Quick Hill TV/Movie Cache Traditional Cache
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Quick Hill TV/Movie Cache
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NOTE: THIS CACHE HAS BEEN MOVED!!
NEW COORDINATES ARE: N 30 28.725 W 097 41.564
This cache has moved, slightly, due to numerous reports of construction crews surveying the immediate area of the cache. It is still in the same general area, but in a new spot nearby that I hope will have an increased lifespan. If you'd rather see the original location because of the history behind it, then use the ORIGINAL coordinates at the very top of this web page. If you have trouble finding the cache, scan the fence line.
You will NOT have to trespass to find this cache. A new highway (45) is under construction across the street so please watch for workers/traffic/pedestrians while visiting and be as discreet as possible. The best time to visit is in the late evening hours or weekends when the workers have gone home. PLEASE CONCEAL THE CACHE THE BEST YOU CAN BEFORE LEAVING. It's the only way to protect the life of it. Thanks!
PLEASE stick to this cache's Television/Movie theme and leave items that are somehow related to TV shows, your favorite movies or even copies of films you've made personally. Mini-posters, lobby cards, pins, small books, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, toys, you name it. As long as it's related and it fits in the ammo box.
ABOUT THE AREA: In the mid-70's and into the early 80's, this spot was a local favorite for high schoolers and college kids near Austin. During the sweltering summer of 1973, this was an isolated rural area that served as the location for the seminal horror movie "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." This cache is near the lot which once contained the creepy, turn-of-the-century farmhouse the movie was shot in and around, and was thought by most to be the very scene that this "true" story actually happened. In truth, it never did happen, and it was merely the work of two talented scribes with warped imaginations, and there was no cannibalistic family in this house, but just an average one annoyed for years by the hoards of cheap thrill-seekers infiltrating their property every Friday and Saturday night. [Feel free to relive those old memories as a cheap thrill-seeker and try this cache at night. It's still pretty isolated out there and very frightening after dark. Just be sure to hide the cache the best you can before running away.]
The lot was almost wiped out by the highway 45 construction. It is now private property owned by land developers (La Frontera) and is fenced in on all four sides. However, this particular cache is an ammo box located outside the fence in a spot accessible (legally) by sidewalk to just about anyone. If you travel about 500 feet further down the fence line to the ORIGINAL coordinates of this cache (find them at the very top of this web page), you will have a great view of the infamous Leatherface's front yard on the opposite side of the fence. Look for the "YOU ARE HERE" photo inside the ammo box to get an idea of what the house/lot used to look like in relation to where you're standing. And don't forget to sign the log book!
ORIGINAL CONTENTS INCLUDED: "Good Will Hunting" screenplay book, 35mm theatrical trailer for the Mel Gibson movie "Payback," Universal Studios picture frame, "2 Days In the Valley" VHS, "Six-String Samurai" mini-poster, Sesame Street's Count beanie baby, "Hey Arnold" figure, special edition "Star Wars" Micro Machine, DVD of a documentary titled "Up Syndrome," and several copies of a short horror film titled "HEADCHEESE" (and the trailer for the upcoming "Chainsaw" remake) on CD-ROM. "HEADCHEESE" was also shot at this location just before it was bulldozed in 2002.
THE BEST PARKING is at N 30 28.743 W097 41.641 alongside northbound County Road 172 just past the intersection of the westbound side of the brand new 45 access road (the main highway is not yet complete). Then just follow your GPS along the sidewalk for an easy find.
WARNING: I noticed several old car batteries dumped about 30 feet away from the original cache location. Be very careful and avoid going near them if possible. Go exploring beyond the fence at your own risk. We spent several days on the property shooting a short film a couple summers ago and were bothered only by a few straggling cows and the occasional confused jogger. There are many interesting artifacts still lying around.
MORE INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE AREA: Contrary to popular belief, the house did not burn. It was moved piece by piece in the late 90's to Kingsland, Texas, where it was rennovated and, ironically, opened up as a family restaurant. I was told a previous cache existed in this general location a couple years ago but has since been archived after the lot was bulldozed last year to remove the last remnants of the site (a rotting automobile carcass and a dilapidated old barn). With the upcoming release of the modern "remake" of this movie, and the fact that I live very close, I felt that such a spot rich in film history was perfect for a TV/Movie themed cache.
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