haunted house

Also known as ghost house

house or other building often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the deceased

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Wikidata usage instructions: Use for real houses that are allegedly haunted. For haunted houses in a work of fiction use Q96240572.
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1921 silent film The Haunted House starring Buster Keaton. (house appears at 11:00 and later)

Casa Jean Troianos, known as the "House with Ghosts", in Brăila, Romania A haunted house, spook house or ghost house in ghostlore is a house or other building often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the deceased who may have been former residents or were otherwise connected with the property. Parapsychologists often attribute haunting to the spirits of the dead who have suffered from violent or tragic events in the building's past such as murder, accidental death, or suicide.