Legends of the Haunted Mansion

Beauregard Frees 1836-1899 Beauregard Frees was born in 1836 to a hard working family in Mobile, Alabama. As a child, Beauregard was considered an outsider towards his classmates for his love of all things strange and macabre. He would spend most of his time reading ghost stories from Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving and Mary Shelly. As he entered adulthood, he became a professional actor on the stage, playing the parts of Richard the III and Caliban from the Tempest.  Frees retired from the acting business and moved to New Orleans, where he became the majordomo at the Gracey’s Winter Home which later became Gracey Manor. Despite his awkward appearances, Beauregard had a heart of gold inside of him. He was a loyal servant to Master William Gracey and secret lover to Leota.      One fateful night in 1897, Beauregard heard  a disturbance in the house. Armed with a hatchet to frighten the intruder, only to come face to face with an entity in the halls ...

Victor Geist 1858-1897 Victor Geist was one of the most prominent musicians in Switzerland. As a child, he was privately schooled by a master pianist. Victor would perform in concerts and parties to entertain the nobles. After his parents death, he later moved to America, where he became employed by Master William Gracey as the resident musician. One of Gracey’s finds was a Scottish pipe organ from a Scottish landowner that was rumored to be cursed. It was here he would perform for the many parties at Gracey Manor.  One day while Victor was practicing for his latest piece, the lid on the slammed itself shut. Victor survived, but it left his fingers disfigured. After the trauma, Victor lost his musical ability and couldn't cope with it anymore. He later poisoned himself. After his death Victor still played on his favorite organ.