People Love To ‘Get Weird’ In Front Of Stephen King’s Maine Home

Folks love to let their freak flags fly over on West Broadway.

There is no denying that Stephen King has a rabid, cult-like fan base because people from all over the world stop to gawk, and take photos and videos of his home on West Broadway in Bangor.

Yet again, he is in the news because the movie The Monkey, based on his 1980 short story, was number 2 at the box office over the weekend. So it seemed like a good time to revisit the phenomenon of tourists who make the trip to Maine to check out his iconic house.

Most of this is moot since King and his wife, Tabitha, spend most of their time in Florida, but that doesn't stop people from hanging around to check things out.

From putting on goofy masks, and dancing out in the middle of the road (we don't recommend this), to putting creepy music behind a video they take there, that house seems to bring out the fun, and in some cases, weirdness in everyone.

I live in the same neighborhood, so I am a bit jaded by all this, seeing that I drive by it just about every single day, and without fail, there is always someone parked on the side of the road, snapping pictures of this iconic home.

Most visitors are BIG fans of the prolific author, who has penned more than 60 novels, many of which have been made into hugely successful feature films.

The house has even been featured on the show "My Lottery Dream Home."

@hgtv #StephenKing’s dream home is on tonight’s #MyLotteryDreamHome ♬ Spooky, quiet, scary atmosphere piano songs - Skittlegirl Sound

We put together an awesome photo album of people who have visited Stephen King's house over the years, so if you happen to find yourself there, do something WEIRD!