Would you dare to live in Count Dracula's $3million haunted mansion? Bela Lugosi's 1930s home in neighborhood under the Hollywood sign goes on the market - but some think his ghost still roams the halls
- The 'haunted' Hollywood manor of the actor who played Dracula in the classic film is for sale for $3 million
- The home is nestled beneath the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles and is listed for $3 million
- Though the home has been updated with modern renovations, it maintains its vintage architecture
- American Horror Story star Kathy Bates also lived in the home - adding to its spooky origins
- Psychic Sylvia Browne claimed she once toured the home and found his spirit in one of the rooms
The Hollywood mansion owned by Bela Lugosi, the actor who played Count Dracula in the original 1931 film, is on the market for $3million.
Lugosi resided at the stately Tudor home in Beachwood Canyon in the early 1930s - but many of the the features he installed remain in the three-bedroom property.
Though notable celebrities have lived in the home since the actor, it is still known as simply the 'Lugosi House'.
Bela Lugosi, who played Dracula in the classic film, resided at his stately mansion in the early 1930s - which is now on the market for $3 million
Though many notable celebrities have lived in the home since the actor, it is still known as simply the 'Lugosi House'
The spooky reputation of the actor best known for his performance in Count Dracula may be haunting his stately Hollywood manor
Also referred to as the Westshire Manor or Castle La Paloma, the Tudor home is nestled neatly beneath the famous 'Hollywood' sign in Los Angeles
Best estimates put Lugosi at the home between the years of 1934 and 1937, where he lived there with his fourth wife and their enormous dogs - Great Danes and white German shepherd
Also referred to as the Westshire Manor or Castle La Paloma, the Tudor home is nestled neatly beneath the famous 'Hollywood' sign in Los Angeles.
Best estimates put Lugosi at the home between the years of 1934 and 1937, where he lived there with his fourth wife and their enormous dogs - Great Danes and white German shepherd.
Though the sign spelled out 'Hollywoodland' at the time, the couple were known to e enjoy hikes in the sunny Los Angeles weather around the landmark.
Lugosi was best known for his role as Dracula, but he also acted in White Zombie and Plan Nine from Outer Space.
Another resident of the mansion was Kathy Bates, who continued its reputation as a home for spooky actors, as she appeared in 'Misery' and 'American Horror Story'.
Though the sign spelled out 'Hollywoodland' at the time, the couple were known to e enjoy hikes in the sunny Los Angeles weather around the landmark
Wide windows overlooking the Hollywood hills are seen in the spacious home
Although it has been updated with modern features, it does still resemble its vintage roots
Another resident of the mansion was Kathy Bates, who continued its reputation as a home for spooky actors, as she appeared in 'Misery' and 'American Horror Story'
Lugosi was best known for his role as Dracula, but he also acted in White Zombie and Plan Nine from Outer Space
Lugosi appears here in the 1953 docudrama 'Glen or Glenda'
Bates sold the home for less than a million dollars to funny-guy actor Jon Cryer, who appears in 'Two and a Half Men'
The manor was built by architect Frank W Green in 1932, and has been updated with a number of modern furnishings since then
It is complete with a 'ballroom-size living room with stone fireplace, a formal dining room with iron-paned windows, and a library'
In addition to those impressive features it also has a renovated kitchen with Gaggenau appliances
The home also has a heated in-ground spa, outdoor stone shower, a gym, and a wine cellar
However, Bates sold the home for less than a million dollars to funny-guy actor Jon Cryer, who appears in 'Two and a Half Men'.
The manor was built by architect Frank W Green in 1932, and has been updated with a number of modern furnishings since then.
According to Realtor.com, however, the home has maintained many of its vintage features as well.
It is complete with a 'ballroom-size living room with stone fireplace, a formal dining room with iron-paneled windows, and a library.'
In addition to those impressive features it also has a renovated kitchen with Gaggenau appliances, heated in-ground spa, outdoor stone shower, a gym, and a wine cellar.
Not to mention the master suite with marble fireplace, original tile work, mahogany peg-and-groove flooring, and hand-wrought ironwork.
All-in-all, the home has three-bedrooms, two bathrooms, and is 3,484 square feet.
In the 1980s, New York Times bestseller and psychic Sylvia Browne was invited into Lugosi's home with paranormal investigators.
She claims in her 2011 book, Afterlives of the Rich and Famous, she came upon the room where Bela Lugosi's 'earthbound spirit remained'.
He rested in a wooden casket, wrapped in his signature Dracula cape. He looked into Browne's eyes and said: 'You weren't invited.'
Not to mention the master suite with marble fireplace, original tile work, mahogany peg-and-groove flooring, and hand-wrought ironwork
All-in-all, the home has three-bedrooms, two bathrooms, and is 3,484 square feet
Psychic Sylvia Browne claims in the 1980s she was once invited into Lugosi's home with paranormal investigators and found him in a coffin in one of the bedrooms. It's not known if it was the one above
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