Halloween is just around the corner and there are a number of fun haunted houses and frightening attractions popping up all over Los Angeles. From Universal Studio's Halloween Horror Nights to the famous Haunted Hayride in Griffith Park, L.A. loves to get into the scary spirit.
But the City Of Angeles has plenty of real spooky spots and reported paranormal activity.
From the ghost of the Hollywood Sign to the freaky happenings in the Beverly Hills Triangle, check out the 15 most notoriously haunted spots is Los Angeles in the slide show above.
The Hotel Roosevelt is reportedly among one of the most haunted places in Los Angeles.
Mike Windle/Getty Images for TurnerMike Windle/Getty ImagesROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty ImagesRicardo DeAratanha/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty ImagesSmith Collection/Gado/Getty ImagesNow home to Cinefamily, the Silent Movie Theatre at 611 N. Fairfax Ave. Sam McManis/Sacramento Bee/TNS via Getty ImagesThe Knickerbocker, which is now a senior living facility at 1714 Ivar Ave., was originally built as an apartment building in 1925, then became a fancy hotel. Lwgdnd has it some A-Listers have stuck around. Rudolph Valentino is now said to haunt the bar while Marilyn Monroe supposedly hangs out in the ladies' room. Other happenings at the Knickerbocker included director DW Griffith's death in the lobby and actress Frances Farmer's arrest on her way to insanity. Following Harry Houdini's death on Halloween 1926, his widow Bess attempted to contact him at the hotel every year for ten years with a seance on the roof. Mel Bouzad/Getty ImagesThis is the kind of place that was made for ghost stories. The ship, docked in Long Beach as a floating hotel and event space, has been reported haunted by countless visitors who claim to hear voices and rattling chains during tours and overnight stays.The Queen Mary started as a luxury liner, setting forth on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, in 1937 and hosting everyone from Bob Hope to Winston Churchill. But when WWII began, the Queen Mary was drafted into service as a ferry ship, carrying thousands of troops into battle areas. The fancy ship was stripped of her glamorous facade, painted a camo grey and dubbed the “Grey Ghost.”
JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty ImagesThis famous basement bar below the Townhouse restaurant 52 Windward Ave. in Venice was a true speakeasy during the Prohibition era. Back then, the speakeasy hide its booze in underground tunnels, which are now used as utility hallways. Some say former proprietor Frank Bennett, who owned the bar from 1972 until his death in 2003, still haunts his favorite corner booth, across from the bar.Courtesy of TownhouseThe studio complex at 9336 Washington Blvd., where such legendary films as "Gone with the Wind" and "Raging Bull" were filmed was built in 1918 by silent movie pioneer Thomas Ince.He was reported dead in 1924, after falling ill on newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst’s yacht during a star-studded cruise and dinner. The official cause of death was listed as heart failure but rumor has it has it that Ince was actually shot and killed by a jealous Hearst, who was supposedly aiming at (and missed) Charlie Chaplin, who had eyes for Hearst’s mistress Marion Davies. Some say Ince’s ghost still shows up for work at his former studio and can be seen and heard walking through walls and criticizing management.Rick Meyer/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesDan Aykroyd was living in the house at 7708 Woodrow Wilson Dr. when he got the idea for Ghostbusters. The actor says he was inspired by the house's paranormal activity which included door locking, lights going on and off and a piano playing itself. The ghosts could be former occupants "Mama" Cass Elliot or actress Natalie Wood.InstagramThe Comedy Store's building at 8433 Sunset Blvd, originally housed Ciro's, a hot mob hangout in the '40s and '50s. The building still has peepholes in the upper walls of the main room that once allowed mobsters to see who was coming and going. Mickey “The King of the Sunset Strip” Cohen used the club as his base of operations. It is now said to be haunted by several hit men, as well as a woman who performed illegal abortions in the downstairs lounge. Voices and even snarls have been reported coming from the basement. Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesNotorious workaholic and businessman Howard Hughes once owned the infamous Pantages Theatre at 6233 Hollywood Blvd. and during its restoration in 2000, people claimed to have seen a man stepping off the balcony, walking along the scaffolding, and standing over a worker to inspect his work. Legend has it that the theater is also haunted by a female singer who died during a show in 1932. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImagesNot necessary haunted in the traditional spirits way, but there is definitely something weird about this intersection of N. Linden Dr. and N. Whittier Dr. Howard Hughes crashed a plane here, mobster Bugsy Siegel was murdered here, rock duo Jan & Dean almost died in a truly bizarre car accident and a successful publicist was killed here in a seemingly random drive-by shooting. Modern-day mediums who visit the area report intense feelings of anger and confusion. Clairvoyants often experience jumbled visions of pain and suffering.
InstagramThis historic, swanky landmark at 6433 Hollywood Blvd. is said to suffer under an actual curse, cast by one of the Warner Bros. Legend has it Sam Warner was so upset that construction didn’t finish in time for the premiere of "The Jazz Singer" in 1928 that he cursed the place. It seems to have backfired, as he died of a freak cerebral hemorrhage the day before the New York premiere of the film. Today, his ghost has been reported all over the theatre, especially in the lobby and offices. Warner Pacific Theater
