REAL GHOSTS with REEL GHOSTS

THE DATE: October
THE TIME: check schedule

THE PLACE: The Westwood Avco
(10840 Wilshire Blvd.) map
THE MOVIE: Paranormal Activity (2009)

THE PRICE: $10.00

Come out and see a movie about ghosts in an actual haunted theater!

The Westwood Avco Theater is said to be the home of a phantom patrons in the balcony and a little girl in the lobby... (read more)

R.I.P. Vic Mizzy

Local composer Vic Mizzy has gone to the great beyond. One can only hope that his spirit will linger long enough to play his organ one last time with invisible fingers like the scene in "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" for which he composed the ghostly music that Don Knotts hears coming from the haunted house (located in Los Angeles). (read more...)

REAL GHOSTS with REEL GHOSTS

THE DATE: October 24 (Saturday)

THE TIME: 8:00pm
THE PLACE: The Alex Theater
216 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale (map)
THE MOVIE: The Haunting (1963)

THE PRICE: $13.50

Come out and see a movie about ghosts in an actual haunted theater!
The Alex Theater is said to be the home of phantom bride and ghostly couple... (read more)

GHOULA WANTS YOU!

Date: October 24 (Sat)

Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm

Where: Eagle Rock Plaza

(2700 Colorado Blvd.,Los Angeles )

SUPPORT THE ARTS!

In an effort to find local artists/writers for GHOULA COMICS, we will be reaching out to the community. If you are interested in being involved in this ghostly venture come by our table and visit with representitives of GHOULA and learn more, as well as meet some of the artists involved, who will be on hand to sign copies of their own locally-based supernatural comic-books.

Sceduled to appear:

Michael Aushenker (HOLY GHOST! El Gato)
Javier Hernandez (El Muerto)

Rafael Navarro (Sonambulo's Strange Tales)

REAL GHOSTS with REEL GHOSTS

THE DATE: October 25-26

THE TIME: 9:15 Pm pm

THE PLACE: The New Beverly Cinema
(7165 W. Beverly Blvd.) map
THE MOVIE: 13 GHOSTS (1960)

THE ADMISSION PRICE: $7.00

Your chance to see this movie about ghosts in an actual haunted theater!

The New Beverly Cinema is said to be the home of a phantom projectionist, and an audience member apparition... (read more)

REAL GHOSTS with REEL GHOSTS

THE DATE: October 24th (Saturday)

THE TIME: 11:00pm

THE PLACE: The Silent Movie Theater

(611 N. Fairfax Ave.) map

THE MOVIE: Haunted Cop Shop (1987)

THE PRICE: $10.00

Come out and see a movie about ghosts in an actual haunted theater!

The Silent Movie Theater is said to be the home of a phantom projectionist and a disappearing/reappearing blood stain in the lobby... (read more)

GHOULA GHOST HUNT 09

Here are some of the photos from a "ghost hunt" organized by GHOULA, conducted at three of the grand movie palaces in Los Angeles' historic Broadway corridor. The evening was documented by a crew from KTLA news.

(to read about the ghosts of the Tower Theater...)
(to read about the ghosts of the Palace Theater...)
(to read about the ghosts of the Los Angeles Theater...)
(for more photos...)

OUTSIDE THE THEATERS...


The group marches down Broadway, hitting one theater after the next. In the background, the neon marques for the Palace Theater and the Los Angeles Theater can be seen.

Our two psychics for the evening, Mindy and Psychic Lee Barron (ghostswanted.com).

THE TOWER THEATER...

While the cameraman was setting up the camera to interview Richard Carradine (club president), and while everyone else waited in the lobby, the cameraman saw a dark figure (male) walk into the door in the "box seat" to the right of the stage. That door goes in to a small room, that has no other doors, windows, or any other way out. Before the interview, he confessed his sighting off camera. When the other GHOULA members were allowed into the auditorium, shortly thereafter electro-magnetic anomalies where discovered in that doorway. No one except the cameraman, the producer, and Mr. Carradine knew about the sighting before the investigation began.

Craig unpacks his equipment in the lobby of the Tower Theater. We conducted this investigation on Oct. 12, which was the date that the Tower Theater originally open to the public 87 years before.

GHOULA members got strange and inconsistent electro-magnetic readings inside this lounge attached to the men's restroom, underneath the Tower Theater's auditorium.

This is the stairs down to the restrooms, where one of the previous ghost sightings occurred. According to an interview Ghoula conducted, it was on these stairs that one witness felt a hand grab his arm and pull him down.

Richard explores the room under the stage, where according to legend a female performer died in a fire. This unverified incident is believed to be the origin of the woman ghost seen on the Tower's stage.

The is the secret projection room (inside the projection booth) where the ghost of a projectionist has been seen in the past.

THE PALACE THEATER...

In this picture, the infamous third balcony of the Palace Theater can be seen in the shadows.

These are the outdoor stairs to the separate entrance to the infamous third balcony (and the only way to get there).

This is the corner of the stage, where the ghost of a woman has been seen walking towards the stage (as demonstrated by Mindy).

These are some pictures of the old theater seats collected under the Palace's auditorium.

THE LOS ANGELES THEATER...

REEL GHOSTS with REAL GHOSTS

THE DATE: October 18-19 (Sun-Mon)
THE TIME: 9:15 Pm pm
THE PLACE: The New Beverly Cinema

(7165 W. Beverly Blvd.) map

THE MOVIE: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)

THE ADMISSION PRICE: $7.00

Your chance to see this movie about ghosts in an actual haunted theater!

The New Beverly Cinema is said to be the home of a phantom projectionist, and an audience member apparition... (read more)

Highlights from October's SWS

GHOULA would like to thank the very small, but loyal members who braved the freak rain storm to come out and tell stories and eat loads of garlic (but not necessarily in that order).

Pictured above is "Dracula's Grotto," The Stinking Rose's secret dining area, located below the the "normal"dinning area, at the end of a hidden tunnel at the far end of the building (in what was once Lawry's wine cellar).

(to read about the SPIRITS of this location...)

October's SPIRITS with SPIRITS

GHOULA meets for cocktails in haunted places on the 13th of each month. “SPIRITS with SPIRITS” is a casual gathering of regional ghost hunters. 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 G.H.O.U.L.A. button. If you already have, please wear it so others can find you.

Tired of hearing about vampires? For those seeking refuge from those other dwellers of the night, come out and join us at one of the most anti-vampire restaurants in the Los Angeles area.

THE DATE: October 13th, 2009 (Tuesday)
THE PLACE: The Stinking Rose

(55 N. La Cienega, Beverly Hills) map
THE TIME: 8:00pm to the "Witching Hour"

THE GHOST(S):

There is a saying in the restaurant business that all you need is one truly good entree to make your restaurant a success. Based on this idea, Lawrence Frank started a business venture that many of his friends and colleagues thought was crazy. His plan was to open a very fancy restaurant that served a lavish prime-rib dinner with all the trimmings (in the midst of the Great Depression). His strategy was to limit the menu to just that one meal, thereby cutting many of the costs associated with running a restaurant, and subsequently he could pass the savings on to the customers. To keep his budget low, he purchased the almost worthless swamp land on the east side of La Cienega Blvd. He opened his restaurant in 1938, and called it "Lawry's," which he thought was a fancy-sounding mispronunciation of his own name Larry. To complete the experience, he even had a staff member costumed in a chef's white uniform (with a fake gold medal around the neck) to slice the meat at the table. Enough struggling families were able to treat themselves once and a while to a reasonably priced meal fit for a king that the restaurant became a success. Walt Disney would later try to copy this formula for his Plaza Inn Restaurant in Disneyland, which also served cheap prime-rib dinners.

As Lawry's client base grew (and the prices increased), the restaurant moved into a bigger building across the street in 1947. It was at this location that Lawry's invented "valet parking" to make the patrons feel even more special. Needless to say, other restaurants followed, and the swamp was converted into the world's first "restaurant row." Lawry's continued at this location, until 1993, when it moved back across the street (to its original site) and the Stinking Rose (with great food all its own) moved in.

Although, Lawry's no longer occupies this location, it appears that someone (or something) from that era still does. Various members of the kitchen staff have told GHOULA that there are strange happenings in the kitchen. After hours, the pots, pans, and other cooking tools seem to move by themselves, and appear in strange locations immediately after the staff have cleaned them and put them away for the night. One employee told a story about the time he and a co-worker were taking out the trash. As they hauled the bags into the dumpster behind the building, they heard an almost deafening crash (coming from the open door to the kitchen) followed by the clanging sounds of pots bouncing and rolling on the floor. They looked at each other and ran back inside, only to discover the kitchen just as neat and orderly as when they left it moments ago. Is this the playful ghost of Lawrence Frank, who spent so many years in this building, turning his restaurant into the corporate empire, whose Lawry branded food items can now be bought in super markets? Or, is it the frustrated spirit of a talented chef, who was forced to make the same meal over and over again, everyday for years? Come to the Stinking Rose and find out.

http://www.thestinkingrose.com/

(to see last month's SPIRITS with SPIRITS location...)

REAL GHOSTS with REEL GHOSTS

THE DATE: October 10th (Saturday)

THE TIME: 11:00pm

THE PLACE: The Silent Movie Theater

(611 N. Fairfax Ave.) map

THE MOVIE: Spooky Encounters (1980)

THE PRICE: $10.00

Come out and see a movie about ghosts in an actual haunted theater!

The Silent Movie Theater is said to be the home of a phantom projectionist and a disappearing/reappearing blood stain in the lobby... (read more)

GHOSTBUSTERS SCREENING!

Date: October 11, 2009 (Sunday)
Time: 7:30pm

Place: Forever Hollywood
( 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood) map

Admission: 5 cans of food

Here's your chance to see this classic comedy in a haunted cemetery and fight hunger. (read more)

The Biltmore Hotel, the Central Library, and Dan Ackroyd's former residence are just a few of the local locations that have a connection with this comedy classic. (read more)