A portrait of Lizzie Borden hangs inside the Lizzie Borden House
Capitalising on its gruesome past, the Historic Lizzie Borden House displays pictures of Lizzie Borden and her murdered father and stepmother - Getty/The Boston Globe/Matthew J Lee

"It's not easy to sleep with dozens of dolls' eyes staring at you," said Liam Martin.

He was speaking about a recent night he spent in a Victorian house in Fall River, Massachusetts. More disturbing than the general creepiness of the dolls is the fact that two of America's most notorious and violent murders took place there. Stranger still, the house is a hugely popular B&B.