Horror Film Set Prompts Police Investigation

After responding to a fire at the George Washington Hotel in Pittsburgh, firefighters stumbled upon a blood-splattered hotel room littered with liquor bottles and even a piece of a scalp. Police Chief J.R. Blyth, who was brought in to investigate, called the discovery "the most grisly murder scene in his 35 years in law enforcement." Only, the blood wasn't real. It was actually the leftover set of a horror movie that was filmed two years ago with Corey Haim.

The direct-to-video horror film called New Terminal Hotel shot a scene in the hotel and the apparently very accommodating property owner left the set untouched in case the crew had to come back for re-shoots. Although, based on his laughter in the news report, it seems more likely that he just thought the room looked cool.

The police chief called in detectives for 8 hours of overtime before discovering that it wasn't actually a murder scene. It seems like the heavy smell of corn syrup that would permeate the room after two years would have been a tip-off. Apparently though, twelve people have died in the George Washington Hotel since 1923 and it has a reputation for being haunted, so maybe the room made more sense as an actual murder scene.

[ABC via Bloody Disgusting]