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Friday, October 28, 2005

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Or don’t. But if you live up in Odessa, aerial photography confirms a configuration of lakes that’s downright spooky, to match some of the local history around them.

Not even real estate rebranding can obscure the scary truth:

[Environmental scientist Jaime] Collazo had seen at least one of the Scream movies. He found the Scream Ghostface on the Web. He posted the two images in a corridor of the [Hillsborough County's Environmental Protection Commission] offices. In the process, Collazo noticed a second unsettling detail in the aerial - Dead Lady Lake.

“It’s almost like a mole on that face,” he said.

“Lady Lake” is the name preferred nowadays, particularly in real estate circles.

“It sounds so much nicer,” said Sammie Callahan, who bought a house on the lake three years ago.

Callahan, 50, discovered the lake’s real name as she checked property records on her house. County employees told her a woman had been found dead there long ago. Then, after moving in, Callahan asked a local old-timer about the name.

“She said, “The body was in the ditch that runs alongside your house.’ “

For those interested, you can find this satellite view of Odessa, Florida on Google (it’s not quite as detailed, aka frightening, on the Maps view).

Just in time for Halloween. I sure hope this doesn’t turn out to be some elaborate guerilla marketing stunt for yet another tired iteration of the Scream franchise. Now that would give me the creeps.

by Costa Tsiokos, Fri 10/28/2005 08:17:54 AM
Category: Florida Livin', Movies
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  1. link to google’s satellite view is wonky.

    Comment by tommy — 10/28/2005 @ 04:50:28 PM

  2. Thanks, fixed now; and a real rookie mistake, even — forgot the http…

    Comment by CT — 10/28/2005 @ 05:10:51 PM

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