A few days ago, I was asked by a fellow Bookhouse Gal on Twitter about the tall tree painting in the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department. It’s a topic that has been on my list of things to cover on Twin Peaks Blog as you know how I like to obsess over these little details. As…
Fresh from celebrating Twin Peaks Day 2019 on February 24, I explored the Palmer House in the latest Vacant Peaks article. Similar to other frequently used sets in the series such as the Red Room or Great Northern Hotel, this will be a multi-part story with images of the home’s interior and exterior without people….
“And, uh, what can we add to the menu? Some specials, maybe?” Upon hearing that M.T. Wentz is coming to town in Twin Peaks Episode 2004, Hank Jennings asks Norma Jennings what items can they add to the menu as he plans to trick the Double R Diner out like Christmas on the Fourth of July. He…
In Episode 1002 of Twin Peaks, Audrey Horne tells Donna Hayward at the Double R Diner that “Agent Cooper loves coffee.” Fueled by multiple cups of coffee on National Coffee Day 2018, I spent all day examining just how much Cooper enjoys a cup o’ joe that is “black as midnight on a moonless night.”
Calhoun Memorial Hospital in Twin Peaks get the Vacant Peaks treatment in this story. The hospital is used as a setting in several episodes from Seasons 1 and 2 including the Pilot, 1001, 1007, 2001, 2002, and 2003. A scene in Episode 2009 also takes place outside the hospital. This article includes moments at the…
While researching Twin Peaks High School, I’ve discovered there were five film locations used in the series. The schools in Pilot Episode and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me were filmed in Washington state. Van Nuys High School served as the backdrop for Episodes 2010-2012 in season 2. This brings me to the bathroom scenes…
Special Agent Dale Cooper: “Wanna know why I’m whittling?” Sheriff Harry S. Truman: “Okay, I’ll bite again. Why are you whittling?” Cooper: “Because that’s what you do in a town where a yellow light still means slow down and not speed up.” The brief exchange in the Pilot Episode between Agent Cooper and Sheriff Truman…
One Eyed Jacks is a casino and brothel located in Canada, near the Washington border. For this Vacant Peaks article, I’m taking a look at the empty spaces from this establishment. One Eyed Jacks appeared only in Seasons 1 and 2 of Twin Peaks. Its first appearance was in Episode 1002 and its last appearance was…
The Palmer residence is one of the most iconic homes in Twin Peaks. For this Setting the Stage article, I’m taking a closer look at the exterior scenes from Seasons 1 and 2.
In Twin Peaks – Fire Walk With Me, Mrs. Tremond and her grandson meet Laura Palmer outside the Double R Diner while she is preparing a Meals on Wheels run.  This is one of those scenes I can’t get enough of in David Lynch’s masterpiece. It’s spooky and surreal. Naturally, I was delighted to visit this…