Twin Peaks Day 2020 commemorates the day Laura Palmer’s body was found on a rocky beach by Blue Pine Lodge in 1989. It’s also a good day to revisit the episode that started it all – the Twin Peaks Pilot which aired on April 8, 1990. For this Then & Now article, I return to Laura’s house…
On February 23, 1989, Laura Palmer left her home to attend school one last time. That night, she would be brutally murdered and a community would never be the same. I’ve raved plenty of times about my favorite David Lynch film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. This short scene has always stuck in my…
“I’m back!” – Leland Palmer in Episode 2001 Just like Leland, I have returned from an incredible birthday trip to Washington State. I had not visited the region since August 1996 when I attended the Twin Peaks Fan Fest. Twenty-three years later, I now question why it took me so long to return. I ended…
It’s time for a journey through an empty Palmer family house in the latest Vacant Peaks article. The first two parts of this series included looks at the home from Season 1 and Season 2. For the third story in this series, I examine the home as seen in my favorite David Lynch film, Twin…
The Hayward House in Twin Peaks used two film locations. An exterior of a home in Monrovia, California was used in Seasons 1 and 2. For the Pilot Episode and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, the home was located in Everett, Washington. This time, I’m taking a closer look at the latter home built in 1910.
There is a playful exchange with Mike Nelson and Bobby Briggs as Laura Palmer and Donna Hayward pass by Bobby’s car in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. The brief scene has additional footage included in The Missing Pieces. The entire exchange takes place just down the street from where the Hayward House was shot…
I recently shared a comprehensive look at all of the exterior shots of the Palmer House in Twin Peaks. Two homes in Washington State were used in the series – one located in Monroe and one in Everett. I had the opportunity to visit the latter home following the 1996 Twin Peaks Fan Fest.