3rd Annual Haunted Films @ Haunted Places

It's that time again...

...for our annual "Haunted Films at Haunted Places."

In a partnership with the Echo Park Film Center Filmmobile, we present free outdoor screenings of horror films at unusual locations that are said to be haunted, and discuss that ghost lore before showing the film.

Time: 7:00pm
Date: October, 28th (Sunday)
Location: TOP SECRET (revealed 24 hours before screening)
(location info:)
Admission: FREE!

This year we will be screening the Allied Artists masterpiece (about a female ghost that was actually shot in the KCET studios which are said to be haunted by a female ghost) starring the late, great actor/director/ author (and Encino resident) Richard Carlson...

TORMENTED (1960)
(The original title: "Tormented by the She-Ghost of Haunted Island")



Check out the trailer for this creepy classic!

Halloween @ The Barn

Our fiendish friends at CREEEPYLA.COM and Hidden LA are hosting this evening celebrating local ghost lore.

Be the first to find out if Hollywood's historic Lasky-Demille Barn is haunted... (learn more about the barn here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasky-DeMille_Barn)

Hear frightening tales of the ghosts of the Magic Castle, Knickerbocker Hotel, and other landmarks! Hang out with the crews of CreepyLA and HiddenLA! The ultimate event of the Halloween season!

There will be two showtimes available.

Tickets and info: http://hauntedbarn.eventbrite.com/

Use code "HAUNTEDBARN" for $10 off tickets!

Speakers include (schedules subject to change):
-Tom Ogden – Author of “Haunted Hollywood” and magician at the Magic Castle
-Sarah Troop – Host of the Cabinet of Curiosities podcast
-Richard Carradine – President/Founder of the GHOULA
-James Bartlett - Author of "Gourmet Ghosts - Los Angeles"
-Evening hosted by Scott Michaels - owner of Dearly Departed Tours.
-And more to be announced!

Other attractions will include:
-Screenings of classic ghost themed short subjects.
-Paranormal investigation "hands on" experience.
-Hollywood Horror Themed Photo Booth
-Spooky selection of food and drinks

October's SPIRITS with SPIRITS

GHOULA meets for cocktails in haunted places on the 13th of each month. “SPIRITS with SPIRITS” is a casual social gathering of regional ghost hunters and those that just like ghost stories. Open to all, from the curious skeptic to the passionate phantom pursuer. Make friends, and toast a ghost! Let's put the “Boo!” back into “booze.”

All those who attend will receive a free (square) G.H.O.U.L.A. button. If you already have one, please wear it so others can find you, without asking the staff about our group.

THE DATE: October 13th, 2012 (Saturday)
THE PLACE: Intelligentsia Coffee
55 East Colorado Blvd, Pasadena(Map)
(near METRO Gold Line's Memorial Park Station)
THE TIME: 7:00pm - ?

THE GHOST(S):

Like the other buildings that line Colorado Blvd in Pasadena's Old Town district, the building at 55 East Colorado Blvd, was built in the later part on the 19th century (1885). Because of Pasadena's rapid growth rate, and the large influx of vehicular traffic, in 1929, roughly 13 feet was chopped off of the fronts of the buildings that lined both sides of Colorado, and new facades were created for the remaining portions. Because of this unconventional Public Works project, many basements and tunnels are said to still exist under the asphalt of Pasadena's main drag. This idea has given rise to legends of secret rooms, tunnels, and skeletons (and ghost stories) that are inadvertently discovered during construction/maintenance projects.

One such ghost story involves the above mentioned address, now the home of Intelligentsia Coffee. Employees of this respected coffee house claim that there is a male ghost that haunts their basement, specifically their kitchen/lab and the stairs. Although his appearances may surprise the staff, he is by all accounts harmless. Exact descriptions of him are vague, and generally he appears as a black form. The popular belief is that this poor soul was the victim of a fire in this building's history. It is unclear whether his darkness is from his flesh being burnt black (like Ojai's "Char-man") or whether he is what Native American Folklore refers to as a "dark watcher" (aka a "shadow person").

It's also interesting to note that a few doors down on the same side of the street, there is another historic building with an almost identical ghost story. However, that location's male phantom is said to be the victim of a robbery-gone-wrong that occurred when a bank occupied the ground floor. Pasadena's annual "Old Town Haunt" haunted attraction operates out of that same haunted basement.

Although legends of ghosts connected to Spanish catacombs under Colorado Blvd (as mentioned on the attraction's website) seems a little far-fetched, it is possible. In the 1920's a series of tunnels in the hills around Downtown Los Angeles were discovered and thought to have originally been created by early padres. Then, there are persistent rumors about a secret tunnel that ran under Pasadena, whose opening was covered over when the Pasadena Freeway was built (not to mention the Lizard People who may have dug tunnels as far as Pasadena).

Could these two ghost stories be connected by those lost tunnels? Could these separate stories actually be the same ghost that travels between these two locations by an underground passage that no longer exists? So, if you like your ghosts like you like your coffee (black), come out and experience one of LA's best cups of Joe (or a glass of wine), and perhaps experience one of Pasadena's darkest spirits at the place where he dwells... if you dare!

Note: If anyone is interested in seeing the "Old Town Haunt" haunted attraction, at 10pm, we can put a group together to go over and take advantage of the group discount ($12 instead of $15).

http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/location/pasadena-cafe
(to read about last month's haunted location... )
(to see a map of previous SPIRITS with SPIRITS locations... )

GHOULA's Haunted Red Line Tour

When: Three Fridays in October (5th, 12th, 26th)
Time: Tours start at 7pm
Meeting Place: The palm tree-lined island in front of Union Station
(800 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012)

Price: FREE TOUR + Metro Day Pass ($6.00)
Parking: See below.

Los Angeles' lore is filled with tales of secret tunnels. Whether its supposed opium dens, rum-running passages, discontinued "Red Car" tunnels, munchkin transports, celebrity/mistress escape routes, or simply chambers belonging to a race of subterranean lizard people, many buildings and homes claimed to be connected to other buildings and homes below street level (if only we could find their openings).

So, is there a better way to explore the haunted history of Los Angeles than by traveling underground from location to location via our very own (blood) Red Line Metro Subway with the other living dead of this city?

We will meet-up at Union Station (the starting point for the Red Line) and then travel through 13 stops to the North Hollywood Station (at the end of the line), getting off and on along the way. In addition to Union Station and the North Hollywood Station, we will stop at few other stations, step off the train, rise to street-level, and discuss the ghosts and haunted sites visible from that spot before going back aboard to the next stop on our tour.

Come out and hear spooky tales about a spirit solider, a vanishing padre, and a ghostly car. As well as many other phantom figures from our past that haunt our present.

Parking: Since everyone participating in the tour will need a Metro Day Pass to ride the subway, it is advisable to park at one of the FREE lots provided by the Metro at either the North Hollywood Station (our end point) or the Universal City Station, and then just take the Subway to Union Station to meet-up with the group (The lots around Union Station are not free and they may close early).