One of the most haunting buildings in New York city, and perhaps the most dramatically beautiful, The Deadhouse sits on a small island in the middle of the east river. The abandoned structure, like the ghostly remains of...One of the most haunting buildings in New York city, and perhaps the most dramatically beautiful, The Deadhouse sits on a small island in the middle of the east river. The abandoned structure, like the ghostly remains of a castle, plays in the imagination as a site of mystery and intrigue.a likely place for murder.