‘Dear god, make it stop:’ Home Alone house owner reveals decades of intrusion in new memoir

Former Home Alone homeowner John Abendshien reveals how his idyllic suburban life was upended by the movie’s fame. What began as a fun filming opportunity turned into decades of lost privacy, gawking tourists and strangers treating his front lawn as nostalgic property. His account shows the hidden cost of cultural landmarking, and what it means when the world decides your house belongs to them.