Real Haunts in California

Cecil Hotel

640 S Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90014, United States

Is the Cecil Hotel truly haunted? The true horror stories that surround this 1924 building weave a dark and uncomfortable tale rife with unexplained deaths, serial killers, and horrors that are usually only told in the movies. Unexplained: Cecil Hotel & Elisa Lam Elisa Lam is the most recent victim of the Cecil Hotel. The story of her mysterious disappearance on January 31, 2013 and the unexplained circumstances of her death contribute to a visceral cloud of horror haunt the Cecil to this day. Before she goes missing, Elisa is seen acting very strangely in the elevator of the Cecil Hotel. Read more…

The Real Poltergeist Movie House

4267 Roxbury Street, Simi Valley, CA, USA

They’re here! We just wanted to get that out of the way. We have all, hopefully, seen the classic horror film, Poltergeist, and thought, “Nice house.” The suburban home featured in the film housed the Freeeling family as they experienced a paranormal nightmare. While the film’s plot involved a cursed house built on top of a cemetery, the real-life house has been poltergeist-free, at least that is what the current owners say. Read more…

San Jose Ghost Tour: The Scythe, Sacrifice, & Silhouette

(408) 610-4266

S 4th St & Paseo de San Carlos, San Jose, CA 95112, USA

Daily at 8:00 pm

San Jose Ghost Tour: The Scythe, Sacrifice, & Silhouette Welcome to San Jose, a city known for its modern tech industry, but beneath the shiny surface lies a past filled with dark secrets and ghostly tales. Our walking ghost tour takes you deep into this hidden history, guiding you through some of the most haunted spots in the city. This isn’t just a walk; it’s a journey into the eerie past of San Jose, where tragedy, death, and mystery still linger. Read more…

Featherbed Railroad Haunted Bed and Breakfast

Featherbed Railroad Bed and Breakfast

2870 Lakeshore Blvd, Upper Lake, CA 95464, USA

St. George Hotel

16104 Main St, Volcano, CA 95689, USA

Red Lion Hotel – Clarion Inn

1612 Sisk Rd, Modesto, CA 95350, USA

Belshaw House – Cerro Gordo Ghost Town

Cerro Gordo Rd, Keeler, CA 93530, USA

Glass Beach Inn

726 N Main St, Fort Bragg, CA 95437, USA

Dearly Departed G-G-Ghost Tour

6603 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90028

6603 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA

Voted The Best Ghost Tour in LA by Los Angeles Magazine! Join RIP the Undertaker as he gathers bodies when the sun goes down… When Hollywood’s dark side comes to LIFE! Follow his flickering candle as he leads the brave souls on foot down the Notorious Walk of Fame… and INFAMY! RIP The Undertaker will recount 100 Tragedy-Filled years that allow mourners to pay their respects at Horrific Haunting Grounds, Creepy Crime Scenes and Foreboding Famous Landmarks. Not every Hollywood Story has a happy ending and sometimes greater fame is achieved in DEATH… than in life. Read more…

Claremont Hotel Club and Spa

41 Tunnel Road, Berkeley, CA , USA

Mission Inn

3649 Mission Inn Avenue , Riverside, CA 92501, USA

Banning House Lodge – Banning Inn

877-778-8322

1 Banning House Road, Avalon, CA 90704, USA

Tucked neatly away overlooking the Pacific Ocean on the easternmost point of Santa Catalina Island is the Banning House Lodge. The construction on this picturesque lodge is unknown, but its earliest origin is that of an actual hunting lodge from which hunters from California coast would visit. Beginning sometime in the early twentieth century the site was used a Coast Guard barracks both pre and post World War II. After the war, the property was converted into a sleep-away camp for teenage girls during the 1950s before finally being sold and converted into a scenic bed and breakfast lodge. Read more…

Preston Castle Halloween Haunt

900 Palm Drive, Ione, CA, United States

6:30 pm until 11 pm, Friday and Saturday only

Featured on Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures, come experience Northern California’s only REAL Haunted House! This is a fun “scare” tour and not a historical tour of the Castle. This year’s Haunt will be bigger and better, and you will see some new areas of the Castle this year. This scare tour may be too intense for younger children. There will not be a children’s carnival this year. Food concessions by Clark’s Corner and KJ Hot Dogs. Cool merchandise including really great T-Shirts, will be available for purchase. Read more…

Millennium Biltmore Hotel

506 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA

Is the Millennium Biltmore Hotel Haunted? Even if you never heard of the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, you might recognize it. This legendary hotel made appearances in films and television shows like Chinatown, Entourage, Fight Club and Columbo. Built in the 1920s and opened in 1923, the hotel is a cultural landmark in Los Angeles and one of the city’s most haunted places as well. Ghosts of the Biltmore Hotel One of the more common stories involves a ghostly troop of soldiers passing through the lobby. Read more…

Queen Anne Hotel

415-441-2828

1590 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA

The Haunted Queen Anne Hotel The Queen Anne Hotel in San Francisco, CA, is not only an upscale bed and breakfast Victorian, but it is also rumored to be haunted as well. However, the ghost behind this haunted hotel is reportedly hospitable. The entity reportedly wanders about the hotel keeping an “eye” on her guests, looking out for their welfare. She has been known to unpack and hang up guests’ clothes and to pick objects up off the floor and tidy up their rooms for them. Read more…

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Real Haunts in California