The Cecil Hotel w/ Dani of The Rabbit Hole Podcast

Podcast: Nephilim Death Squad Biblical Conspiracy
Host(s): TopLobsta Productions (TopLobsta, David Lee Corbeau aka "Raven")
Guest: Dani of The Rabbit Hole Podcast
Release Date: January 6, 2026
Main Topic: The dark, mysterious history of the Cecil Hotel, its endless string of tragedies, Biblical and paranormal theories about its nature, the infamous Elisa Lam case, and the intersection of mental health, conspiracy, and the supernatural.

Episode Overview

This episode dives deep into the legend of Los Angeles' notorious Cecil Hotel, examining its century-long reputation for suicides, murders, and supernatural happenings. Through a Biblical and conspiratorial lens, the hosts and Dani discuss why the hotel became a nexus of tragedy, whether evil forces or dark energies play a role, and the details and strange theories behind the 2013 death of Elisa Lam. Spiraling into adjacent topics like numerology, Skid Row, spiritual "strongholds," mental health, and Hollywood occultism, the conversation interweaves humor with thoughtful speculation on the nature of evil and the unseen world.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Cecil Hotel’s History: A Magnet for Tragedy

Built in 1924, the Cecil Hotel rapidly developed a reputation for suicides and deaths—34 confirmed, many under bizarre circumstances.
- Danny: "It feels like a very demonic place... there have been so many people that have gone there and then committed suicide. And in a lot of cases, they weren't suicidal before they stayed at the Cecil Hotel." (09:00)
The hosts discuss whether the hotel itself is cursed, a product of location, or intentionally designed to be a "portal."
Notable deaths date back to the 1920s, with tragedies occurring almost yearly by the '30s and '40s, including suicides and even a murder-suicide (a woman jumping from the building and killing a passerby, 14:13).

2. Paranormal Explanations, Energy, & “Portals”

Is the hotel a spiritual “hotspot”? Analogies are drawn to the acoustic "suicide cove" phenomenon, where rock formations induced suicidal thoughts via vibration (10:36–12:48).
- TopLobsta: “Maybe something's going on with the structure of how they built this hotel. Intentional or not.” (12:40)
Spiritual “soup” concept: The team speculates on spiritual rights, generational curses, and why certain people seem more vulnerable.
- Corbeau: "There are things that don't have rights and don't have access to us, while other things might for something that we did or something that was... generationally passed on..." (20:55)

3. The Influence of Skid Row & LA’s Energy

The hotel’s location atop Skid Row—one of LA’s most notorious districts—may amplify negativity.
Discussion of historical changes in the area, the “33rd parallel” numerology, and the spiritual implications of place.
- TopLobsta: "It's 1 degree north of the 33rd parallel... things that are on [the parallel] have more proclivity to have supernatural properties." (16:20)

4. Serial Killers, Pop Culture, and Hauntings

Richard Ramirez (“Night Stalker”) lived there during his killing spree (1985).
Reference to “American Horror Story: Hotel” as fiction inspired by the real-life hauntings at the Cecil.
- Danny: “That season is based loosely on the Cecil Hotel. It's very... demonic, like they're collecting souls.” (18:18)

5. Numerology, The 13th Floor, and Lost Time

Discussion of superstition around the number 13 (hotels skipping the 13th floor, the lost “13th month" in calendars—“Sol").
- TopLobsta: “It probably affected sales... Fear of the number 13...” (25:03)
- Danny: “If you look at different things in nature... a turtle's back... the outer ring has 28 slots [days], the inner section has 13.” (26:07)
How altered calendars may impact spiritual perception and prophecy.

The Elisa Lam Case: The Centerpiece

[Start: 34:12 – 1:08:18]

The Basic Facts

In 2013, Elisa Lam, a young Canadian tourist, was found dead in a Cecil Hotel water tank after being missing for weeks.
- Autopsy: no sexual or physical violence, but ruled “accidental drowning” due to her history of bipolar disorder.
The infamous elevator footage: Elisa’s erratic behavior—pressing buttons, acting as though hiding/communicating with someone, and ultimately vanishing from surveillance.
- Danny: “That is also the final and only appearance of her in the hotel...” (36:59)

Elevator Game Theory

Korean urban legend: performing a sequence of elevator floor selections alone can open a portal to another dimension; a woman may appear on Floor 5—never speak to her.
- Danny: “She gets out of the elevator, gets back in... pressing random buttons... We think she was probably playing the elevator game..." (36:59–39:10)
In the video, Elisa seems to talk to someone invisible, matching aspects of the legend.
- Corbeau: “When you know that this is a woman who met her demise shortly after this video, this is the last time she's seen, it makes it so much stranger.” (42:15)

Mysteries of Her Death

She vanished for three weeks—search dogs and police found no trace, nor is there lobby or hallway footage of her leaving.
- Danny: “They search the roof... everywhere, and they do not find her. She's missing." (47:36)
Her body was discovered naked in a secured water tank with a heavy lid—physically improbable for her to get in unaided.
No marks on her body, no way she could have closed the lid from inside.
- Danny: “For this little Asian girl to be able to open the lid is very unlikely... How are you going to close that water tank door behind you?” (53:06)
Murky toxicology & uncertain time of death; dogs had lost her scent entirely.
- Danny: “If she was on that roof, they would have found her scent because there's not a lot of scents on the roof.” (62:54)

Running Theories

Supernatural portal or demonic agency.
Copycat Murder: The movie “Dark Water” (2005) eerily parallels her fate; some suggest imitation, but the consensus is that even a murderer couldn't have left so little evidence.
- Danny: "But you would do it closer to [the movie’s release]... how many times in our life... movies happen and it’s so similar to what happens in real life..." (75:32–76:01)
Mental illness, but also the speculation, informed by Dr. Jerry Marzinski’s research, that schizophrenia and related disorders might be spiritual/demonic oppression.
- Corbeau: “Much of the mental health apparatus is birthed out of intelligence agencies... so much of this [‘treatment’] is really a long-leash control.” (35:25)
“She didn’t kill herself, nor was she murdered—something else placed her in the tank.”
- TopLobsta: “She died... I don't think anybody killed her. And then she was in there, but not put in there—just... now she's in there.” (108:03)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

"It feels like a very demonic place because there have been so many people there that have gone there and then committed suicide. And in a lot of cases, they weren’t suicidal before they stayed at the Cecil Hotel."
—Dani [09:00]

"There was a cove... people would go there, not suicidal at all, and just get the inclination to jump off the ledge. They determined it had something to do with the acoustics... It was producing this harmonic that was somehow associated with, like, extreme depression."
—TopLobsta [10:36]

"I'm leaning toward a portal to hell... is this a place where the devil's collecting souls?"
—Dani [12:53]

"It also might not have anything to do with it, but it’s one degree north of the 33rd parallel... Seems like things that are on—or around—have more proclivity to have supernatural properties."
—TopLobsta [16:20]

"Elevator game... on the fifth floor, a woman may or may not get on... do NOT talk to her. Leave her alone. She's a demon."
—Danny [39:10]

"The elevator is still open... that's way too long for the door to stay open. Before I was like, all right, she's putting her foot in. But now she's completely outside of it."
—TopLobsta [42:51]

"How did she get there? Who put her there? ...there's not a ladder for her to climb in. The door for the water tank was closed. And once you’re in, how are you going to close that water tank door behind you?"
—Danny [54:58]

"She died. I don't think anybody killed her. And then she was in there, but, like, not put in there—just now she's in there."
—TopLobsta [108:03]

"That place is a stronghold, dude. The more you zoom out, the more you realize this is a festering hole in a giant wound."
—Corbeau [100:35]

The Hotel’s Afterlife: Skid Row & Spiritual Decay

After Elisa Lam: The hotel was shuttered, turned into Section 8/affordable housing.
- Danny: “It’s been for sale since 2024... there’s just people still living there.” (95:28)
- The panel critiqued the wisdom (spiritually and socially) of putting LA's poor and homeless in a building with this kind of history and spiritual baggage.
Lively side discussions about Skid Row's origins, urban policy, spiritual “principalities” over neighborhoods, the social dynamics of racialized poverty, and the spiritual effects of concentrated despair (sections 86:00–90:00).

Closing Reflection

The hosts and guest ultimately agree that, whatever the literal cause of Elisa Lam’s death, the Cecil Hotel represents a spiritual epicenter of misery, tragedy, and evil—perhaps a "portal" or stronghold in a spiritually afflicted city. The episode concludes with a blend of sobriety and dark humor, reflecting both on the limits of knowledge and the persistent hunger for answers where mystery reigns.

Section Timestamps

[01:35] — Show start, host intros
[04:08] — Guest intro: Dani, Rabbit Hole Podcast
[08:28] — Introducing the Cecil Hotel mystery
[09:00–16:46] — History of deaths, suicides, & demonic theories
[16:46–23:55] — Serial killers, pop culture (Ramirez, AHS)
[24:02–29:57] — Numerology, “13th floor,” calendar conspiracies
[34:12–54:58] — Elisa Lam case: elevator game, footage, death
[55:07–62:59] — Forensic/physical impossibilities, water tank, search dogs
[65:12–68:50] — Drowning as suicide; plausibility discussion
[72:15–76:01] — Movie parallels (“Dark Water” theory)
[84:19–96:13] — Section 8, Skid Row, ghosts, spiritual “energy fields”
[98:31–100:53] — Skid Row origins, spiritual strongholds
[106:00–113:00] — Was it murder, suicide, accident, or “something else”?
[114:32–115:10] — Outro, guest plugs

Further Listening

Find Dani and The Rabbit Hole Podcast:

Search “Rabbit Hole Conspiracy Theories” wherever you get podcasts
Social: @rabbitholepodcast

“Don't forget to obey, submit and comply. We'll do it again.”
— TopLobsta [115:11]

The Cecil Hotel w/ Dani of The Rabbit Hole Podcast

Episode Overview

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Cecil Hotel’s History: A Magnet for Tragedy

Built in 1924, the Cecil Hotel rapidly developed a reputation for suicides and deaths—34 confirmed, many under bizarre circumstances.
- Danny: "It feels like a very demonic place... there have been so many people that have gone there and then committed suicide. And in a lot of cases, they weren't suicidal before they stayed at the Cecil Hotel." (09:00)
The hosts discuss whether the hotel itself is cursed, a product of location, or intentionally designed to be a "portal."
Notable deaths date back to the 1920s, with tragedies occurring almost yearly by the '30s and '40s, including suicides and even a murder-suicide (a woman jumping from the building and killing a passerby, 14:13).

2. Paranormal Explanations, Energy, & “Portals”

Is the hotel a spiritual “hotspot”? Analogies are drawn to the acoustic "suicide cove" phenomenon, where rock formations induced suicidal thoughts via vibration (10:36–12:48).
- TopLobsta: “Maybe something's going on with the structure of how they built this hotel. Intentional or not.” (12:40)
Spiritual “soup” concept: The team speculates on spiritual rights, generational curses, and why certain people seem more vulnerable.
- Corbeau: "There are things that don't have rights and don't have access to us, while other things might for something that we did or something that was... generationally passed on..." (20:55)

3. The Influence of Skid Row & LA’s Energy

The hotel’s location atop Skid Row—one of LA’s most notorious districts—may amplify negativity.
Discussion of historical changes in the area, the “33rd parallel” numerology, and the spiritual implications of place.
- TopLobsta: "It's 1 degree north of the 33rd parallel... things that are on [the parallel] have more proclivity to have supernatural properties." (16:20)

4. Serial Killers, Pop Culture, and Hauntings

Richard Ramirez (“Night Stalker”) lived there during his killing spree (1985).
Reference to “American Horror Story: Hotel” as fiction inspired by the real-life hauntings at the Cecil.
- Danny: “That season is based loosely on the Cecil Hotel. It's very... demonic, like they're collecting souls.” (18:18)

5. Numerology, The 13th Floor, and Lost Time

Discussion of superstition around the number 13 (hotels skipping the 13th floor, the lost “13th month" in calendars—“Sol").
- TopLobsta: “It probably affected sales... Fear of the number 13...” (25:03)
- Danny: “If you look at different things in nature... a turtle's back... the outer ring has 28 slots [days], the inner section has 13.” (26:07)
How altered calendars may impact spiritual perception and prophecy.

The Elisa Lam Case: The Centerpiece

[Start: 34:12 – 1:08:18]

The Basic Facts

In 2013, Elisa Lam, a young Canadian tourist, was found dead in a Cecil Hotel water tank after being missing for weeks.
- Autopsy: no sexual or physical violence, but ruled “accidental drowning” due to her history of bipolar disorder.
The infamous elevator footage: Elisa’s erratic behavior—pressing buttons, acting as though hiding/communicating with someone, and ultimately vanishing from surveillance.
- Danny: “That is also the final and only appearance of her in the hotel...” (36:59)

Elevator Game Theory

Korean urban legend: performing a sequence of elevator floor selections alone can open a portal to another dimension; a woman may appear on Floor 5—never speak to her.
- Danny: “She gets out of the elevator, gets back in... pressing random buttons... We think she was probably playing the elevator game..." (36:59–39:10)
In the video, Elisa seems to talk to someone invisible, matching aspects of the legend.
- Corbeau: “When you know that this is a woman who met her demise shortly after this video, this is the last time she's seen, it makes it so much stranger.” (42:15)

Mysteries of Her Death

She vanished for three weeks—search dogs and police found no trace, nor is there lobby or hallway footage of her leaving.
- Danny: “They search the roof... everywhere, and they do not find her. She's missing." (47:36)
Her body was discovered naked in a secured water tank with a heavy lid—physically improbable for her to get in unaided.
No marks on her body, no way she could have closed the lid from inside.
- Danny: “For this little Asian girl to be able to open the lid is very unlikely... How are you going to close that water tank door behind you?” (53:06)
Murky toxicology & uncertain time of death; dogs had lost her scent entirely.
- Danny: “If she was on that roof, they would have found her scent because there's not a lot of scents on the roof.” (62:54)

Running Theories

Supernatural portal or demonic agency.
Copycat Murder: The movie “Dark Water” (2005) eerily parallels her fate; some suggest imitation, but the consensus is that even a murderer couldn't have left so little evidence.
- Danny: "But you would do it closer to [the movie’s release]... how many times in our life... movies happen and it’s so similar to what happens in real life..." (75:32–76:01)
Mental illness, but also the speculation, informed by Dr. Jerry Marzinski’s research, that schizophrenia and related disorders might be spiritual/demonic oppression.
- Corbeau: “Much of the mental health apparatus is birthed out of intelligence agencies... so much of this [‘treatment’] is really a long-leash control.” (35:25)
“She didn’t kill herself, nor was she murdered—something else placed her in the tank.”
- TopLobsta: “She died... I don't think anybody killed her. And then she was in there, but not put in there—just... now she's in there.” (108:03)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

"It feels like a very demonic place because there have been so many people there that have gone there and then committed suicide. And in a lot of cases, they weren’t suicidal before they stayed at the Cecil Hotel."
—Dani [09:00]

"There was a cove... people would go there, not suicidal at all, and just get the inclination to jump off the ledge. They determined it had something to do with the acoustics... It was producing this harmonic that was somehow associated with, like, extreme depression."
—TopLobsta [10:36]

"I'm leaning toward a portal to hell... is this a place where the devil's collecting souls?"
—Dani [12:53]

"It also might not have anything to do with it, but it’s one degree north of the 33rd parallel... Seems like things that are on—or around—have more proclivity to have supernatural properties."
—TopLobsta [16:20]

"Elevator game... on the fifth floor, a woman may or may not get on... do NOT talk to her. Leave her alone. She's a demon."
—Danny [39:10]

"The elevator is still open... that's way too long for the door to stay open. Before I was like, all right, she's putting her foot in. But now she's completely outside of it."
—TopLobsta [42:51]

"How did she get there? Who put her there? ...there's not a ladder for her to climb in. The door for the water tank was closed. And once you’re in, how are you going to close that water tank door behind you?"
—Danny [54:58]

"She died. I don't think anybody killed her. And then she was in there, but, like, not put in there—just now she's in there."
—TopLobsta [108:03]

"That place is a stronghold, dude. The more you zoom out, the more you realize this is a festering hole in a giant wound."
—Corbeau [100:35]

The Hotel’s Afterlife: Skid Row & Spiritual Decay

After Elisa Lam: The hotel was shuttered, turned into Section 8/affordable housing.
- Danny: “It’s been for sale since 2024... there’s just people still living there.” (95:28)
- The panel critiqued the wisdom (spiritually and socially) of putting LA's poor and homeless in a building with this kind of history and spiritual baggage.
Lively side discussions about Skid Row's origins, urban policy, spiritual “principalities” over neighborhoods, the social dynamics of racialized poverty, and the spiritual effects of concentrated despair (sections 86:00–90:00).

Closing Reflection

Section Timestamps

[01:35] — Show start, host intros
[04:08] — Guest intro: Dani, Rabbit Hole Podcast
[08:28] — Introducing the Cecil Hotel mystery
[09:00–16:46] — History of deaths, suicides, & demonic theories
[16:46–23:55] — Serial killers, pop culture (Ramirez, AHS)
[24:02–29:57] — Numerology, “13th floor,” calendar conspiracies
[34:12–54:58] — Elisa Lam case: elevator game, footage, death
[55:07–62:59] — Forensic/physical impossibilities, water tank, search dogs
[65:12–68:50] — Drowning as suicide; plausibility discussion
[72:15–76:01] — Movie parallels (“Dark Water” theory)
[84:19–96:13] — Section 8, Skid Row, ghosts, spiritual “energy fields”
[98:31–100:53] — Skid Row origins, spiritual strongholds
[106:00–113:00] — Was it murder, suicide, accident, or “something else”?
[114:32–115:10] — Outro, guest plugs

Further Listening

Find Dani and The Rabbit Hole Podcast:

Search “Rabbit Hole Conspiracy Theories” wherever you get podcasts
Social: @rabbitholepodcast

“Don't forget to obey, submit and comply. We'll do it again.”
— TopLobsta [115:11]

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The Cecil Hotel w/ Dani of The Rabbit Hole Podcast

Summary

The Cecil Hotel w/ Dani of The Rabbit Hole Podcast

Episode Overview

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Cecil Hotel’s History: A Magnet for Tragedy

2. Paranormal Explanations, Energy, & “Portals”

3. The Influence of Skid Row & LA’s Energy

4. Serial Killers, Pop Culture, and Hauntings

5. Numerology, The 13th Floor, and Lost Time

The Elisa Lam Case: The Centerpiece

The Basic Facts

Elevator Game Theory

Mysteries of Her Death

Running Theories

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

The Hotel’s Afterlife: Skid Row & Spiritual Decay

Closing Reflection

Section Timestamps

Further Listening

Summary

The Cecil Hotel w/ Dani of The Rabbit Hole Podcast

Episode Overview

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Cecil Hotel’s History: A Magnet for Tragedy

2. Paranormal Explanations, Energy, & “Portals”

3. The Influence of Skid Row & LA’s Energy

4. Serial Killers, Pop Culture, and Hauntings

5. Numerology, The 13th Floor, and Lost Time

The Elisa Lam Case: The Centerpiece

The Basic Facts

Elevator Game Theory

Mysteries of Her Death

Running Theories

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

The Hotel’s Afterlife: Skid Row & Spiritual Decay

Closing Reflection

Section Timestamps

Further Listening