Here's Why People Think The Chelsea Hotel Is Haunted
While the Chelsea Hotel is most notable for its famous residents and the art that they produced over the years, there is a darker side to the hotel’s history. Perhaps the most traic and disturbing event in the hotel’s history was the 1978 murder of Nancy Spungen. Spungen — the girlfriend of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious — was found dead in the bathroom of Room 100, per the New York Post. Spungen had been stabbed in the stomach, and police quickly arrested Vicious and charged him with the murder (via Rolling Stone). Vicious died of a heroin overdose before going to trial, and there remains speculation over whether or not he was the culprit. According to Fox 5, Spungen’s spirit is said to still haunt the Chelsea Hotel.
Welsh poet Dylan Thomas died at the Chelsea Hotel in 1953 at just 38 years old. In a 2004 review of the book “Dylan Remembered: 1935-1953,” The Guardian reports that Thomas suffered from alcohol addiction and is said to have remarked, “18 straight whiskies; I think it’s a record” during his last binge that contributed to his death. However, new evidence suggests that it wasn’t alcohol that killed Thomas, but instead, it was a bout with pneumonia and mistakes made by doctors. His ghost is said to roam around one of his frequent hangout spots at the Chelsea Hotel: the bar.
If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available. Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website or contact SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
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