It's also a common factor to have a grand piano or a huge fire place as pride of place in such homes. I will look into using these within my own designs. 
Most stately horror homes seem to have towers and are made from old stonework, something I will aim to include with my own Interior. 
I have decided that the most interesting layout I could achieve would be something that could be portrayed as comical as well as have darker undertones, as well as a dedication to one of the most brilliant horror writers of all time, H.P. Lovecraft.
Lovecrafts work mainly followed the assumption that as well as our world, there are many others like it harboring beings that have the ability to cross over into ours and reek havoc with our minds through the power of hypnosis, dream interference, and simply terrifying us beyond rational thought. These creatures where often referred to as 'the old gods', or in other cases, 'the old creatures'.
Lovecraft himself was said to have dabbled in this 'fringe science' of crossing worlds, and so i thought I could use this aspect to put a twist on our imaginings of a hunted stately homes interior after an 'old god' has crossed into our world.
Of course, I also want this to have a comical side to it when I introduce characters into the layout, and plan on using the norman rig to portray lovecraft himself, but in a much more cartoon style, and as such want my layout to also resemble a cartoon horror house.
