Just because you're dead doesn't mean you can't have a little fun. The following historical figures have all left their mortal coils, but they've been seen frequently in the years since their passing, so it seems they might not be ready for an afterlife party just yet.
10. Blonde Bombshell
Marilyn Monroe was named "the most hardworking "The Haunted Hollywood" due to the many sightings that have occurred in the six decades since her death.
The actress was spotted at many of the places she frequented in her life, such as the Santa Monica Pier Carousel or the hotel Knickerbocker , where she secretly met with Joe DiMaggio.
But the place that has the strongest connection to Marilyn was, unsurprisingly, one of her favorite places to hang out: the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. She supposedly lived there for a couple of years before she got her big break, and it was by the pool at the Tropicana that Monroe did her first photo shoot for the magazine. The hotel even provided the actress with a full-length mirror. V her room, and it seems she still enjoys admiring herself from time to time. Both guests and staff who have claimed to have seen Marilyn's spirit have done so by spotting her reflection in a mirror. Eventually, the hotel accepted its connection with the late starlet and now even offers luxury Marilyn Monroe , although it is unclear whether this is the same room the actress once lived in.
9. Ghost level 28
For almost 100 years Sound Stage 28 Universal Studios was an iconic landmark and a major part of Hollywood lore. Built in 1924, the stage was used extensively the following year for the filming of The Phantom of the Opera. The film became one of the most famous horror films of all time and made a star of its "phantom," Lon Chaney Sr. Nicknamed the "Man of a Thousand Faces," Chaney became known for the incredible effects he put himself to use to portray ghoulish characters.
As for Stage 28, it remained in use for decades afterward, although one section of the stage was permanently occupied by the film's original set. After Chaney's death in 1930, the crew members, guards, and stagehands who worked on Stage 28 began report , that they saw a cloaked figure stalking through the rafters, often with Lon Chaney's signature smirk. It seemed as if life was imitating art, as the ghost of the movie became the ghost of Scene 28.
8. The Ghosts of Pere Lachaise
If you're looking for ghosts, you'd think a cemetery would be a great place to start, right? And if you're specifically looking for celebrity ghosts, then you'd obviously try a cemetery where a lot of famous people are buried, right?
With that in mind, few cemeteries are home to more distinguished “residents” than the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Its famous burials include French luminaries such as Moliere, Balzac and Bizet, as well as international figures such as Chopin, Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison.
It is not surprising that quite a few of those who died , as claimed , from time to time leave their graves and go for a night walk around the cemetery, but the most tragic story is associated with the writer Marcel Proust . Being gay, Proust hid his sexuality from all but his closest friends. His dying wish was to be buried next to his beloved, a wish that was denied. So the ghost of the writer rises at night in search of his long-lost love.
7. Banjo Al Capone
Honestly, is it really surprising that people think Alcatraz is haunted? ghosts ? It was home to some of the most vicious and violent men of the 20th century, including Al Capone, who spent nearly five years at Alcatraz as prisoner No. 85.
While in prison, Capone tried to find his musical side and joined the prison orchestra, playing the banjo He had no previous musical experience, but he persisted, and although he was only allowed to practice in the shower , He was quite good at it. Capone even wrote a song called "Madonna Mia" and dedicated it to his wife.
Capone eventually abandoned the instrument and replaced it with a mandola, but the sounds of his banjo are said to still echo through the halls of Alcatraz long after the prison closed.
6. Funny man
Since Hollywood was in its infancy, the Chateau Marmont has been a place where celebrities could find privacy and perhaps an open-minded and discreet management that would turn a blind eye to their most depraved escapades. Columbia Pictures co-founder and president Harry Cohn once told his stars, “If you’re going to get into trouble, do it in Chateau Marmont "It's where Jim Morrison jumped out of a fourth-story window in a drug-induced haze. It's where Led Zeppelin rode motorcycles through the hallways. And, most infamously, it's where from overdoses comedian dies of drugs Saturday Night Live John Belushi .
But according to many people, including Belushi's friends, the comedian never left Bungalow 3, where he died, and shows up from time to time trying to get laughs. Comedian-turned-politician Al Franken is among the people who claimed to have seen Belushi.
The creepiest story associated with this haunted bungalow involves a family who stayed there in 1999. They had a little boy who started laughing and talking to himself several times. When his mother asked him why he was laughing, he simply replied, " Funny man "Then, later, when the family saw a photo of John Belushi at the hotel, the boy pointed to him and said again, "Funny man!"
5. White House
It is believed that some ghosts appear because they still have unfinished business on this earthly plane, and really, who has been busier than the President of the United States?
Yes, given its long history and fame, it is not surprising that the White House is full of ghostly residents, many of whom were once heads of households. Thomas Jefferson can be heard playing the violin in the Yellow Oval Room. Andrew Jackson loves to stomp, laugh, and curse in the Pink Room. William Henry Harrison apparently haunts the attic, but no other ghostly figure has been seen as often as Honest Abe himself.
Three first ladies claimed to have seen Lincoln's ghost or felt his presence: Grace Coolidge, Lady Bird Johnson, and Eleanor Roosevelt. So did Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, who reportedly fainted when confronted by Lincoln's ghost, top hat and all, standing outside her bedroom door. And even Winston Churchill there was a meeting with the president - one night, after getting out of the bath, the British Prime Minister walked into his room naked and smoking a cigar and saw Lincoln's ghost sitting by the fire. We don't know who scared whom in this scenario...
4. Princes in the Tower
As we have seen, buildings and places that were once places of torment and great suffering serve as lightning rods for ghosts. London has many such places, but few are as infamous as the dreaded Tower of London, which served as a prison and symbol of oppression for almost 1,000 years.
It is said that, like the White House, many of the notorious residents Tower still roam the grounds, including Guy Fawkes, Henry VI and Sir Walter Raleigh. But the creepiest sightings involve two boys in medieval garb who have been seen wandering the corridors, holding on to hands , who are believed to have been none other than princes in the Tower.
Their tragic story is well known, though their fate remains a mystery. The boys were 12-year-old Edward V and his younger brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York. Edward was to become king, but was deposed by his uncle Richard III, and the siblings were locked in a tower. Then they simply disappeared, though it is generally believed that they were quietly murdered and buried somewhere on the grounds.
3. It's good to be king
When Elvis Presley died, many of his fans didn’t know how to react. Many chose to live in denial and claimed that the King of Rock and Roll had faked his death and started a new life alone. Of course, there was no shortage of Elvis sightings. Others came to terms with Presley’s death, but just because he had shed his physical form didn’t mean he couldn’t still show up every now and then when he was feeling lonely tonight.
Of all the ghostly apparitions today, Elvis seems to be the most haunted. He has been seen in the above-mentioned hotel Knickerbocker in Los Angeles and the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. But to really see Elvis, we need to go to his home in Memphis, Tennessee - Graceland.
Presley's ex-wife, Priscilla, claims , what his spirit feels as soon as she walks through the doors of the mansion they once shared… and she’s not the only one. For the past 40 years, Graceland has operated as a museum, with millions of fans of the king walking its halls, some of whom claim to have seen him ghost . Without a doubt, the most incredible story belongs to actress Paz de la Huerta. In her case, Elvis wasn’t satisfied with a simple “hello.” Instead, he passed through her body and brought her to orgasm .
2. Queens of King Henry
« Divorced , beheaded and died; divorced, beheaded, survived."
It's a little rhyme used to remember the fates of Henry VIII's six wives. There aren't many happy endings, so it's no surprise that some of them returned as ghosts. Two of them, Jane Seymour and Catherine Howard seem to have chosen Hampton Court Palace as their local haunt. It makes sense – it was one of the favourite royal residences in Henry’s time. Jane Seymour died there in childbirth, and now she shows up once a year for her son’s birthday. Catherine Howard, on the other hand, was at the palace when she was arrested for treason and dragged off to meet the executioner, so her screams sometimes still echo around halls .
But the most active ghost is Henry's second and perhaps most famous wife, Anne Boleyn. She was also executed on charges of adultery, and since then she appeared in many places throughout the country, always carrying a severed head on his knees. She has been seen at the aforementioned Tower of London, Hever Castle, Marvell Hall and Salle Church. However, if you want the best chance of meeting Anne Boleyn's ghost, you should head to Blickling- hall on May 19. Believed to be her birthplace, Anne is said to arrive at the mansion in a ghostly carriage drawn by the Headless Horseman every year on the anniversary of her execution.
1. The Lair of the Latin Lover
Born in 1895 in Italy, Rudolph Valentino emigrated to America and became one of Hollywood's first male sex symbols, promoting his image as a "Latin lover." His sudden death at the tender age of 31 due to peritonitis left his fans in complete dismay, but rumors soon began to circulate that Valentino might still be around.
Not surprisingly, most of the sightings were reported at his home, a Bel Air Valentino estate dubbed Falcon's Lair. People who stayed there after the actor's death in 1926 reported seeing strange lights and hearing otherworldly sounds. It wasn't until 1930, when Western actor Harry Carey moved into the house, that he began to experience the same thing. After he had the same experience, he investigated and indeed found the earthly source of all the strange happenings - a system of lights and wires scattered around the chimney and several windows that led to a hidden basement. There, a former caretaker had been conducting sessions to contact Valentino's spirit, and he used a lighting system for added effect. Although the caretaker was gone, the system still worked and would occasionally light up at night.
You might think that was the end of it, but residents of Falcon's Lair still report seeing creepy things in the mansion. The latest to do so was Doris Duke , a billionaire heiress who lived in Falcon's Lair for four decades. Both she and her butler admitted to seeing the silent film star several times during their stay at Falcon's Lair.
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