On June 16, 1959, actor George Reeves
On June 16, 1959, actor George Reeves went into his upstairs bedroom and shot himself in the…
On June 16, 1959, actor George Reeves went into his upstairs bedroom and shot himself in the head. Television’s Superman died instantly, but some say his spirit was indestructible. In the bedroom one evening, a couple saw him materialize fully outfitted in his Superman costume and then fade slowly away. They moved out of the house that…
Pickfair was the home of silent-film great Mary Pickford, wife of actor Douglas Fairbanks. Her ghost, dressed in a ruffled white dress, was encountered in a den on the first floor by several subsequent owners, including comic Buddy Rogers. Pickfair is at 1143 Summit Drive, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210.
Actress Elke Sommers and her husband Joe Hyam witnessed supernatural phenomena in the dining room of their North Berverly Hills home from 1964 to 1968. The apparition of a middle-aged man wearing a white shirt and tie was seen by guests on five separate occasions. Investigators from the American Society for Psychical Research and UCLA monitored unexplainable…
The ghost of actress Jean Harlow lingers in the master bedroom on the second floor of her former residence. Her husband, agent Paul Bern, beat her frequently and is said to have caused the kidney damage from which she later died. However, the actress loved him dearly and after hearing that he had killed himself with a…
The ghost of Rudolph Valentino lingers in his former mansion, known as Falcon Lair. Actor Harry Carey was one of several subsequent owners who encountered the silent star’s specter. The ghost has appeared in his old bedroom and in the stables, where his beloved horse was kept. Passersby have reported his dark silhouette looking out over…
The ghost of Anne Baxter’s husband, actor John Hodiak, haunts their charming hillside house. Agent Hal Gefsky, who lived in the house in the 1970’s, says guests saw Hodiak’s specter hovering outside a second floor window. Gefsky even received phone calls from the ghost, but all the actor could manage was a faint “hello”. The house is…
The deathstyles of the rich and famous are part of the folklore of Hollywood. Even the hillside around Hollywood’s famous sign is said to be haunted. Peg Entwistle, a young starlet who leapt to her death from the top of the letter “H”, is still reported walking around on the wooded hillside. The Beverly Hills area is home…
Charles Raymond Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate were a pair of teenaged spree killers. In 1958 they killed at least 15 people. Starkweather was executed by electric chair. Fugate’s life sentence was commuted and she spent 17 years at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women in York, Nebraska before being released early for good behavior….
The Black Stick Men are a species of strange humanoid beings rarely seen by humans. They are often described as being similar to typical cartoon stick men, making them some of the strangest beings ever encountered Appearance Black Stick Men are often described as being exactly identical to the typical cartoon stick man: tall, thin, and black…
Carl Panzram was an American serial killer, rapist, arsonist and burglar. He is known for his confession to his only friend, prison guard Henry Lesser. Panzram confessed to 21 murders and to having sodomized over 1,000 males. Imprisoned a number of times, he was finally hanged for having murdered a prison employee at Leavenworth Federal…