Red Onion Saloon exterior front

“Who’s here for the ghosts?” our fun-loving madam polled our group before starting the tour. Less than half joined me in raising their hands. “Who’s here for the Goodtimes?” she asked. More hands went up than before. “Well, that’s good because I’ll warn you right now, there are more goodContinue Reading

AI image of a giant dark heart in the middle of the road leads to places to haunting and haunted places to celebrate Valentine's Day 2023

Spending the night in wine country in a haunted Gothic Victorian. Taking an adults-only Lewd Spirits tour in NOLA. Embarking on a heart-pounding walk-through of a haunted attraction. Sound like ways to say, “I love you” to you? If so, you’re in the right place. In addition to unpacking theContinue Reading

Tragic Tour 2022 Eventbrite image

You may be familiar with the haunted Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada, but what about Chicago’s haunted clown cemetery? Showmen’s Rest, as the section of Woodlawn Cemetery is known, is one of the stops on this year’s Tragic Tour. In fact, it’s a new addition. Let’s check out what otherContinue Reading

ghosts of southern ladies outside an old possibly antebellum home

We all know the answer to the question, “Who ya gonna call?” But what about ghosts? Who do they call when they’re troubled by strange noises in the night or when they experience feelings of dread in their basement or attic? What do restless spirits do with all the peopleContinue Reading

The Bell Mansion Google Screen grab

There’s about to be a new haunted destination on the block. The Bell Mansion in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is transforming into an event center for everything from weddings and meetings to yoga classes and paranormal investigations. The former mansion has had quite an interesting history, too, so it wouldn’t beContinue Reading

The Shanley Hotel on the Haunted History Trail of New York State

Over the moon excited. That’s how I felt when I first learned about the Haunted History Trail of New York State back in 2014. They continue to set the bar for how visitor and convention bureaus can cater to paranormal tourism and tourists seeking out haunted places. Like this year.Continue Reading

U.S. Ghost Adventures Lizzie Borden House New Owners

Are you an enthusiastic ghost hunter or paranormal investigator? Do you have experience giving tours? How’d you’d like to make money putting those skills to work in one of America’s most haunted places? The Lizzie Borden House recently announced they’re hiring for nightly ghost hunts of the house. Earlier thisContinue Reading

Gilchrist County Jail sold with exclamation point

In April I wondered if the haunted Florida jail that was for sale and making headlines galore had already sold. I’m talking about the Gilchrist County Jail, which had been hawked as “certifiably haunted.” (Which poses a problem because there is no such thing as “certifiably haunted.”) Anyway, when IContinue Reading

Screenshot of Azure Hall from US Ghost Adventures during Lizzie Borden podcast interview

Earlier this year, you may have heard how US Ghost Adventures bought the Lizzie Borden House & Museum. Last year I had the pleasure of speaking with Josef Kruger, a project manager for USGA, about some fun things the company was doing at that time. Recently he reached out and askedContinue Reading

Ghost Hunt Weekends Titanic museum virtual ghost hunt

Ghost Hunt Weekends is one of the ghost hunting event companies on our Ghost Hunting Events Companies & Haunted Places page. Like it did with most in-person and group-oriented businesses, the pandemic paused the majority of their events in 2020. But also like a lot of places had to, theyContinue Reading

U.S. Ghost Adventures Lizzie Borden House New Owners

When news broke earlier this year that the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast Museum was for sale, I wondered who would buy it. I speculated maybe it would interest Zak Bagans. Perhaps become an east coast haunted museum? Nope. We now know who the Lizzie Borden house’s new owners willContinue Reading

The Haunted Walk's Virtual Haunted Campfires graphic

At the beginning of this year, I wrote a Haunted Walk update after talking with HW’s creative director, Jim Dean, for the podcast. One of the things that came up was up their Virtual Haunted Campfires for 2021. Jim hosts them but he turns it over to special guests fromContinue Reading