THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The Monte Cristo Cottage is said to be haunted by Ella Quinlan O'Neill, mother of playwright Eugene O'Neill, whose family used the home as a summer residence. Her spirit has reportedly been seen or heard pacing in an upstairs bedroom, and visitors have described other unexplained activity within the historic house.
The cottage is said to be haunted by Ella Quinlan O’Neill, mother of author Eugene O’Neill. Her ghost is said to pace in one of the upstairs bedrooms. Eugene O’Neill, who spent his childhood summers here, wrote about the place in “Long Day’s Journey Into Night.”