{"id":61440,"date":"2013-10-20T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T12:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=61440"},"modified":"2017-10-13T10:00:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T14:00:38","slug":"north-america-haunted-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/north-america-haunted-houses","title":{"rendered":"Nightmare on your street: 7 real-life haunted houses and hotels"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/h4>

Two weeks before Halloween, a collection of horror stories with a real estate bent. Grab a bowl of bite-sized candy bars and prepare to be spooked.<\/p>\n

LaLaurie Mansion (bought by Nicolas Cage) — New Orleans,\u00a0Louisiana<\/h2>\n

\"LaLaurie<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Corey Ann\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Marie Delphine LaLaurie was a Louisanna-born socialite and serial killer responsible for the torture and murder of several slaves in her New Orleans mansion in the early 1800s. Her sadistic lifestyle was exposed on April 10, 1834, when rescuers, responding to a fire at her home, discovered bodies of tortured slaves. LaLaurie was run out of town by outraged locals and is believed to have settled in France where she eventually died. Her mansion still stands today at 1140 Royal Street, and, in 2007, was purchased by\u00a0Nicolas Cage for $3.45 million<\/a>. Obviously the Ghost Rider star was unfazed by the property’s dark past. Probably because he is a vampire<\/a> and a total badass.<\/p>\n

\"Nic<\/a><\/p>\n

As the actor told Forbes Magazine<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“You know, other people have beachfront property; I have ghost front property \u2013 that\u2019s what I always say. I have not experienced anything, but I like a bit of mystery, and the house has such a mystery to it. Some of the stories about it are pretty horrific.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unfortunately Cage wasn’t able to hold onto his haunted house for long. The financially troubled star lost it to foreclosure in 2009<\/a>.<\/p>\n