There are a lot of weird things going on in the Golden State.
A lot of haunted places in California.
There are different theories as to why, but there’s definitely been an increase in the number of paranormal reports coming out of the state.
Ghosts have always loved this part of the country, but lately the stories have become downright macabre.
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Updated 2/9/2020 – People found skinned and left to die on bizarre altars.
The spirits of people long since dead, floating along.
Without their heads.
Relics and objects possessed by the beyond and exerting a dark influence on the world around them.
The dolls are the worst.
They have eyes to see you with.
Ghosts aren’t even responsible for all the haunted places in California.
There are some truly bizarre creatures and cryptids, and nobody knows where they’re coming from.
Huge bears with the faces of men and far too many limbs.
Insects that can fly into your mouth and out your eyes.
Something not even seen, a bloodsucker with a paralyzing venom.
Nobody knows what it looks like, only that it leaves its victims completely drained of fluids.
Enjoy this list of the most terrifying haunted places in California.
Just be careful if you decide to actually go.
10 Most Terrifying Haunted Places in California
#10 – Adelaida Cemetery, Adelaida
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Adelaida is a rural unincorporated community west of Paso Robles.
Not much goes on there besides a few wineries.
They don’t even have a post office.
They do, however, have one of the most haunted places in California.
The Adelaida Cemetery is famously haunted by Charlotte, the ghost of a Mennonite woman who died almost two hundred years ago.
She mourns the loss of her children to diphtheria, and lays flowers at their graves.
It’s said that if you disturb the flowers, she’ll visit you in the night.
It manifests as a bad dream; the worst dream you’ve ever had.
You might shake it off, but a few days later you may come down with a horrible disease yourself.
#9 – Proctor Valley Road, Chula Vista
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Many haunted places in California are located on deserted roads.
Ghosts and spirits travel along them as they did in life, and sometimes they’d like to hitch a ride.
Proctor Valley Road is a barren patch of land that stretches between Chula Vista and Jamul.
There are dozens of ghosts and cryptids here, including an enormous ape creature who chases after cars.
He’s caught more than one, and it’s said he drags the entire vehicle back to his lair to crack open like a can of tuna.
Ghosts are commonplace here, as well, in particular a lady in blue who tries to hitchhike.
Stop for her, and she’ll disappear.
Drive on, and she might just pop into your back seat and run you off the road.
#8 – The Red House, Artesia
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One of the most haunted places in California is an old abandoned house on this street corner in Artesia.
It’s said that at the beginning of the 20th century, it was occupied by an engaged couple.
On the night before their wedding, they had an enormous fight, and the man pushed his bride-to-be down the stairs.
She died, and he buried her in the back yard.
Today, she’s been seen floating near the local businesses.
She’s wearing her wedding dress, covered in blood.
It’s said if you step in front of her, she’ll rush forward and drag you back to her gravesite, never to be seen again.
#7 – Veterans Memorial Park, Commerce
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This cute little park by day becomes very different at night.
Martin, a former janitor who died some time ago, still thinks he works here.
During the day, he’s friendly as can be.
You might see him floating around, and he’s even been known to answer the phone.
After hours, he does not like trespassers.
He’s why this park is one of the most haunted places in California.
He patrols the grounds with a pack of strange children with frighteningly black eyes.
It’s like something out of a horror movie, but they’ve been seen again and again.
It’s said that sometime in the fall of 2013 a psychic visited the grounds to determine what Martin wanted.
Shockingly she was told, “Don’t let me catch you…or you will become one of us.”
#6 – Vasco Road, Antioch
This 17.7 mile stretch of highway between Livermore and Brentwood is one of the biggest and most haunted places in California.
The entire highway is infested with ghosts, or perhaps invisible creatures.
Pull over at night and you’ll hear them.
They’ll be running all around you, panting and breathing.
Sometimes touching.
Sometimes people drive in and never come out the other side.
Nobody knows what these things are, or what they want.
Nobody’s quite sure if the people who disappear off this rural highway just got lost, or if they were taken.
Nobody really wants to know.
It’s scary enough just driving through.
#5 – Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park, Harbor City
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This scenic park wouldn’t even make this list of haunted places in California if not for one little thing.
There’s a man who hangs out there a lot.
Bizarrely, people say he smells amazing.
He’s the best thing you’ve ever smelled.
Weird, right?
They say an aspiring singer once went to see him, and became one of the biggest rap stars in the world.
That guy’s dead now, in the most horrible way you can imagine.
They say anyone can go see this pleasantly mannered and pleasant smelling fellow, and he’ll grant your fondest wish.
For a time, at least.
Some call him the Devil.
Who can say?
#4 – Old Earth Island Manufacturing Facility, Canoga Park
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This old abandoned warehouse in the middle of the city is considered one of the most haunted places in California.
It seems that the old factory workers are still there, decades later.
They’re all dead, of course, but they don’t seem to know that.
They spend their time clanking around, moving chains and small objects.
Visit the warehouse and you might be physically attacked.
One man working on the building reports his tool chest slammed down on his hand, hard enough to almost break his fingers.
He ran.
When he made it out to the street, he said, he found tears in his shirt and scratches in his skin, as though something had been clawing at him.
#3 – Live Oak Park, Fallbrook
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This beautiful park in Fallbrook is one of the many haunted places in California that is inhabited by an Indian spirit.
The local natives used to grind acorns using a particular rock formation in the park.
The boulders were so well-used that over time, the acorns wore indentations into the rock.
It seems that one Indian spirit won’t let go of the habit.
The local police have received dozens of calls about a little girl dressed in skins grinding acorns.
The police themselves haven’t been able to catch her yet, as she always disappears after a few minutes.
What might she do if she decides to hang out for longer?
Her people have a lot to be angry about.
#2 – Former Site of the Rio Hondo Memorial Hospital, Downey
Although the hospital has been demolished, the site where it once stood is still one of the most haunted places in California.
The lot is absolutely filled with cold spots and EVPs.
Screams, typically, and moans of anguish.
It’s said that when the hospital was still standing, doors would open and shut on their own.
Occasionally, one could see long-dead doctors and patients walking through the halls.
If they saw you, the patients would rush forward and claw at you.
The doctors were far more sinister, and would impart you with an urge to lay on the floor for “treatment.”
#1 – The Old Sycamore Tree, Fillmore
One of the many naturally haunted places in California, this ancient old tree off Highway 126 in Fillmore is the home of a well-known spirit.
She is a White Lady, a type of entity that manifests when a nearby murder or suicide takes place.
It’s difficult to say what caused this particular White Lady to appear.
Some think a woman was hanged from the tree during the Mexican-American War.
Although a White Lady will leave you alone if you do the same, she will not hesitate to punish you if she thinks you deserve it.
It’s said she can reach right into your skull, filling it with visions of your worst fears until you die from fright.
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