Eli Roth on Ghost-Proofing His (Maybe) Haunted Italian Villa: ‘It’s Like Living in ‘Game of Thrones’

Horror filmmaker calls home a 13th-century villa once occupied by the Knights Templar

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Horror film master Eli Roth is wondering if he’s tempting fate these days, as he is stepping out of the proverbial frying pan and right into the fire, moving into a 13th-century villa in Florence, Italy, that was once owned by the Knights Templar… and where things mysterious move on their own.

Best known for scaring the bejeebers out of audiences with horror films like “Hostel” and “Knock Knock,” and now telling spine-chilling tales of ghosts and evil spirits with the discovery+ series “Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life” and “The Haunted Museum,” Roth told TheWrap that he’s just waiting for doors to open and bang closed when no one is in sight.

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