Music Hall is well known to paranormal enthusiasts as one of the nation's most active sites, with occurrences dating back to the 1800s. Built on the grounds of an old potter's field and purported to be haunted, Travel Channel lists Music Hall as one of the most terrifying places in America. Additionally, the building was featured in the Halloween 2014 episode of the TV show, Ghost Hunters.

It’s fitting then, that the Friends of Music Hall have created a free and spooky treat, just in time for Halloween! With Silent Movies Made Musical with the Mighty Wurlitzer, you can experience Nosferatu, the legendary 1922 silent German Expressionist vampire horror film, with a new soundtrack played by organist Trent Sims.

Celebrating its 100th anniversary, Nosferatu tells the story of a creepy count who is hunting for a new home and takes an unwelcome fancy to his real estate agent’s wife.

The film is available for online Halloween streaming now through Nov. 13. (So if you get scared you can try to watch it a few times!)

Sims, a native of Dayton, Ohio, has played classical and theater organ concerts across the United States, England, and Germany. He has been associated with Music Hall’s Mighty Wurlitzer, having made the inaugural recording on that instrument in 2010.

Ghost Tours of Music Hall

Tours include:

Knowledgeable guides from Friends of Music Hall and CR&PS relate the history of Music Hall's founding and evolution with additional stories about the firsthand experiences of visitors and staff past and present

Tours will see public and private and areas of the building not open to the typical concert-goer.

Participants are welcome to bring their own ghost hunting equipment (none is required)*

Each tour is approximately 1 hour long

Current tours are sold out, but check for more at CAA’s website.

If you’re fascinated by the history of this unique venue, the Friends of Music Hall and Cincinnati Arts Association host special after-hours tours in partnership with a local group dedicated to investigating, documenting, and researching such claims. The Cincinnati Research & Paranormal Studies team will show you a side of Music Hall not often seen by patrons attending performances.

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