The new season of "American Horror Story" — which premieres on Oct. 7 — revolves around paranormal activity in the fictional Hotel Cortez located in Los Angeles.
The series pulled inspiration from several films depicting real-life hotels that are rumored to be haunted, and other fictional places that became scenes of horror.
For those who want to check in to a hotel for a possible supernatural scare, here are a few in the U.S. that may be anything but suite dreams:
Hotel Del Coronado
This San Diego, Calif., hotel is said to be haunted by the spirit of Kate Morgan — who took her killed herself in the building in 1892.
Since her death, staff and guests have reported countless supernatural occurences, typically near the third-floor guest room and the gift shop, according to the hotel’s website.
If staying there, expect to see a variety of bizarre happenings, including flickering lights and sudden breezes in closed rooms, the hotel said.
Stanley Hotel
It was after a stay in this Estes Park, Colo., hotel that Stephen King wrote “The Shining,” according to the hotel’s website.
Guests often report a variety of spooky sightings from ghosts to flickering lights.
But don’t worry, the spirits are all friendly — they apparently like to play the piano and unpack luggage. All of them too nice to get any mention at King’s Overlook Hotel.
Le Pavilion
After making contact with around 100 ghosts, a paranormal team determined that Le Pavilion in New Orleans, La., was built on a portal to the other world, according their website.
The hotel says guests have reported peculiar occurrences including showers turning on, sheets being pulled from beds and items being moved in their rooms.
For people looking to be welcomed in the lobby by a ghost or stroked by an elderly spirit lovingly while in New Orleans, this is apparently the place for you.
Alaskan Hotel
Built during the gold rush during the 1880s, the Alaskan Hotel in Juneau also doubled as a brothel, according to the Haunting America database.
One of the frequent ghosts of the hotel is a young bride who was murdered by her husband in one of the rooms, according to the database.
Guests and staff become accustomed to sightings of the woman and to random banging noises and voices along with ghosts in period clothing roaming the hotel and bar, according to the database.
Hotel Chelsea
A playground in the 1960s and 1970s for artists such as Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin and Patti Smith, Hotel Chelsea in Manhattan has a reputation as one of the most haunted hotels in the world, according to the paranormal news source Ghost Story.
Over a century of existence, the hotel sheltered a fair amount of people involved in drugs and alcohol that had led to death and anguish, according to the article.
Visitors and residents of the hotel have reported seeing the ghosts of writer Dylan Thomas and Sex Pistols guitarist Sid Vicious — who was charged with killing his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, in their room in 1978.
The Driskill Austin
Colonel Driskill, the original owner of this Austin, Texas, hotel is believed to still be there in spirit since his death in the 19th Century.
Ranked one of the world’s finest hotels, guests can still expect to hear sudden screams in the middle of the night or feel a light caress in the hallway, according to the Examiner website.
But you will also get the occassional whiff of the Driskill’s cigars.
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