as the haunted mansion called “Rose Red" in this popular ABC television mini-series written by Stephen King.

Ridley Pearson's The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003)

This prequel to Rose Red, written by Ridley Pearson, tells the story of how the “Rose Red" mansion became haunted 100 years ago.

Oscar Winner There Will Be Blood (2007)

The exterior of Thornewood Castle makes an appearance in the Oscar award-winning film There Will Be Blood, starring Daniel Day Lewis.

The Eyes of the Totem (1927)

This silent movie was lost for over 80 years before being rediscovered in 2015. The film features exterior shots of Thornewood Castle in 1927. Chester Thorne was an investor in the film’s production company, H.C. Weaver Studios, based in Tacoma.

Click here to see Thornewood's “Film Location" page on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).