Hidden Doors, Modern Trend
A TV trope is now a trend in housing design
Tilting Shakespeare’s head back, the book case slides open revealing a hidden room is a classic trope in television mysteries and can now be found in many modern homes.
Fans of the James Bond movies and Scooby-Doo TV shows are well aware of how often a hidden room can be found. Most of the time, it is found just before the climax of a story and gives the heroes the last clue they needed to bring the mystery to an end.
The two examples are far from the only pop culture touchstones to use the hidden door trope. There are countless examples from across every platform, but they are the ones that most people think of right away when it comes to this plot point.
Another example would be the campy Batman series from the 1960s. Often, the titular hero would find a secret room that used a bust of Shakespeare’s head to open the secret door. Like the other cases, it would be a way for him to find the villain and bring the story to a close.
That particular decoration has become popular in the modern day as more and more homeowners begin to add secret rooms to their houses. Tilting the head back reveals a switch, which opens the passage way to the secret room.
