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11 Celebrity Ghost Stories

Evann Gastaldo — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:00:05 CDT

Betty Confidential was at New York Comic Con recently, where it caught one particularly spooky panel: “Celebrity Ghost Stories.” Read on, if you dare: Kate Hudson: Apparently one of the most haunted celebs around, Hudson says she’s seen ghosts more times than she can number, including a beyond-the-grave version of...

Amityville Horror House Up for Sale

Rob Quinn — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:36:12 CDT

The Long Island house made famous by the Amityville Horror movie has hit the market for $1.15 million, horrors not included. A family of 6 was murdered in the home in 1975, and the movie was loosely based on the haunting the next family to move in claimed to...

'Haunted' Hotel Scares MLB Players

Neal Colgrass — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:02:35 CDT

Ipods on the blink. Windows that won't close. A dead man walking his dog. The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee offers enough supernatural extras to keep many traveling baseball players away, the AP reports. "Everything's scary," said Minnesota Twins outfielder Carlos Gomez. "Everything in the hotel, the paintings and pictures, it's...

America's Most Haunted

Ambreen Ali — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:31:20 CDT

Your local graveyard may be creepy, but mazelike mansions and murderous history make up LifeScience’s list of the most haunted places in America: Winchester Mystery House: More than 100 rooms and staircases leading nowhere fill this San Jose, Calif., mansion, built by its paranoid owner to ward off ghosts. Amityville...

Seriously Spooky Hotels

Sophie Goldstein — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:30:47 CDT

These hotels are known for more than complimentary breakfast. Tripso.com gets in the Halloween spirit with its rundown of haunted accommodations: The Myrtles Plantation, St. Francisville, La.: An abused slave poisoned her master with oleander cake; a host of ghosties now appear at guests' bedsides. Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans:...