The History & Hauntings of Musso & Frank's

Ever since Taylor Swift name-dropped Musso & Frank's in her song "Elizabeth Taylor," reservations at the historic Hollywood restaurant have been filling up. The Musso & Frank Grill has been featured in numerous books, TV shows and films, and has seen some of the most famous figures in entertainment seated at its tables. It turns out that even decades after their deaths, some of those celebrities never want to leave...   Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorwoodpodcast   Follow us! IG, FB   Send us an email: horrorwoodpodcast@gmail.com   Episode Sources: “Musso & Frank Grill: The Story of An LA Icon” by Liz Ohanesian, Discover Los Angeles, June 10, 2025 “Musso and Frank Grill | Haunted Hollywood’s Favorite Restaurant” LA Ghosts, May 01, 2025 “A Taylor Swift Mystery: Which Musso and Frank’s Booth Is ‘Best’?” by Matt Stevens, The New York Times, Oct 8, 2025 “The Musso & Frank Grill: History” “Eat and Drink With the Ghosts of Old Hollywood at Musso & Frank” by Marielle Wakim, Afar, July 26, 2019 “Haunted Filming Location Countdown #7: Musso and Frank Grill” International Screenwriters’ Association, Oct 31, 2024 “Musso & Frank Turns 100 as David Lynch, John Travolta and More Dish on Hollywood’s Oldest Restaurant: ‘There Must Be a Trillion Stories’” by Lesley Balla, The Hollywood Reporter, Feb 22, 2019 “The Ghosts of Musso & Frank Grill on Hollywood Boulevard” by Kristen Winiarski, American Ghost Walks, Mar 18, 2022 “Sightings Get and Afterlife” by Joshua Tompkins, LA Mag, Aug 1999 “Remembering Ruben Rueda: Musso & Frank bartender threw out Steve McQueen and got a guitar from Keith Richards” by Carlos Valdez Lozano, LA Times, June 4, 2019 “Sergio Gonzalez, Longtime Waiter at Hollywood’s Musso & Frank, Dies at 66” by Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, June 5, 2019 “The Weird And Wild Flavors Of Musso And Frank's Most Old Timey Dishes” by Hadley Meares, LAist, Nov 5, 2019   Creeptastic theme music by: Nicholas Davio - nicholasdavio.com, @mr.nick.davio, @huron_coast