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Point Pinos Lighthouse

11/16/2023

Point Pinos Lighthouse was first lit on February 1, 1855 and is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in California. The spirit of Emily Fish, who lived onsite from 1893 to 1914, is believed to still maintain the building and is "one of the lighthouse's best-known keepers".

Address: 80 Asilomar Avenue. Pacific Grove, CA.
Source: Haunted Places in Monterey County, Monterey County Visitors Bureau, (2023).

Colton Hall

11/8/2023

Colton Hall Museum & Jail

Colton Hall is the first government building of California. Built in the 1840s, the site hosted a Constitutional Convention and also served as a jailhouse from 1851 to 1939.

Museum staff report "so many strange experiences that there is no other reasonable explanation than to accept that ghosts are all over the place". Intense cold spots and disembodied footsteps are frequently observed on the balcony where the gallows once stood.

Address: 570 Pacific Street. Monterey, CA.
Source: Ghost Hunter's Guide to Monterey, Dwyer, (2010).

Henry Levy House

10/30/2023

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Is the Henry Levy House one of California’s most haunted residences?
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The Henry Levy House is a 1914 Craftsman-style home located in the Oxnard Historic District. The dwelling is "known for eerie occurrences" and "rumors of ghostly phenomena".

In a 2022 episode of Ghost Adventures, homeowners Eric Andrist and Jeff Rizzo shared security camera footage of locked doors mysteriously flying open and audio capturing a creepy voice as host Zak Bagans was filming on the second floor.

The site is a Ventura County Historic Landmark and popular attraction for Halloween trick-or-treating.

Address: 155 South G Street. Oxnard, CA.
Source: Henry Levy Home Embraces Haunted History for Halloween, Ventura County Star, (2022).

Hollywood Walk of Fame

10/24/2023

Hollywood Walk of Fame is a historic landmark with over 2,700 star-shaped sidewalk inscriptions celebrating prominent actors and entertainers. The 1.3 mile site includes monuments to horror film icons such as Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, and Boris Karloff, as well as haunted locations like the Pantages Theater and Roosevelt Hotel.

Address: Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. Hollywood, CA.
Source: Hollywood Haunted, Jacobson, (1999).

Howe-Waffle House

10/18/2023

Howe-Waffle House and Medical Museum is an 1889 residence in the Downtown Santa Ana Historic District. The home was inhabited by Dr. Willella Howe-Waffle, one of California's first female physicians, until her death in 1924.

The site is regularly featured on local haunted tours and was subject of a 2013 episode of Ghost Adventures. Patrons have noted "feeling as though someone were right there wanting to communicate" and have observed orbs of light traveling across dark rooms.

Address: 20 West Civic Center Drive. Santa Ana, CA.
Source: Professor's Guide to Haunted Southern California, Gardner, (2020).

Heath Ledger Loft

10/18/2023

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Heath Ledger died in his New York City loft on January 22, 2008. His death was ruled an accidental overdose from a mix of drugs including Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Diazepam, Temazepam, Alprazolam, and Doxylamine.

Ledger was 28-years-old when found unresponsive by his housekeeper and masseuse around 3:30pm. Paramedics attempted to revive him through CPR but were unsuccessful. Ledger's passing prompted many fans to gather outside the building in the days following.

A few months before his death, Ledger had finished filming his role as Joker in The Dark Knight film. His performance earned universal praise and earned a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Today the building has been renovated into additional condo units, but Ledger's loft remains largely untouched.

Address: 419-421 Broome Street. New York, NY.
Source: Heath Ledger Found Dead at 28, New York Times, (2008). New York Loft Where Heath Ledger Died, People Magazine, (2023).

Entity House

9/29/2023

Entity House

The Entity House inspired the book and film The Entity. In 1974, resident Doris Bither claimed three spirits sexually assaulted her including "Mr. Whose-It," a 6-foot-tall poltergeist, and two other entities with "oriental faces".

Parapsychologists Kerry Gaynor and Barry Taff investigated the home and encountered a spectral light show with an "expanding, contracting appearance" along with the "overpowering smell of decomposing flesh". The property now serves as a private family residence.

Address: 11547 Braddock Drive. Culver City, CA.
Source: Haunted Houses of California, May, (2018).

The Georgian

9/19/2023

The Georgian opened in 1933 and has hosted a variety of famous guests including Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe, and Al Capone. Staff at the hotel allege many "spirits still linger" and report receiving phantom phone calls from unoccupied guest rooms.

Ghosts certainly have not scared away business as the Santa Monica landmark attracts up to 40,000 guests annually.

Address: 1415 Ocean Avenue. Santa Monica, CA.
Source: Stories of Santa Monica’s Haunted Past, Santa Monica Travel & Tourism, (2017).

Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

9/4/2023

The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel opened on May 15, 1927 and is the oldest hotel in Los Angeles. Known for hosting numerous Hollywood stars, "it's no surprise that the hotel has been home of innumerable ghostly sightings".

Marilyn Monroe was a regular guest and her "reflection is seen in a full-length mirror" in Room 1200. Montgomery Clift haunts the 9th Floor where "people hear Clift pacing up and down the hallway rehearsing his lines".

The site is designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.

Address: 7000 Hollywood Boulevard. Hollywood, CA.
Source: Professors Guide to Haunted S. California, Gardner, (2020).

Camp Chesterfield

8/14/2023

Camp Chesterfield Postcard with 3 Spirit Faces

Camp Chesterfield is a Spiritualist community located in central Indiana. Founded in 1886, the camp offers demonstration of mediumship, church services, faith healing, and psychic readings for visitors year-round.

Despite widespread accusations of fraud, the 44-acre campus remains a popular destination for those seeking answers from the afterlife. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Address: 50 Lincoln Drive. Chesterfield, IN.
Source: Beautiful Chesterfield, Chesterfield Spiritualist Camp, (1951). Chesterfield Spirits, Spirit Photography Studio, (2023).