American Hauntings Podcast

Hollywood. As we keep telling you, it’s not really on the maps anymore. It’s not a town and hasn’t been for years. It’s just another part of Los Angeles that doesn’t look nearly as great as it does in the movies or on postcards. It’s a little run-down, more than a little seedy, and desperately trying to hang onto its former glamor like an aging actress that’s had one too many facelifts. But Hollywood is a place for reinvention. Such is the case with the once famous Knickerbocker Hotel – well, not the by the hour part, but you’ll soon understand what I mean – it started as one thing, became another, and then something else altogether. Where To Find Us:Sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comCheck out our new shirts at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comFollow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTLFollow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast, @TroyTaylorgram, @CodyBeckSTLSubscribe for more bonus content on our Patreon pageThis episode was written by Troy TaylorProduced and edi

Today we talk The Cecil Hotel, Richard Ramirez, Elisa Lam, and numerous suicides. Hollywood is nothing but a façade these days. It’s not even a real town anymore – it’s just another part of Los Angeles that looks a little worse for wear. And the sun-bleached hotels are much like Hollywood itself. They’re aging, faded, and trying to hang onto the glamor they had in decades past, when it was movie stars and not hookers that you’d find along Hollywood Boulevard. Some of them may be seedy and a little beaten up, but they have a history – and it’s a history that keeps coming back again and again and often, it returns as stories of ghosts and other assorted strangeness...Where To Find Us:Sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comCheck out our new shirts at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comFollow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTLFollow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast, @TroyTaylorgram, @CodyBeckSTLSubscribe for more bonus content on our Patreon pageThis episode was writte

Many of Hollywood’s older hotels are much like Hollywood itself. They are aging and slightly faded, still trying to hang onto the shimmer of glamour that they enjoyed in the days gone by. Like other parts of Hollywood, a few of the hotels have seen face-lifts in recent years, which have stirred up memories and “spirits” of the past. Not all the ghostly stories, and wicked scandals, are products of recent times, however, many of them have been around for years.Where To Find Us:Sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comCheck out our new shirts at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comFollow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTLFollow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast, @TroyTaylorgram, @CodyBeckSTLSubscribe for more bonus content on our Patreon pageThis episode was written by Troy TaylorProduced and edited by Cody BeckMusical Credits:Artist: Music By PedroSong: Lonely, Hopeful, Song of SolitudeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsA

In today's episode, Troy and Cody discuss their favorite (and some of their least favorite) horror movies of the 1980's.Sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comCheck out our new shirts at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comFollow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTLFollow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast, @TroyTaylorgram, @CodyBeckSTLSubscribe for more bonus content on our Patreon pageThis episode was written by Troy TaylorProduced and edited by Cody BeckSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this bonus episode, Troy discusses some very unique horror movies.Sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comCheck out our new shirts at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comFollow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTLFollow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast, @TroyTaylorgram, @CodyBeckSTLSubscribe for more bonus content on our Patreon pageThis episode was written by Troy TaylorProduced and edited by Cody BeckSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comCheck out our new shirts at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comFollow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTLFollow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast, @TroyTaylorgram, @CodyBeckSTLSubscribe for more bonus content on our Patreon pageThis episode was written by Troy TaylorProduced and edited by Cody BeckSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this bonus episode, we discuss two Hollywood elites- Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.Sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comCheck out our new shirts at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comFollow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTLFollow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast, @TroyTaylorgram, @CodyBeckSTLSubscribe for more bonus content on our Patreon pageThis episode was written by Troy TaylorProduced and edited by Cody BeckSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this bonus episode, we discuss the bizarre tale of Walburga "Dolly” Oesterreich who kept a secret lover in the attic for years, finally ending in murder. Where To Find Us:Sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comCheck out our new shirts at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comFollow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTLFollow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast, @TroyTaylorgram, @CodyBeckSTLSubscribe for more bonus content on our Patreon pageThis episode was written by Troy TaylorProduced and edited by Cody BeckSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What is about a theater that seems to attract a ghost? Could it be the range of emotions expressed by the actors, from joy to sorrow to fear? Perhaps all that emotion attracts spirits who need that energy to exist. Or perhaps terrible or tragic events occur in a theater – just as they do in other kinds of buildings – and that leaves an impression behind as a haunting.Where To Find Us:Sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comCheck out our new shirts at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comFollow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTLFollow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast, @TroyTaylorgram, @CodyBeckSTLSubscribe for more bonus content on our Patreon pageThis episode was written by Troy TaylorProduced and edited by Cody BeckMusical Credits:Artist: TeknoAXESong: Adrift In My Own Thoughts,Counting Lots Of Sheep, Drifting Away From The WorldSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPriva

In 1959, Harold Perelson seemed to be a man with everything going for him. He had a distinguished career as a doctor, a beautiful wife, loving children, and a wonderful home in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles that was ideal for what seemed to be the perfect family.And then on the night of December 6, neighbors were awakened by the sound of Harold Perelson’s daughter, Judye, screaming and banging on their door...When the police arrived, they entered the Perelson house and found Harold’s wife, Lillian, dead in her bed and Harold himself dead from a massive drug overdose. He had apparently committed suicide. A copy of Dante’s DIVINE COMEDY was open on Harold’s nightstand, highlighting a passage that read:Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost…It might as well have been Harold’s suicide note.Where To Find Us:Sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comCheck out our new shirts at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comFo

What makes Hollywood – “Hollywood?” The movies, of course, and the movie stars. But behind the façade – where the sausage is made, so to speak, are the studios where the magic happens. And the desperate spirits who refuse to vacate long after the director has called "cut."Where To Find Us:Sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comCheck out our new shirts at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comFollow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTLFollow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast, @TroyTaylorgram, @CodyBeckSTLSubscribe for more bonus content on our Patreon pageThis episode was written by Troy TaylorProduced and edited by Cody BeckMusical Credits:Film Noir Music - Jazz music - It Was Midnight by FesliyanStudios Background MusicCool Vibes - Film Noire and Colorless Aura by Kevin MacLeod are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license Source: IncompetechArtist: http://incompetech.com/Artist: TeknoAXESong: Break In The Clouds, Counting Lots Of Sheep, Drifting Awa

At just three minutes before midnight on March 12, 1928, the St. Francis Dam, which had been designed as a reservoir for the Los Angeles water supply by William Mulholland, suddenly failed, releasing 11 billion gallons of water into a narrow valley in northeastern Los Angeles County, destroying everything in its path. Over the course of the next four hours, a roaring wall of water swept through the night, traveling 55 miles from the San Francisquito Valley, through the Santa Clara Valley, and on to the Pacific Ocean.Where To Find Us:Sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comFollow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTL.Follow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast, @TroyTaylorgram, @CodyBeckSTLSubscribe for more bonus content on our Patreon page!This episode was written by Troy Taylor. Produced and edited by Cody Beck.Musical Credits:FesliyanStudios Background MusicCool Vibes - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license Source: In

Want to submit a story to our new magazine, The Morbid Curious? You can do so here.Follow us on social:Instagram: @AmericanHauntingsPodcastTwitter: @AmerHauntsPodLeave us a review in iTunes by clicking this linkWe have new shirts! Check them out at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comSign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comThis episode was written by Troy Taylor. Produced and edited by Cody Beck.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this bonus episode, Troy discusses the "Phantom of the Heights", a tall, thin figure, dressed all in black, who began sprinting across the rooftops of O’Donnell Heights. It leapt on and off buildings, broke into houses, attacked people, enticed a young girl to crawl under a car and played music in the nearby graveyard. Groups of young men patrolled the streets, while others waited by their windows at night, keeping a sleepy watch for the “Phantom Prowler” that eluded his pursuers and vanished into the cemetery before he could be caught.Season 5, Haunted Hollywood, launches on September 1st!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Season 5 will begin on Tuesday, September 1st! Sign up for email alerts at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After the murder of Joe Romano, which we described at the end of the last episode, hysteria seemed to grip the city as possible sightings of the Axman began to be reported all over town – especially in Italian neighborhoods.Want to submit a story to our new magazine, The Morbid Curious? You can do so here.Follow us on social:Instagram: @AmericanHauntingsPodcastTwitter: @AmerHauntsPodLeave us a review in iTunes by clicking this linkWe have new shirts! Check them out at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comSign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comWant to read ahead for this season? Check out the book Haunted New Orleans by Troy Taylor.This episode was written by Troy Taylor. Produced and edited by Cody Beck.Intro music by Charlie Brockus Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

New Orleans war against vice – like the Great War in Europe – appeared to be nearly at an end. The city was poised to become a normal, orderly, Christian place that the reformers wanted it to be. Until, that is, the appearance of a mysterious figure with an ax that would start a frenzy in New Orleans – over murder and, of all things, jazz music – that was like nothing the city had seen before or since. Want to submit a story to our new magazine, The Morbid Curious? You can do so here.Follow us on social:Instagram: @AmericanHauntingsPodcastTwitter: @AmerHauntsPodLeave us a review in iTunes by clicking this linkWe have new shirts! Check them out at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comSign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comWant to read ahead for this season? Check out the book Haunted New Orleans by Troy Taylor.This episode was written by Troy Taylor. Produced and edited by Cody Beck.Intro music by Charlie Brockus Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAd

Vampires, ghosts, monsters, and an assortment of murderers. All of them have roamed the streets of New Orleans at one time or another and have become part of the city’s spookiest lore. Some of these boogeymen – from the Needle Men to the Gown Man to Hugging Molly – have sometimes even caused more fear than the killers have. And that’s largely because they conjured up some very bad memories of the past, especially when it came to the Night Doctors. Want to submit a story to our new magazine, The Morbid Curious? You can do so here.Follow us on social:Instagram: @AmericanHauntingsPodcastTwitter: @AmerHauntsPodLeave us a review in iTunes by clicking this linkWe have new shirts! Check them our at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comSign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comWant to read ahead for this season? Check out the book Haunted New Orleans by Troy Taylor.This episode was written by Troy Taylor. Produced and edited by Cody Beck.Intro music by Charlie Brockus Support this podcast at — https://redcir

This week, we're talking New Orleans Vampires! We apologize for the audio- we ran into some pandemic technical issues and we will make sure to not disappoint again in two weeks. Want to submit a story to our new magazine, The Morbid Curious? You can do so here.Follow us on social:Instagram: @AmericanHauntingsPodcastTwitter: @AmerHauntsPodLeave us a review in iTunes by clicking this linkWe have new shirts! Check them our at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comSign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comWant to read ahead for this season? Check out the book Haunted New Orleans by Troy Taylor.This episode was written by Troy Taylor. Produced and edited by Cody Beck.Intro music by Charlie Brockus Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, we begin our "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" series by discussing The Carrolton Jail and The Sultan’s Palace Massacre.Want to submit a story to our new magazine, The Morbid Curious? You can do so here.Follow us on social:Instagram: @AmericanHauntingsPodcastTwitter: @AmerHauntsPodLeave us a review in iTunes by clicking this linkWe have new shirts! Check them our at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comSign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comWant to read ahead for this season? Check out the book Haunted New Orleans by Troy Taylor.This episode was written by Troy Taylor. Produced and edited by Cody Beck.Intro music by Charlie Brockus Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy