I’ve been on a bit of an interviewing binge lately and my next victim –er, I mean subject— is Michael J. Varhola, author of Ghosthunting Virginia and, his latest release, Ghosthunting Maryland. Both books are part of America’s Haunted Road Trip’s series of travel guides. I knew of Mr. Varhola andContinue Reading

Recently I’ve run into a string of of Haunt Jaunts with ghosts named Lydia. The first time I noticed it was when I wrote about the Blake Street Vault. They have a ghost named Lydia. The name stood out at me because I have a friend named Lydia. In fact, she’sContinue Reading

Good day one and all. My name is Shiela Stewart. I am a paranormal romance author with a love for the things that go bump in the night. I’ve written several tales of ghost, haunting and spirits that cry out for help. And it got me thinking. What would IContinue Reading

By TwitterIcon.com I mentioned that as part of the official launch of HauntJaunts.net, I set up a Twitter account. I had been really reluctant to get involved on Twitter because I just couldn’t understand how it all worked. However, my defenses were worn down. I kept hearing about it andContinue Reading

I met paranormal romance author Shiela Stewart after posting the interview with Pamela K. Kinney. We got to chatting and the idea of both an interview and a guest blog spot came up. I was delighted when she agreed to both! Today I’m pleased to post her interview. In theContinue Reading

I am very pleased to announce the official launch of HauntJaunts.net! FYI The site’s still not complete, though. I’ve added a lot of Jaunts, but there are still a ton more in the queue. But, you know, if there’s one thing my hitchhiker has taught me it’s that life isContinue Reading

I learned two things from a Tweet by Pamela K. Kinney: (a) that Creatures n Crooks Bookshoppe will host a multi-author signing on September 12, and (b) Creatures ‘n Crooks will close at the end of September. This merited both a “COOL!: and a “Bummer!” response. I’ve never personally beenContinue Reading

Have you heard about FEARnet ‘s A Haunting in L.A. Sweepstakes? It sounds pretty cool. The trip would take place October 16-19, 2009. Here’s a snippet from FEARnet’s website about it: You and a friend will be flown to L.A. for a four day spook fest. We’ll pay for yourContinue Reading

I figured it’d be fun to check out some of the Haunt Jaunts along the Hood to Coast route since this is the big Hood to Coast Race weekend. (My husband flew to Portland yesterday to participate. He’s running on one of Lance Armstrong’s LiveStrong teams. One of his teammates sent me a pictureContinue Reading

Sorry for the short notice, but I just found out about the Eastern Panhandle Paranormal Conference that’s this weekend. (Saturday August 29, 2009.) If you can get to West Virginia, you might find this an interesting event to attend. WHERE Apollo Civic Theatre 128 E. Martin St. Martinsburg, WV 25401Continue Reading

You may or may not notice effective this post that HauntJaunts.net’s time and dates are now correct. I realized the other day when I made a post that the date was a day ahead. Apparently I had selected the wrong time zone! However, the matter is now corrected and theContinue Reading

If you couldn’t cash in on JetBlue’s All-You-Can-Jet deal for some Haunt Jaunting fun check out Southwest’s $59-$109 one-way bargain fares deal. DETAILS ABOUT THE $59-$109 ONE-WAY DEAL Fares don’t include taxes. Expect to pay an extra $3.60 Federal Excise Tax per takeoff and landing, airport -assessed passenger facility charges upContinue Reading