13 Haunted Places in Los Angeles to Go Get Spooked for Real

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• Knickerbocker Hotel
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• Griffith Park
• The Largest Halloween Experience in South Florida Returns for its 21st Edition.
• House Of Spirits: A Haunted Soiree
• Experience
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“The basement of the club was where they would take care of problem people. There is still a hole in the stairway that fits a gun, to shoot anyone going up or downstairs.” Carradine says employees have claimed to hear voices, cries and even snarls coming from the basement. “After years of denying the ghost stories, the Comedy Store is now embracing its past and even started tours of the haunted basement,” he adds. For early access to presale, event updates and announcements, sign up at

Knickerbocker Hotel

The spirits of the unhappy creatures that once inhabited these tiny dwellings can often be felt and heard. The repeated abuse and violent assault of resident Doris Bither in this house by poltergeists in the early 1970s became the subject of the horrifying 1981 film, The Entity. The grand old department store (now a Southwest Law School building) is supposedly haunted by a little girl who was killed in an elevator shaft.

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Like it or not, these scary places will always be a part of our history. Every mission in California is said to be haunted, but only one has ghost cats! The lore goes that Father Francisco Uria kept four pet cats whom he loved so much that when he died, the “four cats solemnly marched to the chapel.

Griffith Park

It became evident that her eerie shushing was not arbitrary; it was a warning, a plea for silence, as if she sensed a malevolent force lurking in the shadows, something that could only be kept at bay by maintaining an unsettling quiet. The more I observed Missshell’s spectral presence, the more I became convinced that her role in the House of Horror Carnival was intricately tied to a dark and ominous secret that had yet to be unraveled. “Welcome to… murder house.” A historic landmark, the Rosenheim Mansion was built in 1902 and took five years to complete. It was a private home until the Sisters of Social Service, a Catholic organization, owned the house for over 50 years. When American Horror Story was looking for creepy houses, the castle-like exterior made it a perfect choice for the horrifying first season of the hit FX show.

Since temperatures can drop in the evening, we also recommend bringing your own blanket. Knott’s Berry Farm’s annual Halloween experience, the aptly named Knott’s Scary Farm, is known to be one of the amusement parks that goes all out for Halloween and it is returning now for its 49th year. This Halloween season, there will be 17 different spooky experiences including nine haunted mazes and an improvisational puppet show. Of course, there will be more scare zones throughout the park and the rides will be running for a different kind of thrill. The theme parks are back with a full lineup of Halloween events this year, and Universal Studios will have their Halloween Horror Nights on select nights starting from September 8 to October 31. In addition to the rides, there will be more than half a dozen haunted mazes with themes like Stranger Things and The Last of Us.

“We had a woman come to our Spirits with Spirits event who was actually there that night when the shooting happened,” says Carradine. “She saw his body lying there and hasn’t been back since.” Austin’s ghost is said to still haunt the lobby; and Hampton’s ghost can be heard roaming the second floor, where he once lived. The Queen Mary certainly has a past that’s ripe for modern-day hauntings.

House Of Spirits: A Haunted Soiree

The festival will be family friendly during the day and turn into one geared towards adults at night. Technically, every day is Halloween at BeetleHouse, a Tim Burton-themed bar in Hollywood, but Halloween weekend is certainly a good excuse to finally check out this spot and hang out with Beetlejuice. From the decor to the costumed live performers, there is plenty of Instagram fodder at this fun spot.

Experience

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At its peak it became the ship’s largest event of the year, attracting more than 120,000 people during its more than monthlong run. This walking tour with ExperienceFirst dives into the darker side of Hollywood that true crime lovers would love. The tour will take you through some of Hollywood’s most notorious historic sites as your guide regales you with creepy tales. Black Lagoon is a cocktail pop-up for horror lovers created by two well-known bartenders, Erin Hayes from Los Angeles and Kelsey Ramage from Toronto, with themed cocktails in custom glassware. The two first did their pop-up at Tales of the Cocktail and it was so popular they decided to bring it to nine cities this October.

There will be the iconic wagon hayride (of course), and guests can also walk around the fictional town of Midnight Falls for trick-or-treating and scare zones, tour the mortuary and more. Monte Revolta and His Band of the Living Dead will also be entertaining guests with 30-minute shows every night. Pirates Dinner Adventures has been entertaining folks in Buena Park for a while now, but did you know that for Halloween they do a special show called Vampirates? The family-friendly ghoulish pirate show includes a three-course dinner starting from $68.95 per adult and $41.95 for children. There was a peculiar bond that transcended fear – a strange friendship that existed in the darkest corners of our twisted world.

Since its inception in 2010, Dark Harbor featured several mazes on and off the vessel that were inspired by real stories that happened aboard the ship, which has long been rumored to be haunted. It also included a carnival with monsters roaming around, food vendors and performances. One of LA’s favorite family Halloween attractions for more than a decade, the Haunted Hayride is back again at Griffith Park this year.

Porn legend John Holmes was implicated in the 1981 lead pipe Wonderland Avenue murders of four known drug-dealing thieves in this house. Revenge for robbing and embarrassing drug kingpin Eddie Nash was the inspiration for the brutal homicides, which were made infamous by the 2003 Val Kilmer film, Wonderland. By day this is a delightful throwback to one of the first zoos in LA. Lions, bears and monkeys were all residents of the cave-like facades and cages of The Old Zoo, which is now a picnic area.

Since 1965, hundreds of thousands of people have traveled the Hollywood Wax Museum’s halls, coming face-to-face with the famous effigies. The Last Supper display seems to attract the most paranormal attention, including a simple woman who is seen silently praying at the bench in front. A teen that died young was very fond of the Chamber of Horrors, and returns often. Experts say the museum is just as busy with the dead as it is with the living. Gather up your courage and cough drops (you’ll be needing them after all that screaming) and venture into all four haunted houses — if you dare! Go shopping at Mall Mayhem, where deranged clerks and demonic mannequins will make you wish you had gone Black Friday shopping instead.

Lugosi would walk daily to his favorite cigar shop at 6423 Hollywood Blvd. Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, was last seen alive at the Millenium Biltmore. There have been reports of ghosts in several areas of City Hall; the most famous is a nattily-dressed, old-fashioned gentleman who likes to disrupt City Council meetings and bother officials in the bathrooms. Then, those who still have the nerve may check-in to “1455 Asylum,” where “the patients oversee the delivery of nervous breakdowns.” Finally, experience “Scare Studios,” where the spookiness goes virtual.

We were not scared of each other; rather, we found comfort in the eerie companionship that only House of Horror could provide, a friendship rooted in our shared commitment to elicit terror in those who dared to enter our malevolent realm. Over time, as Missshell and I continued to share our eerie existence within the House of Horror Carnival, an unusual understanding developed between us. It was a connection that defied conventional norms, as we were neither dating nor in any romantic relationship.

With one of the newest ghosts,” he says about Bennett, who still watches over his beloved underground watering hole. Rooftop Cinema Club is bringing Angelenos all kinds of Halloween films this October, from kid-friendly Halloween movies to horror flicks both classics and modern. Between their three locations throughout the city, there are multiple showings every day throughout the month. Make it a dinner date—Rooftop Cinema Club allows guests to bring their own food from outside, although drinks must be purchased on-site.