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THE TRUE GHOST STORY BEHIND PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: How The Silent Film Left a Haunting In Hollywood


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The Phantom of the Opera isn’t just a silent film legend — some say Lon Chaney’s ghost still haunts the very stage where his iconic monster was born.

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IN THIS EPISODE: We’ll look at a brief history of the classic Lon Chaney film, “The Phantom of the Opera” - and how the film itself has a haunting attached to it! (The Real Horror Behind The Phantom Of The Opera)

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Something Happened 63 Years Ago” submitted anonymously to Thought Catalog: http://bit.ly/2DdEeDb
“The Phantom Of The Opera Is Here” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2KG71nJ
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Originally aired: November 2018
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