'Watcher' House In Westfield Becomes Tourist Attraction After Netflix Release

WESTFIELD, NJ — While Netflix's "The Watcher" stretched the truth in its retelling of a creepy Westfield tale, the show did not spare one key detail: the home's actual address.

Residents of Westfield, and certainly the current homeowners of 657 Boulevard, have been experiencing the repercussions of the hit Netflix show, as crowds have flocked to the previously quiet Westfield street to snap photos of the infamous "Watcher" house.

Since the show was released on Thursday, Oct. 13, people from near and far have been driving up to the house, which is now cordoned off with yellow tape and a barricade placed in front of the driveway to prevent trespassers, according to NJ.com.

Several Facebook users have mentioned that "tons of cars" were seen lined up outside the house and that "people were coming from all over New Jersey to take photos."

Check out this TikTok of people visiting the house:

Visitors have also noticed multiple Westfield Police officers stationed outside the home.

Patch reached out to Westfield Police, but Public Information Officer Michael Walsh declined to comment on matters of security relating to 657 Boulevard.

According to NJ.com, Westfield residents haven't been all that welcoming to the new visitors in town. One person told NJ.com that some residents drove by and taunted visitors, shouting things like "go home" out their car windows.

One comment on the TikTok mentioned above says, "pls don't go to Westfield to see the house there's already too much traffic we don't need more."

Another commenter wrote, "The ppl that really live there now are really living the true horror over all these pathetic ppl showing [up] to their home..."

Ryan Murphy's new show is based on the real-life story of Derek and Maria Broaddus who purchased the home in 2014 and began receiving creepy letters from someone named "The Watcher."

Want to find out how accurate the seven-part series is to the real story? Patch broke what's fact vs. fiction below.

Read more: Westfield's 'The Watcher': Fact Or Fiction?

You can learn more about the real-life horror story by reading Patch's previous coverage below:

• 'Westfield Watcher' Letters Revealed: The 10 Creepiest Excerpts
• Creepy Westfield 'Watcher' House Netflix Series Begins Production
• Truth Or Tale: The Mystery Of The Westfield Watcher
• Westfield 'Watcher' Series To Star Jennifer Coolidge

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