Historic Dun Glen Hotel Site Soon Accessible A new recreational trail built by the National Park Service is expected to make a long-lost historical site accessible to hikers. The Dun Glen Hotel was lost to a fire in 1930; however, it remained a popular, albeit inaccessible, hiking destination for historyContinue Reading
Story of 2018: Chile’s Mummy Mystery One of 2018’s fascinating stories was the authentication of a 6-inch skeleton found in a deserted mining town in the Atacama Desert. La Noria, Chile was a nitrate enriched mining town located in the northern part of Chile. It is virtually inaccessible today. InContinue Reading
The Irony of Dumplin’ (2018) On December 7, 2018, Netflix premiered Dumplin’, a Netflix original movie based on Julie Murphy’s book. Although the story was set in Texas, the film was shot in Marietta, Georgia. I know this for two reasons: 1) The movie profile in IMDb.com states it, and,Continue Reading
The Ayda Doll Tucked in one of Nebraska’s oldest towns sits a haunted doll in a collection of 1,800 artifacts. The Ayda doll is probably the Museum of Shadow’s most famous item. She may be the most haunted, as well. Ayda’s journey to Plattsmouth, Nebraska, has been long. Made inContinue Reading
Hoodoo of Sacrifice: The Skeleton Key Conjurs This week I depart for New Orleans to attend the Popular Culture Association in the South and American Culture Association in the South’s Annual Conference. Scrolling through the conference program, I selected the various panels that I wish to attend. One of themContinue Reading
Ouija Board = Good Luck! Ten facts about the Ouija Board you may not know. The Kennard Novelty Company applied for a patent on the game on July 1, 1890. Spirit or talking boards were already popular as America was reconciling the deaths from the now ended Civil War. ShortlyContinue Reading
The Nun (2018) Conjures Up Largest Opening Weekend for Franchise The Nun raked in $53.5 million over its opening weekend—far exceeding projections. Filmed on a shoestring budget of $22 million, The Nun is a financial success; however, it failed to excite critics and fans alike. Friday night’s episode “Damaged” onContinue Reading
Five Things I Learned from The Nun Father Burke, played by Demián Bichir, is called a “Miracle Hunter,” not an exorcist. Watch the movie and decide if the correct title is used. The Carta Monastery in Romania, the named location in the film, was built by Benedictine monks around 1202-1206.Continue Reading
Visit “Ashecliffe Hospital” Medfield State Hospital served as the backdrop to Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island (2010) starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo. It was called “Ashecliffe,” the fictional mental facility where DiCaprio’s character, Edward “Teddy” Daniels and his new partner “Chuck Aule” are summoned less than 24 hours after theContinue Reading
Explore Corpsewood Manor #SpotlightSunday Corpsewood Manor stands as a reminder to a less tolerant time when retired college professor, Charles L. Scudder, and his partner, Joseph “Joey” Odom, were brutally murdered and their two English Mastiffs killed in rural Georgia. However, unlike many infamous locations, Corpsewood Manor may be explored.Continue Reading
Ghost Stories (2017) Set for September 4th on DVD/Streaming The independent horror film Ghost Stories (2017) debuted in theaters on April 20th in a very limited capacity. It faired well. With 1,269 ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 67% audience score boasting a solid 3.6 out of 5Continue Reading
#FunFactFriday #TheNunMovie Trailer Dropped The highly anticipated prequel to the fantastically successful Conjuring franchise opens in theaters on September 7, 2018. The official trailer dropped this week and has had over 4 million views. This week’s #FunFactFriday involves this movie. The Nun (2018) is set much earlier that The Conjuring,Continue Reading
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