Haunted House Stories

For fourteen years, Ozzie Nelson entertained us as the beloved father on the popular television series, The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. He comes in at number 10 of my 13 stories. Well it seems that Nelson still enjoys entertaining in death as he once did in life. His haunt of choice is the Camino Palermo Road home located in the hills of Hollywood where he had lived for over two decades. Occupants of his residence have stated eerie occurrences such as lights shutting on and off as well as faucets, noises that sound like footsteps and doors moving on their own!

When the term organized crime comes to mind, one conjures up images of all sorts crime bosses but Al Capone encompassed what all others strived to attain which was power and wealth by any means necessary. Alcatraz would eventually be home to Capone and it would be for the rest of his life. It has been said that music from a banjo can be distinctly heard emanating from where prisoners took their showers. Not surprising that in Capone’s earlier days on The Rock, he would take time out to perfect his playing on the banjo in this same room.

Frank Sinatra was one of the greatest singers of our time. He lived life to the absolute fullest and death has not slowed him down one bit. While the gifted actor Jude Law might have preferred to meet ol blue eyes in life, Sinatra seems to have no problem meeting him in death. Law had a frightening experience with the late singer while staying at the Hotel Nacional in Cuba during the Christmas season last year. Apparently Law witnessed Sinatra’s ghost in his hotel room which was a place that Sinatra frequented in life.

The last of my 13 stories ends with quite a strange one that surrounds the late great actor Lon Chaney, best known for his horror roles in film. Years ago people claimed to see Chaney’s ghost seated where a bench once was (it is no longer there) on Hollywood and Vine. The bench is gone and so is Chaney but it is quite possible he has moved on to more interesting territories which includes Universal Studios as claimed by workers.