1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:08,880 Welcome back. 2 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:12,400 The AdSixers and Sevens, I'm Tommy. 3 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:13,400 And I'm Rio. 4 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:19,280 Today we are diving into the dark and twisted history of the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles, 5 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:20,280 California. 6 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:27,760 A place that has been barred by tragedy, mystery and an undeniable aura of the supernatural. 7 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:33,920 Yeah, for real kids, this aura is off the charts. 8 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:40,320 I cringed at just saying that, so I also want to be holding it now. 9 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:47,200 But this hotel has seen its share of notorious guests and chilling events, making it the 10 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:50,800 prime hotspot for a paranormal activity. 11 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,800 Not the movies, of course, let's just be real with that. 12 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:58,880 And a source of endless fascination for thrill seekers and true crime enthusiasts alike, 13 00:00:58,880 --> 00:00:59,880 me and Rio. 14 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:04,000 Yeah, like you said, it's not like the movie because this is the real deal. 15 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:05,360 This is real shit. 16 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:06,360 Definitely. 17 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:08,400 The movie was just, all the movies were terrible. 18 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:09,400 I'm not going to lie. 19 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:11,920 All they were fucking terrible, yeah. 20 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:13,400 It's bad. 21 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:17,520 If you watched the movies and enjoyed, good on you. 22 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,520 Fair enough. 23 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,360 Just not quite for me. 24 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:30,360 But grab your courage and let's explore the haunting legacy of the Cecil Hotel and what 25 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:34,040 makes it such a significant part of Los Angeles lore. 26 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,400 Yeah, I agree with that. 27 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,480 Let's get right into the news. 28 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:39,480 I'm joking. 29 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:40,480 We can't steal that. 30 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:42,040 Damn it, King Star. 31 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:43,480 Yeah, exactly. 32 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:48,040 The Cecil or the Cecil, I'm not sure which one it is. 33 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:54,560 The Cecil Hotel opened its doors in 1927, right before World War II, of course, initially 34 00:01:54,560 --> 00:02:01,520 designed as a luxurious retreat for travelers visiting downtown Los Angeles. 35 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:06,200 It was meant to be a place where the affluent could come and experience kind of all the 36 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:12,320 glamour, the glitz of this, you know, this city, the city of angels. 37 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:20,240 However, things quickly took a dark turn and after just a few years, the hotel began to 38 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:27,360 gain a reputation as a haven for crime, despair and darkness. 39 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:32,840 It wasn't long before the lavish image of the Cecil started to fade and the hotel transformed 40 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:41,180 into a residence for the cities down and out during the Great Depression. 41 00:02:41,180 --> 00:02:47,280 Be for real, you know, it's kind of fascinating how a building can change, don't you think? 42 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,480 In atmosphere over time. 43 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:53,920 So it was obviously built for all of like, oh, come and visit this. 44 00:02:53,920 --> 00:02:57,280 But at the same point, it was like, no, we're just going to affiliate you with drugs and 45 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:58,760 gangs. 46 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:07,840 Because originally the Cecil Hotel was meant to embody the glamour of the 1920s, like a 47 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:14,000 symbol of hope and opportunity, but obviously came the Great Depression. 48 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:19,040 It just became a refuge centre for those who had nowhere to go, transforming its identity 49 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:23,240 into kind of just hopelessness, realistically. 50 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,880 Now, exactly. 51 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:30,880 You know, over the decades, the hotel became infamous for its connection to numerous tragedies 52 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,480 and crimes. 53 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:39,520 Reports indicate that over a hundred deaths have occurred within the walls since its opening. 54 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:40,520 Right? 55 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:47,640 Like the sheer volume of death and despair has become part of its identity, almost, making 56 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:54,600 the Cecil not just a hotel, but a site of ongoing tragedy and history. 57 00:03:54,600 --> 00:04:02,080 I mean, yeah, one of the most, I think, notorious figures associated with the Cecil Hotel, I 58 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:06,920 think it was Cecil, what's her name? 59 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,440 Elizabeth Short, I think it was. 60 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:15,240 Yes, famously known as the Black Dahlia. 61 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:22,880 In 1947, she was rumoured to have visited this hotel shortly before her gruesome murder. 62 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:28,560 This case obviously captivated the public and still remains unsolved to this day. 63 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:38,640 Yeah, so, you know, the Black Dahlia, aka Elizabeth Short, her story is particularly 64 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:44,480 chilling, especially since her body was discovered in a vacant lot just a few miles away from 65 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:45,520 the hotel. 66 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:50,640 The media frenzy surrounding her murder not only added to the public's obsession, but 67 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:56,780 also linked the Cecil Hotel directly to one of the most infamous murder cases in American 68 00:04:56,780 --> 00:04:59,040 history alone. 69 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:01,680 If it's so notorious, why have I never heard of it? 70 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:03,840 I had to research this. 71 00:05:03,840 --> 00:05:05,880 Yeah, I don't know. 72 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:06,880 I have heard. 73 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:08,240 I'm kind of catching you out there. 74 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,600 I'm kind of just baiting you out and saying, why have I never heard of this if it's one 75 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,800 of the most infamous murder cases? 76 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,080 It's either or, I'm a fake fan. 77 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:24,840 I think you're a fake fan because I learned with the Cecil Hotel, I can associate easily 78 00:05:24,840 --> 00:05:26,720 like five to 10 cases. 79 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:28,760 I won't name names. 80 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:33,800 I'm not that good, but if somebody was to tell me something that happened in the Cecil 81 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,360 Hotel, I'd be like, oh yeah, of course. 82 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,320 Yeah, I've heard about this. 83 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:41,440 So we might go into them in more episodes. 84 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:42,440 Absolutely. 85 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:44,560 I might have to do my research, but whoops. 86 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,720 You can tell who does most of the work here. 87 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:52,920 Oh yeah, no, it's definitely me. 88 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:59,000 Elizabeth Short is kind of just the tip of the iceberg, as I like to say. 89 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:04,960 In the 1960s, another tragic event did occur when a young woman committed suicide. 90 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:12,000 This is the one I do know from jumping from the hotel's roof, which grew some death. 91 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:17,240 This incident was not an isolated case, rather kind of like reflects the whole hotel's dark 92 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:21,160 legacy of despair and hopelessness and kind of just adds to it more. 93 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,360 Yeah, absolutely. 94 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:28,720 You know, each of these stories adds a layer of darkness to the hotel's history. 95 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:33,520 You know, the Cecil Hotel became a symbol of loss and tragedy, a place where the cries 96 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:38,320 of despair echoed through its halls, you know, so poetic. 97 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:43,680 But you know, the sheer weight of these events seems to linger almost as if the hotel itself 98 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:48,880 has absorbed the sorrow of its occupants. 99 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,600 So hotel Transylvania, but literal horror. 100 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:52,600 Yeah, yeah. 101 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,120 And there's ghosts roaming around the halls. 102 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:56,120 Mm hmm. 103 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:57,120 Mm hmm. 104 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:58,120 Basically. 105 00:06:58,120 --> 00:06:59,120 And not nice ghosts as well. 106 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:03,920 They're kind of haunted ghosts and mentally destroyed. 107 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:05,920 And murderers. 108 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:07,480 Yeah. 109 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:12,640 Well, speaking of murderers actually, this kind of links to it. 110 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:17,560 We can't forget about Richard Ramirez. 111 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:21,360 He's famously known as quote unquote, the night stalker. 112 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:25,120 Oh, let me put an emphasis on it. 113 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:26,120 The night stalker. 114 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:31,920 How about how about like, oh, the night stalker. 115 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:33,920 Exactly. 116 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:38,080 Who infamously stayed at the Cecil. 117 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,320 I will say Cecil, I don't really care. 118 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:42,080 You will get it right. 119 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,160 Hopefully by the end of the episode one day. 120 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:45,160 Yeah. 121 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,800 He took his killing spree in the 1980s. 122 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:53,680 So this was more kind of more recent, but obviously less recent than 1920s when it opened. 123 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:56,200 He was linked to at least 13 murders. 124 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,240 Oh, beautiful number. 125 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:00,240 13. 126 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:01,240 Oh yeah. 127 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:04,440 It's the unlucky number as well, isn't it? 128 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:10,800 And his connection to the hotel kind of further solidified its reputation as a haven of criminal 129 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:11,800 activity. 130 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:12,800 What a lad. 131 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:13,800 Honestly. 132 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:14,800 Where do you think? 133 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:17,360 I think the unlucky number 13 comes from. 134 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:20,360 Cause you've got Friday the 13th. 135 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:24,400 You know, 13 is just known as an unlucky number. 136 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:28,920 And then this guy is linked to 13 murders. 137 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:29,920 I don't actually know. 138 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:33,720 I kind of want to understand where it comes from. 139 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:39,480 Cause God knows where it's actually, let you know who started this whole 13. 140 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:41,840 It might have just been hearsay. 141 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,960 You know, people saying 13 is an unlucky number, but it's actually not. 142 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:46,240 I don't know. 143 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:47,320 I think there's something to it. 144 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:52,560 I think there is some, what's it called? 145 00:08:52,560 --> 00:08:55,320 Paranormal link to it. 146 00:08:55,320 --> 00:09:01,480 I kind of want to find out where, where this, cause you've got, you know, the unluckiness 147 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,480 of a black cat crossing your path or splitting poles. 148 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,440 What's that called? 149 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:07,440 Superstition? 150 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:08,440 Superstition. 151 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:09,440 Yeah. 152 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:16,960 I wonder where the superstition become there behind the number 13 really comes from. 153 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:20,000 Well, I kind of, I did just search it up. 154 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:25,000 The belief is that the kind of the number 13 is only unlucky. 155 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,280 Cause it goes back to the Bible. 156 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:33,040 Where the story of the last supper, where Judas, obviously the apostle who betrayed 157 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:37,080 Jesus is considered to be the 13th guest at the table. 158 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:44,640 So that's where it kind of starts, which that's in Christianity anyway, in Norse mythology 159 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:50,120 or anything else, it might be, I think it was Loki who was the 13th guest and all of 160 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,160 that stuff. 161 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,320 So that's where it comes from. 162 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:57,400 Makes sense. 163 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,200 It makes sense, but that's a long time. 164 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,200 That's a long superstition. 165 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:02,200 Yeah. 166 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:03,200 Yeah. 167 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:04,200 It really is. 168 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:11,960 I mean, I can't even realise how things that we think about and, you know, use on a daily, 169 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:19,720 how far they really go back and how, you know, these traditions almost have carried on for 170 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:21,440 hundreds of thousands of years sometimes. 171 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:26,160 Well, maybe not hundreds of thousands, but hundreds and even thousands of years. 172 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:27,160 Yeah. 173 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:28,160 Yeah. 174 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:29,160 Hundreds and thousands of years. 175 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:30,160 Cause we're not there yet. 176 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:31,160 Yeah. 177 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:32,840 We'll get somewhere of course. 178 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:39,760 But Ramirez's, Ramirez's, oh my God, I cannot say his name. 179 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:47,720 Ramirez's arrest near the hotel in 1985 brought even more attention to its dark reputation. 180 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:54,360 Many believe that his malevolent presence might still linger in a hotel, contributing 181 00:10:54,360 --> 00:11:00,240 to the eerie atmosphere reported by guests and staff as well. 182 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:04,840 That's even worse, like if you work there, you're like, I don't like this atmosphere. 183 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:05,840 I don't want to work here. 184 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:09,680 Oh, what's it called? 185 00:11:09,680 --> 00:11:12,080 People retention must be absolute shite. 186 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:16,240 Oh, you are returning guests? 187 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:17,240 Why? 188 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:21,040 Fuck off, go away. 189 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:22,040 Don't come here. 190 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:23,040 Yeah. 191 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:24,200 It's like, I get it. 192 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:28,040 Come for one night, you know, just a come and go kind of thing. 193 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:30,440 But return to... 194 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:31,440 Yeah, exactly. 195 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:35,680 It's like returning to the place where all this shit happened. 196 00:11:35,680 --> 00:11:42,840 To be fair, I understand if it's coming from paranormal fanatics and investigators like 197 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,880 us that want to go back, you know. 198 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:47,160 Journalists and stuff like that. 199 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,320 Yeah, no, I can understand. 200 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:56,920 But as a result of its dark history, let's say, the Cecil Hotel has gained a reputation 201 00:11:56,920 --> 00:12:02,400 as one of the most haunted locations in America, which that's an achievement in itself, like 202 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:04,800 be real. 203 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:10,760 Guests and staff alike have reported countless encounters with the supernatural, which kind 204 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:15,040 of just adds more to the hotel's like mystique, mysteriousness. 205 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:16,040 Absolutely. 206 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:17,040 Yeah. 207 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:25,720 And many visitors recount hearing unexplained noises such as disembodied voices, footsteps 208 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:31,120 in the empty hallways, and even sounds of doors slamming shut. 209 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:35,840 You know, there's a chilling sense of the unknown that hangs in the air, making the 210 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:39,600 hotel feel alive with its tragic past. 211 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:42,560 You know, the walls have a story to tell. 212 00:12:42,560 --> 00:12:44,000 Let me just stop you there though. 213 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:50,040 I do agree the walls do have a story, but they're in a fucking hotel. 214 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:51,720 Of course they're going to hear footsteps. 215 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:53,640 Of course they're going to hear doors slamming. 216 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:58,880 Yeah, but you hear footsteps and then you look down a hallway and there's fuck all there. 217 00:12:58,880 --> 00:12:59,880 What are you going to think? 218 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:04,000 That's because they just went in the room and closed the door. 219 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:08,960 I don't believe the superstition until I actually witness it. 220 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,520 I think that's the way I am anyway. 221 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:15,880 This is why we need to do more paranormal investigations together. 222 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,160 We actually need to do one, yeah, with me there. 223 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:19,160 Yeah. 224 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:22,160 That'll be, you know, great. 225 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:29,000 Anyway, one staff member who obviously worked at this easel hotel shared a particularly 226 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:32,080 chilling experience. 227 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:39,640 And they recounted hearing like laughter coming from rooms that were supposed to be empty, 228 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:46,680 sending shivers down, obviously their spine and all of that, you know, it's one of those 229 00:13:46,680 --> 00:13:53,040 moments where it leaves you questioning whether you're truly alone. 230 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:54,040 Fuck that. 231 00:13:54,040 --> 00:14:02,400 I am going to move to the downtown motel where there's most likely pimps, prostitutes, drug 232 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:11,360 dealers and fucking drugos rather than stay at this hotel because if you're sitting in 233 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:16,320 your bed and you hear something in your room, fair enough, I would say the room standard 234 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,400 normal hotel activity. 235 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:22,520 If you hear something in your room, you just, what do you do at that point? 236 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:26,640 Like I know I would put the covers over my head as if they're going to fucking protect 237 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:29,080 me. 238 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:30,080 I mean they might. 239 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:31,080 Right? 240 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:32,720 You never know until you try. 241 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:34,400 Well, realistically, where would you stay? 242 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:37,720 Would you stay at the hotel motel holiday? 243 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:38,720 Yeah. 244 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:39,720 Hotel. 245 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:42,720 God damn pitbull. 246 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:43,720 Mr. Worldwide. 247 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:44,720 Exactly. 248 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:48,360 I just had to put a reference in there because I just found it fucking hilarious. 249 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:57,960 I would stay in room 1402 and let's talk about the infamous room 1402. 250 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:01,760 You know, guests frequently report feeling cold spots there. 251 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:08,440 A phenomenon that many paranormal investigators attribute to restless spirits. 252 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,960 I have seen TikToks and videos of people. 253 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:14,160 Yeah, no, I've had some TikToks pop up about that. 254 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:19,680 It's actually interesting how certain places within the hotel and not just like the hotel 255 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:20,680 in general. 256 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:21,680 Yeah. 257 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:23,920 There's more activity in different rooms. 258 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:24,920 Yeah. 259 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:32,400 Like each room has a different kind of vibe, but not about the actual rooms, like the look 260 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,000 of it, like the feel of it. 261 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,640 It's like that gritty like feeling down inside. 262 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:42,600 I remember seeing this one TikToker who investigated the hotel for a long time. 263 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:48,040 He got an apartment right across from the hotel and he would document stuff going on. 264 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:53,480 You know, like every week there was police, ambulances, fire engines constantly going in 265 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:54,480 and out of the hotel. 266 00:15:54,480 --> 00:16:02,320 There was incidents ongoing constantly, but he also had a perfect visual of room 1402 267 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:07,800 window and I believe there was renovations going on at the time or just that floor was 268 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:08,940 like fully shut off. 269 00:16:08,940 --> 00:16:14,440 There was nobody staying in the room, but he had a camera set up directly looking at 270 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:19,400 the window and you could see stuff like you could generally see people in there. 271 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:20,400 It was bizarre. 272 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:21,400 Yeah. 273 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:27,160 So there was a group who wanted to watch people. 274 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:31,680 Whether he's a paranormal investigator or just a stalker, I don't know. 275 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:33,480 We do not know. 276 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:36,880 Find out next time on it. 277 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:42,720 I think I, yeah, no, I've heard about that because one of the guests, I think there was 278 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:46,600 another room 1430, which was on the same floor. 279 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:53,180 She had a story about a sudden rush of cold air was passing by. 280 00:16:53,180 --> 00:16:59,080 Even in the dead of summer, there was this cold kind of breeze that was coming through 281 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,960 just as if the hotel was telling its own story. 282 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:03,440 And it's Los Angeles as well. 283 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:05,600 Los Angeles is fucking warm. 284 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:12,120 If any of you have ever been, you know, it's absolutely roasting your tits off. 285 00:17:12,120 --> 00:17:13,120 Yeah. 286 00:17:13,120 --> 00:17:15,760 Nevermind during actual summer season. 287 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:18,160 No, during winter it's warm. 288 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,160 Nevermind during summer. 289 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:24,080 You just burn alive. 290 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:25,080 Literally. 291 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:27,840 The reports just kept getting worse. 292 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:35,040 There was reports of flickering lights and sudden power outages. 293 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:41,360 Some believe these incidents are the result of ghostly interference. 294 00:17:41,360 --> 00:17:45,800 And one recent encounter, I guess, claimed to see a shadowy figure standing at the end 295 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,760 of the hallway late at night. 296 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:55,680 When they approached, you know, the person to see who it was, the figure just vanished, 297 00:17:55,680 --> 00:18:00,600 leaving them with an unsettling chill that lingered throughout their stay. 298 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:01,600 I'm not surprised. 299 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,480 If you've seen someone, you're like, oh, who's that? 300 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:09,000 Maybe if it's a staff member, I'm going to go and ask them a question or ask to get catered 301 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,480 for ice or drinks or whatever. 302 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:12,480 You start walking. 303 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:15,040 First of all, who the fuck are you? 304 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:16,040 Who? 305 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:19,080 Why would it be me? 306 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:24,960 I'd just be standing at the edge of the corridor with a black hoodie on going, brrrrr. 307 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:29,840 I'd just stand, like, I'd walk, I'd start walking towards them, right? 308 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:34,440 And then as soon as they disappeared, my first thought would be, oh fuck, the mushrooms have 309 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:35,440 kicked in. 310 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:36,440 Fuckin' shit. 311 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:44,080 I think that's just such, like, a haunting experience. 312 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:45,080 Right. 313 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:50,160 I can only imagine how unsettling it kind of must have been, especially as me, because 314 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,520 I'm a scared little bitch. 315 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:53,520 True. 316 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,400 Like, I would be running out of that place as soon as possible. 317 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,040 I'd be like, no, not for me. 318 00:18:58,040 --> 00:18:59,040 I want a refund. 319 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:00,040 I want to go home. 320 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:05,600 Just imagine you're running with, like, your Louis Vuitton bags with clothes flying out 321 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:06,600 left right and center. 322 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,600 You think I can afford Louis Vuitton? 323 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:10,600 Fucking hell. 324 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:11,600 Yeah, from Egypt, okay? 325 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:13,600 Nah, I can't even afford that. 326 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:18,200 Like, you're running with your suitcase half open, your clothes just flying out, you're 327 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,200 like, fuck this, no, bye, see you later. 328 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:21,200 No, I'm not even closer half on. 329 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:24,840 I'd just be fucking naked, just sprinting down the corridor with drag in my suitcase 330 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:25,840 behind me. 331 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:26,840 Mommy, is that a ghost? 332 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:30,280 No, it's just one of the fucking droggos running naked again. 333 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:32,320 No, it's just Tommy. 334 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:36,800 It's a standard occurrence in room 1430. 335 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:41,920 1430, 1402, one of them, yeah, sure. 336 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:45,760 Apparently another visitor as well. 337 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,800 Recounted feeling someone tugging at their blanket while they slept. 338 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:54,880 Only to wake up and obviously find that no one was there. 339 00:19:54,880 --> 00:20:00,240 And that's the personal accounts that just really bring to life the stories of Cecil 340 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:01,240 Hotel. 341 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:09,720 Dude, if I'm sleeping and I feel somebody tugging my blanket, I don't even know what 342 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:10,720 I'm thinking. 343 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:11,720 It's just me, Pookie. 344 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:12,720 I'm just cold. 345 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:15,720 Climb on in, boy, climb on in. 346 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:21,000 I just want my blanket back, like. 347 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,480 No, it's truly chilling. 348 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:25,960 It is. 349 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:26,960 Horrible. 350 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:32,440 But a group of paranormal investigators once visited the hotel and recorded unexplained 351 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:36,400 whispers in the middle of the night. 352 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:42,880 It was as if the spirits were trying to communicate, like adding another layer to the hotel's 353 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:44,160 ghostly lure. 354 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:51,840 Yeah, and adding to this, one particular kind of creepy story comes from a couple who stayed 355 00:20:51,840 --> 00:21:00,280 in, I think it was room 701, and they reported hearing children laughing and running down 356 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:05,080 the halls, but found no children anywhere in the hotel. 357 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:06,960 At all. 358 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:16,280 It's these unsettling moments that just contribute to the overall feeling of the unease, and 359 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:20,400 why visitors are kind of scared to go there and scared to stay there. 360 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:30,280 No, the more like you talk about this, the more I want to visit it at the same time. 361 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:31,280 At the same time. 362 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:36,840 I'm like, if I knew there was very little guests staying there, because the hotel's 363 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,920 never really full, and then I just heard stuff. 364 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:40,920 I wonder why. 365 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,520 Damn, maybe we should look into that. 366 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,320 Not because it's haunted, yeah. 367 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:49,200 No, definitely not. 368 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:53,880 Each of these stories adds to the hotel's haunted legacy. 369 00:21:53,880 --> 00:22:00,080 It feels as though the Cecil Hotel is alive, you know, echoing the pain and suffering of 370 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:03,200 those who have passed through its doors. 371 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:12,920 It kind of traps the history, and it traps the souls of the people that were lost or 372 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:14,960 doomed there. 373 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:27,560 It's as if it's a prison for people that got lost in the halls of the Cecil Hotel. 374 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:31,960 I agree, but at the same point I'm thinking, damn, this would make a fucking good zombies 375 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:32,960 map. 376 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:36,040 I mean, prove me wrong. 377 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:37,960 A hotel of the dead. 378 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:39,960 Yeah, true. 379 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:41,120 Exactly. 380 00:22:41,120 --> 00:22:42,880 Or a movie at least. 381 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:46,160 I mean, we had Monster House, but not Monster Hotel. 382 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:47,960 I preferred Monster Zink. 383 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:53,000 That was just Hotel Transylvania to be fair. 384 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:54,480 Monster Zink, did you just say? 385 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:55,480 Wait, what? 386 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:56,480 Yeah, Monster Zink. 387 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:59,400 Oh, I thought you said Monster Sink. 388 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:04,840 Like, why are monsters haunting a sink? 389 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,040 It sounds like a really bad setup. 390 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:11,280 You just start hearing dripping. 391 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:14,480 It's water torture. 392 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,080 The monsters start waterboarding you. 393 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:19,080 Fucking hell. 394 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:22,280 That is terrible. 395 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:27,080 That's great actually. 396 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:30,080 Copra just by Rio and Tommy. 397 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:31,640 Exactly. 398 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:34,640 Let's get back into it anyway. 399 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:40,760 And I think we should go for one of the most haunting and kind of widely discussed stories, 400 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:44,920 which obviously is the main reason of this episode. 401 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:52,320 Linked to Cecil Hotel is that I've, I want to say this right, Elisa Lam. 402 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:53,320 I think that's right. 403 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:54,320 Yeah, I think so. 404 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,320 I can't really ask her. 405 00:23:57,320 --> 00:23:59,560 Well, no, she's dead. 406 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:05,560 Unless you can speak with a Ouija board, which even then you can't speak to them. 407 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:08,680 Maybe what you call it, that speak box. 408 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:09,680 Spirit box. 409 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:14,000 Yeah, I've got one of them. 410 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:20,040 But she mysteriously disappeared during her stay at the hotel. 411 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:21,400 So she didn't leave. 412 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:25,480 She stayed in the hotel itself and disappeared. 413 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:30,280 A case has been like reviews multiple times. 414 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:32,280 The public have been involved. 415 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:39,240 Police, everybody has been kind of interested in this case to find out what happened. 416 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:43,480 Especially with the circumstances that her body was found in. 417 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:51,960 It leads back to monster sink because her body was discovered weeks later and the rooftop 418 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:55,120 water tank, you know, under circumstances that raised. 419 00:24:55,120 --> 00:24:56,120 Sorry. 420 00:24:56,120 --> 00:24:57,120 I shouldn't be laughing at that. 421 00:24:57,120 --> 00:24:58,120 I'm laughing at the sink. 422 00:24:58,120 --> 00:24:59,120 Yeah. 423 00:24:59,120 --> 00:25:02,120 She's the one hot in the water. 424 00:25:02,120 --> 00:25:04,200 Oh, that's terrible. 425 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:05,480 Imagine staying at the hotel, right? 426 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:11,040 And finding out there was a decomposing body inside of the water tank of which you shower 427 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:13,080 and drink the water from the taps. 428 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:16,680 I'm not knowing that there's a dead body in there. 429 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,720 That would fully creep me out. 430 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:23,640 But just the circumstances raised countless questions. 431 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:29,360 You know, the very nature of her death was bizarre and it's been a topic of intense speculation 432 00:25:29,360 --> 00:25:33,240 and debate ever since her tragic death. 433 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:41,840 But even before her disappearance, Elisa was captured on security, like the CCTV cameras 434 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:45,720 acting erratically in an elevator out of all the places. 435 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:47,440 Like who would do that? 436 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:50,840 If you're watching on YouTube, we're going to roll the clip now. 437 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:57,920 If you're listening on Spotify, Apple podcasts or anywhere else, you won't see the clip. 438 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:58,920 Fuck yourself. 439 00:25:58,920 --> 00:25:59,920 They go to YouTube. 440 00:25:59,920 --> 00:26:01,720 You can see the clip on YouTube. 441 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:03,640 We'll roll it. 442 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:04,640 Yeah. 443 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:05,640 I'm sorry. 444 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:10,080 Why does she act like that? 445 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:11,080 I don't know. 446 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,280 Do you think I know? 447 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:17,400 So basically, I haven't watched the video. 448 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:21,880 Basically she's like going in the elevator, like going in and out as if somebody's chasing 449 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:25,940 her or something's happening, but there's nobody else in the video. 450 00:26:25,940 --> 00:26:28,520 It's just, it's, it's bizarre. 451 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:32,240 I'll let Tommy talk about the video more. 452 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:33,240 Yeah. 453 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:37,400 It's almost like she's talking to an unseen presence. 454 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:41,440 Like there's a schizophrenia or something like, you know, you're talking to something 455 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:43,920 that's not actually there. 456 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:48,760 You know, pressing multiple buttons as if she's trying to escape. 457 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:51,600 The whole thing just creeps me out. 458 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:55,720 The footage obviously has become infamous and is often referenced in discussions about 459 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:59,600 her case, but yet nothing has been done about it. 460 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:04,960 I don't, can anything really be done? 461 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:05,960 Actually not knowing. 462 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:06,960 Oh, anyway. 463 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:07,960 No. 464 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:08,960 The erin is- 465 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,960 You can't arrest a ghost. 466 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:13,760 Yeah, no, exactly. 467 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:17,760 Or you know, you can't diagnose her with schizophrenia after her passing. 468 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:18,760 You just- 469 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:22,200 I mean you can, you'd just be a fucking idiot. 470 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:23,760 Yeah, exactly. 471 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:24,760 Exactly. 472 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:30,240 But the erinness of that video adds to the mystery even more. 473 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:31,240 Definitely. 474 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:37,520 You know, after her body was discovered, the Cecil Hotel faced intense scrutiny. 475 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:43,080 Many speculated about the possibility of foul play while others wondered if supernatural 476 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,960 forces were at work. 477 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:53,280 And I think, you know, the circumstances surrounding Elise's death, it prompted a wide range of 478 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:59,000 theories like, you know, if you heard something like that, you theorise something yourself. 479 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:03,320 Yeah, because you know, she was found in the water tank on top of the roof. 480 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:05,280 How did she get in there? 481 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:06,280 You know, it is not easy- 482 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:07,880 Water tanks are not easy to get into. 483 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:08,880 Yeah, exactly. 484 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:09,880 Yeah. 485 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:10,880 It is so hard to open. 486 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:15,600 Nevermind get in and then close it behind you, especially that the latch was on the 487 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:17,560 outside of the water tank. 488 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:19,160 Come on. 489 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:21,720 How does that happen? 490 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:25,000 It's just a theory. 491 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,520 A game theory. 492 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:30,280 You're fired. 493 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:31,520 Good. 494 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:35,280 No, but like, I do agree. 495 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:38,200 Like how does that happen? 496 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:43,880 Some people like, obviously believe that she was experiencing a mental health crisis, whilst 497 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:51,000 others suggest she may have fallen victim to something more sinister, like demons or 498 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:54,640 ghosts or paranormal, of course. 499 00:28:54,640 --> 00:29:00,680 And the hotel itself became a focal point for all of those theories, as its dark past 500 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:07,960 seemed to seep into the narrative which surrounds obviously her disappearance and how she got 501 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:09,440 into a water tank. 502 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:17,840 Literally, you know, it's fair enough if there was some mental health issues going on at 503 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:24,240 that time, but that still does not explain how she climbed into that water tank alone. 504 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:29,200 You know, somebody must have been there to help her open it and then close it behind 505 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:31,680 her whilst her body was in there. 506 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:39,320 I still feel it would take more people because water tanks are like very heavy metal. 507 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:40,320 Literally. 508 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:45,840 And her clothes were found outside of the water tank. 509 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:46,840 Yeah. 510 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:52,560 So it's as if she's like, you know what, I am going to bathe in the water tank. 511 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:54,600 I am going to remove all my clothing. 512 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:57,600 No, that just, it does not make sense. 513 00:29:57,600 --> 00:30:00,680 Unless you just phased through the wall. 514 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:07,200 Yeah, there's a specific glitch in the matrix where if you punch the wall fast and hard 515 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:09,400 enough, your hand will phase through it. 516 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:10,400 Exactly. 517 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:12,840 Do not try at home. 518 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:18,960 Or if you're just, you know, for all you scientists out there, moving forces, you know, one force 519 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:24,400 goes to another and you can just like go through metal because you're a fucking god. 520 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:26,400 Slip through the atoms. 521 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:27,400 Exactly. 522 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:28,400 Yeah. 523 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:35,000 Since Alyssa's tragic death, you know, reports of paranormal experiences linked to her case 524 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:39,320 have been increasing. 525 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:44,640 You know, some guests claim to have felt her presence in the hotel, describing a deep sadness 526 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:51,600 that permeates certain areas, especially near the rooftop water tank. 527 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:53,080 Wait, I'm sorry. 528 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:56,640 What are guests doing near the rooftop water tank? 529 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:59,960 Wanted a drink. 530 00:30:59,960 --> 00:31:00,960 Wanted a shower, you know. 531 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:01,960 Just wanted a chill. 532 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:02,960 That's true. 533 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:10,360 I must say rooftop is accessible to public, which I doubt because not all rooftops are. 534 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:12,880 Well not all are. 535 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:13,880 No. 536 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:16,840 I mean, it depends because American hotels are different, aren't they? 537 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:17,840 True. 538 00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:18,840 I guess. 539 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:19,840 Like that one scene in- 540 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:20,840 They might want to go out for a smoke or something. 541 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:21,840 Yeah, exactly. 542 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:26,520 I was going to say it's the scene from the hangover where they're all on the rooftop 543 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:29,000 taking ecstasy. 544 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:30,920 All mega mined. 545 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:34,360 Not mega mined, monsters versus aliens, where he's on the roof. 546 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:39,600 I don't know why that came into my head, but that's the only thing I fucking got. 547 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,320 Why did mega mined come into your head? 548 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:44,680 I think that's just because that's me. 549 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:45,680 True. 550 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:47,960 Yeah, exactly. 551 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:56,040 But one visitor shared a particularly emotional experience, recalling how, I think, you know, 552 00:31:56,040 --> 00:32:00,920 it was like how they felt an overwhelming urge just to cry while standing near the rooftop 553 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:01,920 tank. 554 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,880 You know, casual things as you do. 555 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:09,000 Like, I just want to have a massive breakdown right next to this rooftop tank for no reason. 556 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:12,000 You know what, fair, it's a quiet place. 557 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:13,000 It's fair, honestly. 558 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:14,000 It's fair. 559 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:16,560 Yeah, I don't blame them. 560 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:23,400 It's just almost if Elise's spirit was trying to communicate with them, which in itself 561 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:28,680 is just haunting just to think that a place meant for rest has become a site of sorrow. 562 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:30,200 It's very true. 563 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:39,240 You know, hotels are designed for people to go in and rest and escape, kinda. 564 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:48,840 Yeah, it's sad, but others have reported strange noises coming from the rooftop, particularly 565 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:49,840 at night. 566 00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:56,040 You know, the whispers and sensations experienced by visitors contribute to the ongoing fascination 567 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:59,200 with Elise's story. 568 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:02,960 I mean, they said they heard like strange noises from the rooftop, but we don't actually 569 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:04,960 know what noise it is, do we? 570 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:12,360 I'm guessing like banging on the water tank, like metal clanking or, you know, as if somebody 571 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:15,640 was slamming a metal door, kind of thing. 572 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:18,080 That's what I'm imagining. 573 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:24,080 Or if somebody was like, um, kneeling on the edge of the rooftops going, I am the vengeance, 574 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:27,480 I am the dark knight. 575 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:29,920 Jesus Christ. 576 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:33,280 What's with all the references today? 577 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:37,160 I can't get through like paranormal things cause I have to make it funny cause I just 578 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:38,160 can't think of it. 579 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:40,320 You're not going to be able to sleep tonight. 580 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:41,320 No, I'm not. 581 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:42,560 I'm really not. 582 00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:47,920 After recording this episode, are you going to put on like, um, CBBs or something just 583 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:48,920 to, uh, 584 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:49,920 Fuck yeah. 585 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:50,920 Number Jacks. 586 00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:51,920 Let's go. 587 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:55,360 I'd happily watch the number jacks right now. 588 00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:56,840 Fair enough. 589 00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:57,840 Or Balamori. 590 00:33:57,840 --> 00:33:59,880 Balamori did slap. 591 00:33:59,880 --> 00:34:00,880 Never watched it. 592 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:01,880 Really? 593 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:06,840 Um, we're not going to get into that, but we are going to get into the paranormal investigator. 594 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:11,360 Um, because he claimed to have captured an EVP. 595 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:15,000 Oh my God, Tommy, what does that sound for? 596 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:16,000 Oh my God. 597 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:17,000 I'll tell you. 598 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:19,720 It stands for an electronic voice phenomenon. 599 00:34:19,720 --> 00:34:21,080 Oh my God. 600 00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:22,720 We've talked about this before. 601 00:34:22,720 --> 00:34:24,440 Have we? 602 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:25,440 Yeah. 603 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:32,120 Um, we were talking about it in the episode where we covered the Enfield poltergeist. 604 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:34,080 Oh yeah. 605 00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:35,080 We were. 606 00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:39,240 I mean, probably might need to listen to that one first surely, but we're not going to get 607 00:34:39,240 --> 00:34:41,640 into that semantics. 608 00:34:41,640 --> 00:34:50,400 Um, but while near the water tank where obviously Alyssa died, um, they heard a soft whisper 609 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:52,400 saying help me. 610 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:53,400 Ew. 611 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:54,400 Which, yeah. 612 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:58,960 If somebody whispered to me, help me. 613 00:34:58,960 --> 00:34:59,960 Right. 614 00:34:59,960 --> 00:35:01,600 And I, there was nobody there saying, ah, get to fuck. 615 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:02,600 I'm gone man. 616 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:03,600 See you later. 617 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:04,600 Get to fuck. 618 00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:07,600 No, I'm not doing that at all. 619 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:10,600 Jesus Christ. 620 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:21,840 But the story of Alyssa Lam adds another layer to the hotel's already tragic narrative. 621 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:26,720 You know, it's a reminder of how places can absorb the energy of their occupants. 622 00:35:26,720 --> 00:35:29,080 As I said, you know, they're trapped within the walls. 623 00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:35,360 They just can't escape creating a tapestry of human experience that is both beautiful 624 00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:38,640 and tragic at the same time. 625 00:35:38,640 --> 00:35:41,960 I mean, extremely tragic. 626 00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:47,240 You know, the whole of every, every single death, every single murder, every single thing 627 00:35:47,240 --> 00:35:54,880 that's happened, just the whole aura, as we keep on saying, is just, it's completely different 628 00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:58,000 to any hotel that you'll ever stay at. 629 00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:59,000 Yeah. 630 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:05,600 And people kind of just often say that staying at the Cecil Hotel feels like being part of 631 00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:12,280 an ongoing story where obviously the past is never truly laid to rest. 632 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:20,560 The hotel's dark history just seems to linger in the air, creating an atmosphere that's, 633 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:24,280 you know, both captivating, but massively unsettling. 634 00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:26,440 Yeah, quite literally. 635 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:32,840 You know, the Cecil Hotel has since been rebranded as the stay on the main. 636 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:36,360 I don't know where that name came from. 637 00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:39,080 I think I like that name honestly. 638 00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:47,680 I prefer the Cecil Hotel, but its dark reputation continues to loom larger, but its dark reputation 639 00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:51,260 continues to loom large despite the name change. 640 00:36:51,260 --> 00:36:54,800 You know, the stories and hauntings persist. 641 00:36:54,800 --> 00:37:00,400 You know, the history will never leave the place as long as the building stands. 642 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:03,400 I don't think they can. 643 00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:08,280 Even if they were to knock the building down and rebuild, the land has still got history. 644 00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:13,040 You know, that place in general, you just can't get rid of it. 645 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:15,320 It's in the soil, it's in everything. 646 00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:17,200 You cannot get rid of it. 647 00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:25,640 You know, visitors come seeking a glimpse into its stored past. 648 00:37:25,640 --> 00:37:29,840 Yeah, which, stored, storied, I mean, it's both actually. 649 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:32,040 Stories are stored. 650 00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:33,840 In the storage. 651 00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:36,840 The storage storage. 652 00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:39,840 That sounds really stupid. 653 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:44,680 You know, another word for story storages. 654 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:45,680 No? 655 00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:48,680 A fucking library. 656 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:57,320 It's so shippin' man, so true. 657 00:37:57,320 --> 00:38:02,120 It is, it's a story storage. 658 00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:06,160 No, it's a fucking library, mate. 659 00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:13,200 Oh my god, okay, that was very good. 660 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:15,200 Very good. 661 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:23,760 Yet, this hotel, obviously the hotel, the Cecil Hotel, the Hotel Cecil, remains a significant 662 00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:31,120 part of the Los Angeles lore, attracting thrill seekers and paranormal enthusiasts alike, 663 00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:35,160 who are drawn to this notorious history. 664 00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:43,000 It's, you know, I always say it's fascinating, just how a place can hold such a gravitational 665 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:54,120 pull, inviting people to explore its shadows, to learn its stories, to cover it on a podcast, 666 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:58,280 or to even go to it and record some videos in person. 667 00:38:58,280 --> 00:39:05,000 Yeah, it's, you know, it's people that are listening right now, you are all part of this 668 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:10,960 gravitational pull because you are listening to the history and the stories of the Cecil 669 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:21,040 Hotel, which makes you part of this invitation to explore its shadows. 670 00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:25,560 It's either that, or you really like the sound of mine and Ryo's voice and it puts you to 671 00:39:25,560 --> 00:39:26,560 sleep. 672 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:28,800 So I hope you're having sweet dreams. 673 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:36,280 If you do, I am glad, because I have recently upgraded my microphone, if you could not tell. 674 00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:38,520 Just for the podcast, of course. 675 00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:39,520 Absolutely. 676 00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:41,960 So shout out to Mr. Beast. 677 00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:44,240 For no reason whatsoever. 678 00:39:44,240 --> 00:39:47,240 Shout out my dad. 679 00:39:47,240 --> 00:39:53,400 I'm the only listener right now. 680 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:56,480 What the fuck? 681 00:39:56,480 --> 00:40:01,640 Shout out Mr. Beast. 682 00:40:01,640 --> 00:40:07,920 Listen, he paid for someone's car in America, okay? 683 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:10,960 What, because you mentioned them in the podcast? 684 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:11,960 No. 685 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:15,760 Well then you're going to get fucking nothing then. 686 00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:17,480 I'm not expecting to get anything. 687 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:18,480 I just want to show to them. 688 00:40:18,480 --> 00:40:21,320 I just wanted to show them out for no reason. 689 00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:22,320 You never know. 690 00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:23,320 Okay. 691 00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:27,320 I haven't even watched his thing on the Amazon Prime. 692 00:40:27,320 --> 00:40:29,880 I don't really want to watch either. 693 00:40:29,880 --> 00:40:33,680 No, it does seem kind of dumb. 694 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:37,360 Oh well, shout out Mr. Beast anyway. 695 00:40:37,360 --> 00:40:41,000 God damn it. 696 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:44,480 That's terrible. 697 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:53,200 Let's just take a breather. 698 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:54,200 Yeah. 699 00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:57,920 Rehydrate and all that. 700 00:40:57,920 --> 00:40:58,920 Exactly. 701 00:40:58,920 --> 00:41:01,920 You know what? 702 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:06,320 I'm not even going to cut this out, you know? 703 00:41:06,320 --> 00:41:09,560 Just let people hear what really goes on. 704 00:41:09,560 --> 00:41:12,280 How we have random breakdowns. 705 00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:17,080 For some reason I can't stop laughing at it. 706 00:41:17,080 --> 00:41:18,080 I'm crying. 707 00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:19,920 I'm fully crying. 708 00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:20,920 Right? 709 00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:28,800 So this is why when we record an episode, you know, the recording session can be an 710 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:35,280 hour to two hours and the episode itself is like 30, 40 minutes is because we do this 711 00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:42,360 random stuff and then we just have five minutes of laughing and trying to get ourselves together. 712 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:46,040 Because we're just actually fucking stupid. 713 00:41:46,040 --> 00:41:47,040 Right. 714 00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:48,040 Exactly. 715 00:41:48,040 --> 00:41:54,920 And I feel like we should just, you know, keep more of these raw stupid moments. 716 00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:56,560 If you would like that, let us know. 717 00:41:56,560 --> 00:41:58,040 Honestly, just keep them in. 718 00:41:58,040 --> 00:42:00,040 If not, we'll start cutting them back in. 719 00:42:00,040 --> 00:42:01,280 We're still going to do it anyway. 720 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:04,280 We do not give a shit. 721 00:42:04,280 --> 00:42:07,920 Viewer retention, what's that? 722 00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:08,920 Literally. 723 00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:17,320 But many ghost stories and ghost tours have sprung up, you know, guiding guests through 724 00:42:17,320 --> 00:42:21,040 the hotel and sharing tales of its haunted history. 725 00:42:21,040 --> 00:42:30,440 You know, these tours often include stops at key locations like room 1402, room 1430 726 00:42:30,440 --> 00:42:37,640 and the rooftop water tank where Elise's body was found. 727 00:42:37,640 --> 00:42:43,760 I think the Cecil Hotel has become a backdrop for storytelling now, where every corner kind 728 00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:47,160 of holds a piece of its haunting history. 729 00:42:47,160 --> 00:42:51,440 With each tour is like a narrative shed. 730 00:42:51,440 --> 00:42:57,040 It just adds another layer to the lotel's, the lotel's, the hotel's legacy. 731 00:42:57,040 --> 00:42:58,040 We at the hotel. 732 00:42:58,040 --> 00:43:00,640 Lotel, lotel, lotel, yeah. 733 00:43:00,640 --> 00:43:03,120 We'll not go back to that. 734 00:43:03,120 --> 00:43:07,400 No, no, we've already had our sing along. 735 00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:12,960 And the hotel's reputation has inspired numerous documentaries and films, including a chilling 736 00:43:12,960 --> 00:43:20,920 Netflix documentary that re-enlightened, you know, public interest in Elisa Lam's case. 737 00:43:20,920 --> 00:43:26,520 You know, the documentary not only highlighted the circumstances of her death, but also explored 738 00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:34,120 the hotel's long history of tragedy and crime and everything that has went on through the 739 00:43:34,120 --> 00:43:36,120 98 years. 740 00:43:36,120 --> 00:43:38,120 I think so. 741 00:43:38,120 --> 00:43:41,120 It must be. 742 00:43:41,120 --> 00:43:44,120 It was 1927. 743 00:43:44,120 --> 00:43:45,120 1927, yes. 744 00:43:45,120 --> 00:43:46,120 98 years or so. 745 00:43:46,120 --> 00:43:47,120 Nearly a hundred years old. 746 00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:48,120 Oh my God. 747 00:43:48,120 --> 00:43:49,120 Okay. 748 00:43:49,120 --> 00:43:50,120 That's incredible. 749 00:43:50,120 --> 00:43:51,120 It's crazy. 750 00:43:51,120 --> 00:43:52,120 Century, not century. 751 00:43:52,120 --> 00:43:54,000 I don't know. 752 00:43:54,000 --> 00:44:02,640 So the Cecil, it serves as a haunting reminder of how the past can linger, influencing those 753 00:44:02,640 --> 00:44:05,600 who pass through its doors. 754 00:44:05,600 --> 00:44:12,200 It reflects the darker side of the American dream, of course, showing how quickly luxury 755 00:44:12,200 --> 00:44:14,960 can turn into despair. 756 00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:16,280 Absolutely. 757 00:44:16,280 --> 00:44:23,960 And it's a place where reality and the supernatural intertwine, leaving visitors with more questions 758 00:44:23,960 --> 00:44:24,960 than answers. 759 00:44:24,960 --> 00:44:30,120 You know, you go there to do an investigation and try and get some answers, but you end 760 00:44:30,120 --> 00:44:36,360 up leaving, scratching your head even more than you did going in there. 761 00:44:36,360 --> 00:44:42,680 You know, many who visit the hotel report feeling an inexplicable heaviness, you know, 762 00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:46,080 a reflection of the suffering that has occurred within its walls. 763 00:44:46,080 --> 00:44:52,400 You kind of feel the urinous and the twisting of the stomach whenever you get a kind of 764 00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:54,160 ... the knots. 765 00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:55,160 Yeah. 766 00:44:55,160 --> 00:44:59,720 That kind of sick kind of feeling that something's watching you. 767 00:44:59,720 --> 00:45:04,600 The impact itself extends beyond its guest, doesn't it? 768 00:45:04,600 --> 00:45:06,880 Because it goes to the staff as well. 769 00:45:06,880 --> 00:45:12,980 The surrounding kind of Skid Row area, as they like to call it, has been known for its 770 00:45:12,980 --> 00:45:20,440 high levels of homelessness, poverty, everything above that sort. 771 00:45:20,440 --> 00:45:27,840 And the hotel itself has become a microcosm of just broader societal issues. 772 00:45:27,840 --> 00:45:28,840 Exactly. 773 00:45:28,840 --> 00:45:35,200 You know, the hotel has been a point of contention within the community. 774 00:45:35,200 --> 00:45:44,640 Some see it as a blight while others recognise its historical significance. 775 00:45:44,640 --> 00:45:51,720 People residents often share stories about the hotel reinforcing its notoriety and making 776 00:45:51,720 --> 00:45:55,080 it part of the community's fabric. 777 00:45:55,080 --> 00:46:00,640 Yeah, I think it's weird though, because many people in the area believe that the hotel 778 00:46:00,640 --> 00:46:07,640 attracts negative energy, reinforcing the struggles of the surrounding community itself, 779 00:46:07,640 --> 00:46:15,360 in a reminder of how certain places can hold on to the pain of those who occupy them, making 780 00:46:15,360 --> 00:46:21,960 it difficult to move forward and have that mentality of two step backwards instead of 781 00:46:21,960 --> 00:46:23,280 two steps forwards. 782 00:46:23,280 --> 00:46:30,280 And it's essential to consider how the hotel represents not only the tragic stories of 783 00:46:30,280 --> 00:46:36,440 individuals, but also the broader societal issues to play. 784 00:46:36,440 --> 00:46:42,120 You know, this is the hotel has became a case study and how places can absorb the energy 785 00:46:42,120 --> 00:46:46,960 of their occupants, or better or worse. 786 00:46:46,960 --> 00:46:58,160 Now this leads into an interesting conversation about how society views mental health, homelessness, 787 00:46:58,160 --> 00:47:02,720 you know, the intersections between crime and care. 788 00:47:02,720 --> 00:47:10,280 The hotel serves as a reminder also of the need for compassion and understanding in such 789 00:47:10,280 --> 00:47:13,080 a world that can be overwhelming. 790 00:47:13,080 --> 00:47:14,080 Absolutely. 791 00:47:14,080 --> 00:47:19,720 Either way, that's just my view on it. 792 00:47:19,720 --> 00:47:29,440 Let's dive deeper into some of the experiences shared by the guests at this said horror hotel. 793 00:47:29,440 --> 00:47:35,680 Many visitors, of course, report feeling an overwhelming sense of dread upon entering 794 00:47:35,680 --> 00:47:39,320 the hotel, let alone staying in it. 795 00:47:39,320 --> 00:47:45,360 And one guest recalled walking into the lobby and immediately feeling cold and uneasy as 796 00:47:45,360 --> 00:47:47,200 if they were being watched. 797 00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:53,680 It's fascinating how places can evoke such strong emotions almost as if they have their 798 00:47:53,680 --> 00:47:59,200 own kind of energy field or manipulate people. 799 00:47:59,200 --> 00:48:02,400 You know, a building manipulates your feeling and your senses. 800 00:48:02,400 --> 00:48:04,200 It's bizarre. 801 00:48:04,200 --> 00:48:09,440 Now others have shared stories of waking up in the middle of the night, obviously such 802 00:48:09,440 --> 00:48:16,600 strange noises, such as the sounds of like scratching on walls and whispers and laughs 803 00:48:16,600 --> 00:48:19,640 that came out of absolutely nowhere. 804 00:48:19,640 --> 00:48:28,560 These experiences blur the lines between obviously the reality and the supernatural, which leaves 805 00:48:28,560 --> 00:48:33,760 many questions for us, let alone other people. 806 00:48:33,760 --> 00:48:37,000 And how will you perceive it? 807 00:48:37,000 --> 00:48:46,680 It truly is a powerful reminder of how deeply a place can impact our emotions and experiences. 808 00:48:46,680 --> 00:48:55,160 You know, if we go into even buildings that don't have a history, but we still get, you 809 00:48:55,160 --> 00:48:57,600 know, weird feelings. 810 00:48:57,600 --> 00:49:03,000 For example, if we go into a hotel, we'll feel fine, we'll feel relaxed, but if we 811 00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:06,840 go into a hospital, we'll feel uneasy. 812 00:49:06,840 --> 00:49:11,000 It's that feeling associated with different buildings. 813 00:49:11,000 --> 00:49:16,680 And here with the Cecil Hotel, you get a feeling that should not be associated with this building. 814 00:49:16,680 --> 00:49:21,320 So it makes people be like, why am I feeling this in a place that's meant to be seen as 815 00:49:21,320 --> 00:49:26,160 a place of rest, relax, and just escaping reality? 816 00:49:26,160 --> 00:49:30,120 But instead it was death, taxes, and uncomfortableness. 817 00:49:30,120 --> 00:49:36,240 Literally, like the stories we've heard, you know, paint a vivid picture of the hotel 818 00:49:36,240 --> 00:49:41,040 as a living entity, you know, rich with history and hauntings. 819 00:49:41,040 --> 00:49:45,960 I think one particularly striking account came from a guest who stayed on the seventh 820 00:49:45,960 --> 00:49:46,960 floor. 821 00:49:46,960 --> 00:49:54,560 They reported feeling a cold breeze brushing against their skin, followed by the distinct 822 00:49:54,560 --> 00:49:57,000 sensation of someone touching their shoulder. 823 00:49:57,000 --> 00:50:02,920 Obviously no one was in the room with them, but feeling of touching on the shoulder and 824 00:50:02,920 --> 00:50:05,880 a cold breeze, it's like, ugh. 825 00:50:05,880 --> 00:50:11,800 So we've had this cold breeze or this cold draft a few times. 826 00:50:11,800 --> 00:50:20,720 Which is weird because I don't know if you know the, what's it called? 827 00:50:20,720 --> 00:50:28,440 People speculate that if you have all of a sudden shivers or you feel a cold breeze, 828 00:50:28,440 --> 00:50:31,960 it's a spirit passing through your body or something like that. 829 00:50:31,960 --> 00:50:36,160 I mean, yeah, I've heard that multiple times, but- 830 00:50:36,160 --> 00:50:39,600 Which would make sense in a hotel. 831 00:50:39,600 --> 00:50:40,600 You know, if people feeling- 832 00:50:40,600 --> 00:50:41,600 Touching the shoulder. 833 00:50:41,600 --> 00:50:42,600 Yeah. 834 00:50:42,600 --> 00:50:47,920 I guess, you know, they pass through their body and then kind of focus their energy on 835 00:50:47,920 --> 00:50:51,440 them to actually get into a person's attention and touching them or whatever. 836 00:50:51,440 --> 00:50:52,440 I don't know. 837 00:50:52,440 --> 00:50:55,120 I don't know how the spiritual world works. 838 00:50:55,120 --> 00:50:59,440 Could the ghost have been a masseuse? 839 00:50:59,440 --> 00:51:01,080 That's interesting actually. 840 00:51:01,080 --> 00:51:07,560 Or the ghost just needed somebody to lean on, going through a tough time. 841 00:51:07,560 --> 00:51:08,560 Nah. 842 00:51:08,560 --> 00:51:09,560 Nah. 843 00:51:09,560 --> 00:51:10,560 They're dead. 844 00:51:10,560 --> 00:51:11,560 Okay. 845 00:51:11,560 --> 00:51:12,560 That's, it's fair. 846 00:51:12,560 --> 00:51:15,080 But it's eerie, you know? 847 00:51:15,080 --> 00:51:17,480 Oh yeah, impossibly. 848 00:51:17,480 --> 00:51:24,160 Other visitors shared that they felt compelled to take a photograph of the hotel's rooftop 849 00:51:24,160 --> 00:51:30,000 as if they were forced to do it, but only to later discover an unusual mist captured 850 00:51:30,000 --> 00:51:31,880 in the image. 851 00:51:31,880 --> 00:51:32,880 We know what that is. 852 00:51:32,880 --> 00:51:33,880 It's an orb. 853 00:51:33,880 --> 00:51:34,880 Oh yeah. 854 00:51:34,880 --> 00:51:35,880 It's Batman. 855 00:51:35,880 --> 00:51:38,200 Of course it is. 856 00:51:38,200 --> 00:51:40,200 He's just lurking there in the night. 857 00:51:40,200 --> 00:51:41,200 Yeah. 858 00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:47,640 I don't know, they can't explain what the mist is, but you know, as somebody who's really, 859 00:51:47,640 --> 00:51:50,400 really interested by this, I see it as an orb. 860 00:51:50,400 --> 00:51:51,400 Yeah. 861 00:51:51,400 --> 00:51:53,400 It's like that game Phasmophobia. 862 00:51:53,400 --> 00:51:55,400 Love that game. 863 00:51:55,400 --> 00:51:56,400 Yeah. 864 00:51:56,400 --> 00:52:02,880 Obviously I play, it's, you know, noticing the signs and the patterns of what's happening. 865 00:52:02,880 --> 00:52:06,120 And you could, you know, you might be able to see faces, you might be able to see like 866 00:52:06,120 --> 00:52:11,520 figures, you might be able to see shadows, things like that, which kind of captivate 867 00:52:11,520 --> 00:52:16,800 in the photos themselves and develop later on. 868 00:52:16,800 --> 00:52:24,080 And it just adds to the whole aura of the Cecil Hotel, because it's just such a repository 869 00:52:24,080 --> 00:52:25,520 of human experiences. 870 00:52:25,520 --> 00:52:31,440 Both obviously more tragic, but there are some joyful ones as well. 871 00:52:31,440 --> 00:52:37,840 Because each story just contributes to the story, the story storage, as we're going 872 00:52:37,840 --> 00:52:38,840 to call it. 873 00:52:38,840 --> 00:52:39,840 The library. 874 00:52:39,840 --> 00:52:42,840 Yeah, the library of the hotel. 875 00:52:42,840 --> 00:52:48,960 As a place of both beauty, but mostly darkness. 876 00:52:48,960 --> 00:52:55,560 And as many more people visit, the legacy of the Cecil Hotel continues to grow, you 877 00:52:55,560 --> 00:53:03,600 know, intertwining the past with the present in a hauntingly beautiful way. 878 00:53:03,600 --> 00:53:09,040 And speaking for myself, I would love to visit the hotel. 879 00:53:09,040 --> 00:53:14,240 I don't know whether I would have the balls to sleep a night in one of the haunted rooms. 880 00:53:14,240 --> 00:53:16,040 I wouldn't be able to sleep regardless. 881 00:53:16,040 --> 00:53:17,040 Yeah. 882 00:53:17,040 --> 00:53:19,720 Knowing all of these stories, I'd be awake the whole night. 883 00:53:19,720 --> 00:53:26,840 I'd probably, I'd feel fine sleeping in a standard room, but I'd love to put myself 884 00:53:26,840 --> 00:53:36,960 to the test and actually stay at one of the rooms like 1430, just to see and record everything 885 00:53:36,960 --> 00:53:42,520 and do the paranormal investigations that we want to do. 886 00:53:42,520 --> 00:53:47,000 I mean, if any of you guys have actually stayed at the Cecil Hotel, just let us know. 887 00:53:47,000 --> 00:53:49,640 Honestly, put it on our Reddit or, you know, contact us. 888 00:53:49,640 --> 00:53:53,640 Yeah, just anyway, because we want to hear the experiences. 889 00:53:53,640 --> 00:54:00,560 You can contact us on Facebook at 6s and 7s, Reddit at 6s and 7s podcast, or email us at 890 00:54:00,560 --> 00:54:04,120 6s and 7s podcast at gmail.com. 891 00:54:04,120 --> 00:54:06,800 Or even Instagram at 6s and 7s. 892 00:54:06,800 --> 00:54:07,800 Simple as that. 893 00:54:07,800 --> 00:54:08,800 We're everywhere. 894 00:54:08,800 --> 00:54:09,800 You cannot miss us. 895 00:54:09,800 --> 00:54:10,800 Absolutely. 896 00:54:10,800 --> 00:54:12,800 You know, we're not like a ghost. 897 00:54:12,800 --> 00:54:15,000 Or are we? 898 00:54:15,000 --> 00:54:16,600 So there you have it. 899 00:54:16,600 --> 00:54:20,360 A glimpse into the haunting legacy of Cecil Hotel. 900 00:54:20,360 --> 00:54:28,520 A place where history and mystery collide, leaving behind echoes of despair and intrigue. 901 00:54:28,520 --> 00:54:34,280 It's a story that reminds us of the complexities of human experience, you know, the intertwining 902 00:54:34,280 --> 00:54:42,880 of joy and sorrow and how the places we inhabit can shape our stories in profound ways. 903 00:54:42,880 --> 00:54:49,520 If you're ever in Los Angeles, which you might be, just remember that behind every 904 00:54:49,520 --> 00:54:55,400 single wall of Cecil Hotel, it lies a tale waiting to be told. 905 00:54:55,400 --> 00:54:59,920 And don't drink the water, because you never know what's in the hot tanks. 906 00:54:59,920 --> 00:55:06,600 Don't have a shower, don't drink water, don't use the monster sink. 907 00:55:06,600 --> 00:55:09,560 But anyways, thank you so much for joining us today. 908 00:55:09,560 --> 00:55:13,440 If you enjoyed this episode, do not forget to subscribe and share it with your friends, 909 00:55:13,440 --> 00:55:16,520 family or friendly neighbourhood ghosts. 910 00:55:16,520 --> 00:55:20,600 We'll see you next time on At Sixes and 7s. 911 00:55:20,600 --> 00:55:21,600 Will we? 912 00:55:21,600 --> 00:55:40,600 Eh, probably not.