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    Haunted Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

    October 13, 2020

    The Hollywood Roosevelt hotel, financed in part by the roaring twenties kings and queen of Hollywood, Louis B. Mayer, Douglas Fairbanks, the silent screen queen herself Mary Pickford and Grauman Theater owner Sid Grauman.  The 12-story hotel has 300 guest rooms including 63 suites it was  Built in 1927, and named for US President Theodore Roosevelt, the hotel has penthouse views of the hollywood hills and sign. Building took a year and half and at the time cost what seemed like an astronomical amount for the time of 2.5 million, which would be well over 25 million today.   Its known for hosting the first academy awards on May 16, 1929,…

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    Preston Castle

    September 30, 2020

    Built in 1894, Preston School of Industry opened to 7 wards, all juveniles transferred from San Quentin State Prison. For over 120 years the Castle as its become known as has become home to more than its share of spirits. Is Preston Castle filled with intelligent hauntings of the boys and staff who worked, lived and died there or are the imprints of its sometimes violent and tragic past still playing over and over again today, we’ll let you decide. Cat’s speaks to Connie, one of the leaders of the Preston Paranormal Team to find out how much and what is really going on there. To learn  more please visit:…

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    The Legend of Vampire Girl-Mercy Brown

    October 29, 2019

    Much like the Salem Witch Trials, the New England Vampire panic was born out of fear and the unknown, or maybe even just the fear of the unknown. There were upwards of 80 victims of the panic, Mercy Brown was just one of them, but, one of the most famous and probably the muse for the character Lucy in Bram Stokers novel Dracula.   None of the photos on this page belong to Haunting History Podcast. No copyright infringement intended and are only used as enhancements to the story told.    At times when reporting facts regarding a true crime, (and photos) multiple sources  use the same wording. Every effort…

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    The Exorcist

    October 22, 2019

    Its a couple of weeks before Halloween so we are taking a small break from true crime to focus on the really scary and what’s more terifying then a story about a demon? Released in December 1973 the movie the Exorcist was the highest grossing movie of its time, the movie based loosely on the book by William Peter Platty follows the story of 12 year old Regan played by Linda Blair and her family as they deal and try to overcome some radically disturbing behavior.   None of the photos on this page belong to Haunting History Podcast. No copyright infringement intended and are only used as enhancements to…

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    The Hotel Del Coronado

    October 15, 2019

        Season 4 Episode 3 Kate Morgan The Hotel Del Coronado opened in February of 1888. It has hosted famous people from Marilyn Monroe to Ellen Degeneres. But the most famous guest of the Hotel Del is one that been there for almost 130 years.  Kate Morgan checked into the Hotel Del Coronado on Thanksgiving Day 1892, the employees knew almost immediately  there was something different about the Beautiful Stranger, little did they know that she would be still famous so many decades later.   Link to the painting by Dr. Suess. “I dreamed I was a  doorman at the Hotel Del Coronado” https://www.libertypuzzles.com/wooden-jigsaw-puzzles/i-dreamed-i-was-a-doorman-at-the-hotel-del-coronado Pictures of the Crown Room with…

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    Heaven’s Gate

    October 8, 2019

      Season 4 Episode 2   Said to be one of the most haunted locations in California, (a perfect area to visit for Halloween)  the house was  located in the upscale neighborhood in Rancho Santa Fe in San Diego County,  (the house isn’t there anymore it was demolished soon after it was purchased far below market value, ) The Heavens Gate house is said to not only be haunted by the spirits on the undead but, by something a little more outter wordly than that.  Marshall Applewhite & Bonnie Nettles Purple Shrouds & Nikes   None of the photos on this page belong to Haunting History Podcast. No copyright infringement…

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    The Ghost Ship Mary Celeste

    October 1, 2019

    Season 4 Episode 1 When  Captain Briggs set sail in the Mary Celeste he had no idea that he and his family and the ship would become the Ghost Ship that people would still be talking about almost 150 years later. This story has all my favorites for the Halloween season. A ghost ship, history, mystery and maybe even pirates. What happened to the family and crew of the Mary Celeste? Its a mystery we may never know the answer to. The Mary Celeste when she was the Amazon Benjamin Spooner Briggs Briggs Family None of the photos on this page belong to Haunting History Podcast. No copyright infringement intended…

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    The Ghosts of San Juan Capistrano-Haunted California

    October 22, 2018

    As part of our Halloween episodes, Haunting History Podcast is starting a series we will come back to occasionally based on Hauntings in  California. This week is The Ghosts of San Juan Capistrano. San Juan Capistrano, better known for its Mission and swallows that leave and return every year, is a town full of ghosts, legends and lore. The locals and residents not only speak freely of their neighbors beyond the veil,they cherish them. Join us as we travel back in time to when the legends began. Drawing of their lady in white, that started my search for and about Modesta Avila, some people say the picture above doesn’t resemble the drawing,…

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    Hollywood Forever Cemetery

    October 8, 2018

    Halloween! We are beginning our 3 weeks of Halloween with this episode. The Hollywood Forever Cemetery is home to the ghosts of Hollywood’s past. Join us as we discuss history, true crime and the ghost stories at one of Southern California’s oldest cemeteries. Hattie McDaniel didn’t get to be buried at Hollywood Forever, but, the new owners thought it important to recognize her there.     One of the biggest Hollywood scandals began with the death of one and the end of a career for the other Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle & Virginia Rappe Virginia Rappe  His death caused bedlam on two coasts, women were said to faint and there is…

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