TLDR
An 1850s Greenwich Village townhouse widely called the most haunted building in New York. Mark Twain lived here from 1900 to 1901. In 1987, six-year-old Lisa Steinberg was murdered here by her adoptive father. The building has been converted to apartments and has held onto its dark reputation ever since.
The Full Story
The House of Death reportedly hosts up to 22 different ghosts. Mark Twain's spirit, wearing his signature white suit and smoking a cigar, has been seen on the staircase. Residents and visitors report a woman in a flowing gown, a grey cat, and a dark shape that moves across the walls on its own.
One psychic famously refused to enter after sensing what she called overwhelming energy inside. The building's long history of tragedy -- from early deaths to the Steinberg murder -- seems to draw them. Residents have reported objects moving on their own, voices from empty rooms, and the feeling of being pushed on the stairs.
Visiting
House of Death is located at 14 West 10th Street, New York, New York.
