TOP-6 scary Urban legends of Los Angeles

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Hollywood Forever cemetery at Paramount Studios

The resting place of many Hollywood stars like Cecile B De Mille and De De Ramone as well as a whole bunch of early era Hollywood stars. Part of the land is now Paramount Studios. There are many reports of apparitions wearing period clothes who walk towards the wall of the cemetery and disappear in the brick seen by the people who work at the studio. One  other story is linked to the ghost of a weeping woman, who thought to be the spirit of Virginia Rappe, who died after attending a party with famous actor Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle. It is said that her spirit weeps for her unresolved death.

Hollywood Forever cemetery at Paramount Studios

UFOs over Topanga Canyon California

On June the 14th 1992, 17 people reportedly saw a strange flying object flying over the Topanga Canyon. According to locals, huge objects were gliding noiselessly between slopes and ravines of the canyon and a number of residents started disappearing. Here is a transcript of one of the calls to the local police

"We were driving through the Canyon, where the Canyon gets deep, and we noticed a bright light in the sky. Suddenly it was over us, we lost control of the car and it lifted us up in the sky, lifted us up off the ground. I'm telling you, I've never been more frightened in my life, we don't drink, don't take drugs and have no history of psychological problems" The mystery of June 14th still has no explanation…other than aliens.

UFOs over Topanga Canyon California

Walt Disney Haunts Disneyland California

Walt Disney opened the original Disneyland in 1955 and he spent most of his time there until his death and loved that place very much. On the main street, Walt had his apartment above the Fire Station. There was a lamp in his room which was always kept burning to indicate his presence in the residence. But when he died the lamp was switched off. One day, a staff member heard a voice that said: "I am still here." From that day on, Disney’s lamp keeps burning in the window as a mark of respect and acknowledgment for his ghost.

Walt Disney Haunts Disneyland California

The Haunted Hollywood Sign

Peg Entwistle when she was 24 years old committed suicide by jumping from Hollywood sign. Peg always dreamed of becoming a star and had a short and tepid career on Broadway before she moved to LA. She was tired of her suffering and was very disheartened from her acting career and jumped from the 45ft high H of the Hollywood sign with a suicide note in her purse saying: "I am afraid, I am a coward. I am sorry for everything. If I had done this a long time ago, it would have saved a lot of pain. P.E."

The Haunted Hollywood Sign

Houdini Mansion Legend

The mansion of a famous magician Harry Houdini in Laurel Canyon in the Hollywood Hills. Houdini who died on Halloween in 1926 was also a mysterious character and he used his mansion for testing his magic tricks and build many secret caves and tunnels inside the mansion. Many people visit his mansion since his death and there have been many reports about haunting from his mansion and that area where his mansion located.

Houdini Mansion Legend

 The Ghost of Santa Monica Pier

During the wild parties in the Casino on the pier and revelers back in the 60s and 70s, people report that they heard weird sounds on the roof and in the hallways. Some of them say they saw a headless ghost who spotted using the bathrooms and wanders underneath the pier. The ghost tries to choke the one who tries to speak to it.

 The Ghost of Santa Monica Pier

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