Countryman served as a senior staff writer. He was previously the 2018-2019 Music | Arts editor and an A&amp;E reporter.

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Scare actors roam the grounds of the &quot;Los Angeles Haunted Hayride,&quot; a Halloween festival that takes place throughout October in Griffith Park. While the attraction is man-made, the actual land is rumored to be haunted. (Eli Countryman/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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Los Angeles is supposed to be the City of Stars, but once those stars fade, where do they go? Do they stay behind, forever attached to their final location, spooking guests who dare to enter their domain?

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Spook City: Los Angeles Haunted Hayride’s lofty scares enlivened by local lore

By Eli Countryman

Oct. 17, 2018 12:38 a.m.