Three mailboxes covered in snow with ghosts carved into them

Recently I’ve gotten a couple of very nice emails asking about the same thing: “You seem to be publishing more posts lately. I signed up to ‘Never Miss a Thing’ and get notified of new ones because I enjoy what you write, but I don’t want to get notified eachContinue Reading

Flying saucer UFOs

The 1947 UFO sightings spawned two World UFO Days, both of which are celebrated about a week apart. One is on June 24  and commemorates the Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting in 1947. The other is on July 2 in observance of the Roswell crash with a goal to raise awarenessContinue Reading

Creepy abandoned log settler's cabin in misty woods

At first glance, including Log Cabin Day, which falls on the last Sunday every June, on the Weird Holidays and Observances page may not seem unusual enough. But what about haunted cabins? That’s a little more interesting, right? That’s why I included Log Cabin Day. I always intended to writeContinue Reading

Axe in a stump of wood

If you Google “America’s first serial killer” H. H. Holmes pops up. Mental Floss wrote an article listing nine things we didn’t know about America’s first serial killer. There’s a documentary called H. H. Holmes: America’s First Serial Killer, which you can watch on Amazon Prime. Even tour companies inContinue Reading

Peggy the Doll

Peggy the Doll has her own room at Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum. One of the 13 things to expect when visiting the museum is spending time alone with her to ask her questions. Well, you won’t be all alone. The other members of your tour group will be with you.Continue Reading

Atlas Obscura logo

  This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. On our jaunt to Vegas, I introduced my husband to Atlas Obscura. I was shocked he didn’t know about them yet. In case you’re not familiar with Atlas Obscura, here’s what it’s all about: it’s a website loaded with curiousContinue Reading

Chicken Boy statue

Chicken Boy, not to be confused with Mike the Headless Chicken, is not a boy at all. He’s a statue. Why is he called Chicken Boy and why does he have a day? Meeting Chicken Boy I first saw Chicken Boy’s Day on Brownielocks. I must’ve briefly looked into himContinue Reading

Castle Frankenstein

This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here.  All the coolest monsters had castles, didn’t they? Dracula, Frankenstein…okay that’s all I can think of. (If you know of any I’m forgetting, feel free to remind me.) One of the August 30th days on the Weird Holidays & Observances pageContinue Reading

The Queen Mary

The Queen Mary is famous for its alleged paranormal activity, but did you know there are things perhaps even scarier than the ghosts? At least to me. Here’s the seven things I found scariest while spending the night aboard the Queen Mary. (A few of which I’ve noted in otherContinue Reading

I discovered the American Association of Psychics thanks to the Weird Holidays & Observances listings. The first week of August is National Psychic Week, and the first Sunday is National Psychic Day. (Except until today I had it incorrectly listed as the first Monday in August. Whoops. Fixed now!) Anyway,Continue Reading

The firehouse in the Ghostbusters movie

This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Here’s a fun one for movie buffs from the Weird Holidays & Observances page: June 8 is Ghostbusters Day. And 2019 marks a significant milestone for the paranormal comedy: its 35th anniversary! Yep. That’s right. Ghostbusters was released in theaters 35Continue Reading

Archive of the Afterlife Paranormal Museum logo

Revised May 22, 2019 May 18 is International Museum Day. It may seem like an innocuous day to include on the Weird Holidays & Observances listings, but not if you put a twist on it. Which, of course, I can’t help but to do. From paranormal and cryptozoology to witches,Continue Reading