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| + | The '''Ocean View Hotel''' is a ocean-side hotel in [[Santa Monica (WOD)|Santa Monica]]. Recently-renovated, it had previously been known as the '''Ocean House Hotel''', but rumors of haunting had the building sitting long-abandoned for decades. Even after re-opening, visitors report nighttime footsteps, creaking walls, and shattering vases.<ref name="bjd114">{{b|VTM|Beckett's Jyhad Diary|page=114}}</ref> |
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| − | [[File:Ocean_house_hotel.jpg|thumb|left|318px]]The long abandoned haunt of a hotel known as the Grand Ocean House hotel. Player's have said to be extremely unnerved by this quest, sharing a certain feeling of dread. [[Therese Voerman]] offers her word to call off her fued with Bertram Tung if the player agrees to help me remove a particularly burdensome spirit from a property she looks to invest in. Therese eloborates further to say three construction crews already refused to go back to work because they had been...spooked. Experiences within the Ocean House hotel range from voices, flying objects, apparitions, imprints, hazardous and unstable surroundings and lastly highly manifested "activity." Harmful obstacles pertaining to the players surrondings is important to remain catious of. Failure to heed to such warnings can prove fatal. As the player progresses through the hotel, a series of newspapers are discovered struwn throughout the eerie establishment.Ironically the closer the player comes to completing their task, the more violent the spirit behaves. A reappearing ghost subtely guides the player on their way. Attempting to protect them from the peril of the malevolent haunt.[[File:Resident_ghost.jpg|thumb|260px|Ed's wife ]] |
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+ | ==History== |
| + | The Ocean House Hotel's grand opening was [[May 30]], [[1958 (WOD)|1958]], and among its first guests was a man named [[Ed]], his [[Ed's wife|wife]], and their children [[Ed Jr.]] and [[Tiffany]]. Ed's mood turns dark and paranoid not long after arrival, and within [[June 5|a week]] he'd killed his family and set fire to the hotel, where he presumably died as well. |
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| + | The Hotel remained closed for nearly 50 years, until [[2004 (WOD)|2004]], when [[Therese Voerman]] acquired the property with the intent to renovate and reopen. Several construction crews abandoned their work and refused to return due to continued haunting by the ghosts of Ed and his wife, until Therese acquired the services of [[Prince (VTM)|Prince]] [[Sebastian LaCroix|LaCroix]]'s latest [[suckhead|minion]], convincing them to retrieve an [[Fetter (WTO)|item]] to which the ghost was tied.<ref name="vtmb">{{m|VTM|Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines}}</ref> |
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| + | By [[2005 (WOD)|2005]] it had reopened as the "Ocean View Hotel," and noted Kindred researcher [[Cuthbert Beckett|Beckett]] briefly stayed there. The effort to use the item to banish the ghost may have only been partly successful, as signs of haunting evidently continue even after the renovation. |
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| − | *'''Boiler Room key ''' |
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| − | *'''Diary ''' |
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| − | Belonging to the wife of "Ed", the narrative tells a tale of jealousy between spouses and how it drives the husband to murderous insanity. Though Santa Monica's finest never solved the Ocean house killer case, this diary is an invaluable witness account to the events of the murders. The diary confirms "Ed" was the Ocean house axe murderer. His wife, who remains unnamed suffered a deadly entanglement with a controlling lover. Subliminally telling players unhappy unions inevitably end in tragedy.[[File:Child's_drawing.jpg|thumb|156px|This drawing was likely illustrated by Tiffany]] |
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| − | *'''A child's drawing''' |
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| + | *[[The Ghost Haunts at Midnight]] |
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| − | *'''Pendant (Ghostly bauble) '''Found resting on a small table, this item will put an end to the haunting of Ocean House hotel. This is also the alleged trinket which sparked jealousy between Ed and his wife. |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| + | Ocean_House_Hotel_(Entrance).png|Hotel's entrance |
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| + | </Gallery> |
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+ | === Trivia === |
| + | * Some of the original concept art for the Ocean House resembled the real-world [[Chateau Marmont]] hotel in West Hollywood, which has a reputation for being haunted. The Plus version of the Unofficial Patch took the concept art and unused assets to restore the Chateau as its own separate location in the Anarch ending to {{m|VTM|Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines}}. |
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| + | * The final appearance of the hotel bears a resemblance to the [https://www.oceanhouseri.com/ Ocean House Hotel], a real-world hotel in Rhode Island, particularly when seen from the back. |
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| + | * The history of the Ocean House is similar to the events which took place in the [[w:c:stephenking:Overlook Hotel|Overlook Hotel]] in Stephen King's ''The Shining''. |
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| + | * GameSpy named the Ocean House their 2004 [https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/17/ign-gamespy-highlights-3 Level of the Year]. |
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| − | *'''Ed ''' |
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| − | *'''Wife (unnamed) ''' |
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| − | *'''Tiffany ''' |
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| − | *'''Ed jr.''' |
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| − | *Aside from obvious conclusions of hotel staff the only mentioned employee of Ocean House was the groundskeeper. |
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| − | '''After the quest is fulfilled the player can stay since there is no longer a threat. However is it more than safe to say players feeling they have over stayed their welcome. ''' |
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Revision as of 07:52, 3 September 2020
The Ocean View Hotel is a ocean-side hotel in Santa Monica. Recently-renovated, it had previously been known as the Ocean House Hotel, but rumors of haunting had the building sitting long-abandoned for decades. Even after re-opening, visitors report nighttime footsteps, creaking walls, and shattering vases.[1]
History
The Ocean House Hotel's grand opening was May 30, 1958, and among its first guests was a man named Ed, his wife, and their children Ed Jr. and Tiffany. Ed's mood turns dark and paranoid not long after arrival, and within a week he'd killed his family and set fire to the hotel, where he presumably died as well.
The Hotel remained closed for nearly 50 years, until 2004, when Therese Voerman acquired the property with the intent to renovate and reopen. Several construction crews abandoned their work and refused to return due to continued haunting by the ghosts of Ed and his wife, until Therese acquired the services of Prince LaCroix's latest minion, convincing them to retrieve an item to which the ghost was tied.[2]
By 2005 it had reopened as the "Ocean View Hotel," and noted Kindred researcher Beckett briefly stayed there. The effort to use the item to banish the ghost may have only been partly successful, as signs of haunting evidently continue even after the renovation.
Quests
- The Ghost Haunts at Midnight
Gallery
.png "Ocean House Hotel (Entrance).png (626 KB)")
Hotel's entrance
Trivia
- Some of the original concept art for the Ocean House resembled the real-world Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood, which has a reputation for being haunted. The Plus version of the Unofficial Patch took the concept art and unused assets to restore the Chateau as its own separate location in the Anarch ending to VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines .
- The final appearance of the hotel bears a resemblance to the Ocean House Hotel, a real-world hotel in Rhode Island, particularly when seen from the back.
- The history of the Ocean House is similar to the events which took place in the Overlook Hotel in Stephen King's The Shining.
- GameSpy named the Ocean House their 2004 Level of the Year.