With the Halloween and pumpkin season upon us, here are several spooky haunted homes that are currently listed in the market. These are a collection of known and unknown homes that are especially on point this season because of their paranormal characteristics and supernatural history.
The Spectacular Spooky Home of Robbie Williams!
Robbie William’s spooky Compton Bassett House in Wiltshire, England has a rich history that came with its age. Along with it came a spooky quality to it and a few spirits that haunted his daughter’s bedroom. Robbie William’s estate is now on the market priced at $9.2 million and listed with Knight Frank U.K.
This is the simple living room with gray armchairs, wooden coffee table on a patterned area rug and a statuette at the far wall behind glass enclosure.
Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.comThe dining room has a large wooden rectangular dining table adorned with multiple wall artworks and table top centerpieces that stand out against the dark table. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com 
The large eat-in kitchen has a large wooden kitchen island with a butcher block counter topped with three pendant lights. On the far side is the breakfast area. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com The simple home office has a wooden desk on the far side across from two wooden arm chairs and a side table on a patterned area rug. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com The mansion has an indoor pool with glass walls on one side to bring in natural lighting that brightens the beige pillars, beige walls and tray ceiling with sky murals. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com 
This is an aerial view of the back area of the house exterior showcasing the large mansion and the garden. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com
Thousand-year-old houses with good bones are much admired by manor hunters in the 21st century, who are so taken with the prestige of owning such an impressive pile, they fail to consider if any spirits are still sticking around. Such was likely the case with British-musician Robbie Williams and his American actress-wife, Ayda, who purchased the stunning Compton Bassett House in Wiltshire, England on 72 acres in 2009 for just over $11 million, where their children could run free over the land and where they could enjoy entertaining and daily living away from prying eyes.
Even though the couple bought it from the renowned architect-and-designer Sir Norman Foster, who had already applied his magic, they had it back on the market in 2010. Why so soon? Because it felt spooky. This overwhelmingly gorgeous mansion with every conceivable amenity felt spooky.
However, having been around since King Canute was ravishing England and northern Europe, its walls, no matter how lavish today, must be oozing some pretty wild history. Early on, Robbie zeroed in on high spookiness in his daughter’s bedroom and promptly moved her to another location.
However, one person’s discomfort with the supernatural and hyperactive spirits is another person’s opportunity to capitalize on the situation. The Williams mansion is currently for sale, priced at $9.2 million, listed with Knight Frank U.K.
Yikes! The Silence of the Lambs Home Is For Rent!
The 2,400-square-foot Princess Anne home in Perryopolis, Pennsylvania was the setting for the Oscar-winning movie The Silence of the Lambs where one of the scariest scenes were shot. It has four bedrooms, one bathroom, an in-ground pool and a vintage caboose used as a pool house. It was sold for $290,000 back in 2020 and is now an Airbnb for $595 a night.
This is the front exterior of the house with wooden sidings and a covered porch area by the entryway surrounded by simple landscaping. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com The dining room has a traditional-style vibe to its wooden furniture, yellow chandelier in the middle and the large windows on the far side. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com This is a close look at a wall artwork with a direct quote from the movie The Silence of the Lambs mounted on the wall. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com
The film that guaranteed a lifetime of nightmares about being skinned and trimmed to make a woman’s suit for Buffalo Bill in the Oscar-winning movie The Silence of the Lambs had many tongue-swallowing scenes inside this Princess Anne home where Buffalo Bill lived in the movie. Situated on almost two acres in Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, and measuring 2,400 square feet with four bedrooms and one bath, it has beautiful craftsmanship throughout the home.
An in-ground pool and a vintage caboose used as a pool house are just a few of the happy reasons why the home was worth the $298,500 asking price when it went on the market at Halloween in 2020 and sold just a few months later for $290,000. It is now an Airbnb where an entire family can try to stay all night for $595.
The Devil’s Visit To Ireland!
The Tottenham Irish mansion is considered as the haunted house in Ireland with a story involving a visitation from the devil back in the mid-1700s. It has 22 bedrooms on 63 acres and still has its original door where the devil came through. This home is for sale at $2 million.
This is a front exterior view of the mansion that has rough gray exterior walls, an abundance of windows and details to its moldings and railings. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com 
This is the interior look of the house showcasing the foyer and the staircase area hallway with dilapidated walls and floors. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com 
This is the living room area with a large brick fireplace, dilapidated floors and walls. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com
It might be the most haunted house in Ireland, and it is for sale. According to legend, the Devil visited the Tottenham Irish mansion in the mid-1700s and left in a ball of flame shooting up through the ceiling. But did the devil really leave the 14th-century mansion? According to the story, a dark and handsome stranger was welcomed to the home with Irish hospitality.
Everyone was having a good time until Lady Anne Tottenheim noticed that the handsome stranger had cloven hoofs instead of feet, which was when the Devil quickly left the home in a ball of flames. Lady Anne never recovered and spent the rest of her life alone and mad in the vast mansion. Some say her ghost still haunts the home.
Built around 1350, the home includes 22 bedrooms on 63 acres and is for sale at $2 million. It still has the actual door that the devil entered through in the 1700s.
L.A.’s Black Dahlia Murder House!
The Hollywood home of the Black Dahlia Murders, one of the most gruesome and brutal murders of the last century. It was also famous for being the backdrop for multiple Hollywood movies and TV shows. This home was sold back in 2018 for $4.7 million.
This is a view of the house’s exterior backyard with a large pool area surrounded by textured rock walls adorned by the landscaping of plants and torches. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com The living room has a large glass wall on the far side by the two sofas and the wooden coffee table in the middle that matches the tone of the hardwood flooring. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com 
This other look at the living room showcases the large black grand piano on the side of the textured stone wall that is lit with yellow light to emphasize it. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com
Tales of terror and tragedy rarely last as long as one of the most notorious Hollywood mysteries of the last century: The Black Dahlia Murders. Rumors still abound about the home’s previous owner, Los Angeles Doctor George Hodel, and his involvement in the brutal killing, mutilation, and dismemberment of Elizabeth Short.
Elizabeth was sliced in half at her waist and all the blood drained from her body. It looked like the work of a skilled surgeon. The house, an unusual piece of architecture crafted by Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright, looks like it is cut straight out of an Indiana Jones movie.
While a $2 million renovation has brought the house back to its original splendor, one can still feel that they should be running for their lives through the house while being chased by Dr. Hodel.
The house was on the market in 2018 at $4.7 million and has been the backdrop for multiple Hollywood movies, TV shows such as Ghost Hunters and Paranormal America, and even an American Express commercial. It was purchased by a man whose business is selling cannabis-infused pet products.
The Gardette-LePretre Haunted Mansion!
The Gardette-LePretre Mansion or Sultan’s House in New Orleans was the site of a brutal massacre with all inhabitants murdered. The French Quarter-style home has nine bedrooms and ten bathrooms and was on the market at $2.65 million and sold in 2013 for $2 million.
This is a French-Quarter style home with beige exterior walls, large windows on its side and iron pillars that support the detailed wrought-iron railings and balconies. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com This is a closer look at the balcony above with its detailed and intricate details to the railings that extend to the pillars and the upper balcony. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com 
This is an illustration of the massacre that happened inside the house with all the inhabitants murdered. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com
The Gardette-LePretre Mansion, or more locally referred to as the Sultan’s House, has been photographed and heralded in articles from the time it was built in the 1830s. Having hosted the cream of New Orleans society from the beginning of its rich history, the home comes with a scary story! One morning as neighbors were walking by the Sultan House, they saw blood trickling from under the front door.
The police were notified and had to break into the house only to find that all inhabitants had been murdered with swords or axes and the Sultan was found brutalized and buried alive in the backyard. It was always felt that the murders were executed by his brother, the real Sultan, as retribution for the theft of his fortune and many of his wives. How much is local lore and how much is true, we will never know for sure. This is, after all, New Orleans.
Only a block from Bourbon Street, the French Quarter-style home with nine bedrooms and 10 baths most recently was on the market at $2.65 million and sold in 2013 for $2 million.
Colorado Ghost Town!
The entire railroad ghost town of Uptop, Colorado with its own Chapel-by-the-wayside, a large dance hall, a saloon bar and train depot is up for sale. Dubbed as Railroad Above the Clouds, this ghost town was recently restored and listed back in 2014 for $2 million.
This is a view of the ghost town large dance hall with wooden log cabin walls and large roofs surrounded by wooden fences and a view of the mountain in the background. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com This is an interior view of the saloon’s bar with a large wooden curved bar that matches the wainscoting and the hardwood flooring. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com 
This is the town chapel with a large wooden structure that has white wooden sidings and a small bell tower at the top of the red roof. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com
Tourists once flocked to Uptop, Colorado to ride on the railway, which the railroad company advertised as the “Railroad Above the Clouds.” Later, lumber companies moved in and in 1930 the Chapel-by-the-Wayside was built for that community. The railroad brought many tourists through La Veta Pass to Uptop which was a depot at the top of the pass and what was then the highest railroad and depot in the world.
With the building of the depot, merchants moved to the location to cater to rail passengers and for entertainment, they built a large dance-hall saloon. It was a favorite stop for miners, railroad men, and lumberjacks. The bar, known for its unique curved bar, served prohibition liquor made in a still behind the building that fueled many a raucous poker game.
Unfortunately for Uptop, the railroad left in the early 1900s, and in the 1960s the new highway system bypassed the town leaving just a ghost town. Recently restored by two sisters from Boston, the entire town went on the market in 2014 for $2 million including the train depot, dance hall, saloon, and chapel. Still on the market, now priced at $1 million.
The Arizona Boulder People!
The Boulder House in Arizona was built next to a mysterious pile of ancient rocks with thousand-year-old signs of early life like pottery shards, rock carvings and a Stonehenge-type phenomenon that gives the place a spooky ancient alien vibe. It was measured at 4,380 square feet with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a great room with a massive fireplace was recently sold for almost $5 million.
This is the foyer of the house with rough textured stone walls and stone staircase topped with a tall ceiling that has exposed wooden beams. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com The dining room has an earthy set of flooring tiles to match the large natural rock wall and the wooden dining set that matches the wooden beams. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com This is a look at the phenomenon of the house with its play on sunlight and slits that project a line of light on particular times of day. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com
During the construction of their new home next to a mysterious pile of ancient rocks in Arizona, a young couple from Washington discovered that they weren’t the first people to live in the boulders. Pottery shards and rock carvings were dated by experts back as far as one thousand years.
Then they found something even more astonishing: a Stonehenge-type phenomenon that occurs on both the spring and fall equinoxes. A six-inch-wide beam of light starts in the glass between two boulders and slowly works its way across the floor and up the wall to a 36” spiral petroglyph.
When the sun hits its mark, the stone projections light up like diamonds. What does it mean? Some people think it is a signal to the space creatures. A light that will guide their spaceships to the Arizona desert. Or, maybe it doesn’t mean anything. Just a freak of nature. Whatever it might be, it started over a thousand years ago when the boulder people first began living there, about the same time that hard-shelled life forms first showed up on earth.
A dream home for archaeologists, historians, artists, or mystery lovers, the Boulder House on nine acres with 4,380 square feet, three bedrooms, two baths, and a great room with a massive fireplace was recently for sale at $4.2 million. It was reportedly sold, not long after the listing, for almost $5 million.
Haunted New Orleans Magnolia Mansion!
The haunted Magnolia Mansion in New Orleans has multiple playful ghosts that are friendly and funny. The Greek Revival mansion is measured at 13,300 square feet with thirteen bedrooms. It was sold at $3 million and is an active Bed and Breakfast and event location.
This is a front exterior view of the mansion with a wrought-iron gate, tall white pillars that support the ceiling of the porch and the large windows. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com The foyer of the mansion has dark hardwood flooring that matches the wooden details of the mirror and the couple of statues on either side of the entryway to the living room. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com This is a simple traditional-style bedroom that has a large wooden four-poster bed that matches the dark wooden dresser on the side with a mirror. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com
While most going businesses want to keep their ghosts in the closet so as not to frighten off clientele, the Magnolia Mansion has cleverly built its business around multiple ghosts and wishes its ghosts would invite their friends! Here the ghosts are friendly with a sense of humor, where ghostly children tease you by moving things around during the night to watch your reaction the next morning.
There are reports of a ghostly maid who will tuck you in at night, a child who walks the halls, and a bearded man who spends his time downstairs! A perfect place to hold your “Spooktacular Gatherings” and “Ghostly Galas!”
The Greek Revival mansion of over 13,300 square feet and 13 bedrooms could be changed back into a single-family estate. It was sold at around $3 million and is an active B&B, event location, and friendly hauntings near Halloween.
Thousand Islands Haunted Mansion – Needs Work!
The 1895 Carleton Manor is an abandoned house in New York with solid-stone outer structure, 6.9 acres of land and a thousand feet of waterfront. Today, it is an abandoned shell not fit for humans or ghosts. This home is now on the market priced at a mere $495,000.
This is an exterior view of the house with an old-look to it complete with turrets and dormer windows that pair well with the tall chimney and tall windows. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com This is the main entrance of the house with a tall ceiling and dilapidated walls and flooring with a view of the staircase on the far side. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com This is a view of the house interior with a dilapidated section of curved wall with large windows. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com
When it was built in 1895 for the president of Remington Arms and Typewriter Company, Carleton Manor was one of the grandest structures in all of New York. The solid-stone outer structure sits on an island of 6.9 acres and is surrounded by almost a thousand feet of waterfront. Today, it is an abandoned shell not fit for humans or ghosts.
For a mere $495,000, the buyer willing to make this piece of history into a grand restoration project can turn this house from a nightmare into a dream home. Then the spirits could come down from the ceiling and the chimneys for more cushy digs and have fun throwing the good china around after midnight.
Amityville Horror House!
The actual 5,000-square-foot Amityville Horror home was the site of a brutal massacre back in 1974 and the haunting of the Lutz family who was forced to leave because of paranormal activity. This Ocean Avenue waterfront home was sold in 2017 for just $605,000.
This is an exterior view of the house with shuttered windows and vinyl sidings that pair well with the white details of the windows and the main door. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com This is a look at the side of the house with a balcony above the side door exit that leads to the outdoor patio that has outdoor furniture. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com The house also has its own wooden dock adorned with low wooden chairs to lounge and view the water scenery. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com
No longer on the market, the actual Amityville Horror home was for sale in 2016 reduced from $1.15 million down to $850,000. The New York home where Ronald DeFeo got up in the middle of the night in 1974 and brutally murdered his parents and four siblings with a rifle while they slept. The home was occupied just a year later by the Lutz family until they were forced to leave because of rampant paranormal activity.
The storied horror house on the Ocean Avenue waterfront is today an extensively remodeled home. The 5,000-square-foot home was most recently sold in 2017 for just $605,000, and brave people are actually living there today.
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Cornfields are ready for harvest, cheerful orange pumpkins are peeking out from their withering vines and broomsticks are fast gaining in seasonal popularity as a fuel-free mode of transportation. Squirrels are digging underprized flowers while searching for safe nut storage and tinges of orange are beginning to envelop the maple trees. Fall is beginning to show itself and will soon fill the landscape with vibrant color.
Farm kids look forward to slow hayrides in the wagon pulled behind the tractor where ghost stories will be the highlight of the evening, and city kids will dress as their favorite ghoul and go knocking on doors hoping for better trick-or-treat candy than last year. Adults will again wonder if the banging on the deck at night is a curious raccoon or if it is really a spooky creature yet unidentified by science.
As the great Hallowed Eve gets closer, one’s lifetime of accumulated ghost stories begins to surface and take on a life of their own. But it could be a lot scarier if living in one of these fascinating houses! Would you live in a haunted home?
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