US Ghost Adventures Lily dolls meeting via Zoom

At the end of September, I came across GhostFlix from US Ghost Adventures. GhostFlix are in-home ghost tours that can be experienced either On Demand or via a Live Event –livestreamed that is. Although, US Ghost Adventures does offer in-person tours too. I thought GhostFlix sounded super clever and funContinue Reading

Utah monolith

Who knew the discovery of the Utah monolith in November would spark a worldwide monolith frenzy? There have been so many that Wikipedia now has a list of monoliths. Let’s take a look at this trend, which has been a pleasant diversion from the rest of 2020’s worries. A BriefContinue Reading

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Looking for a last-minute gift idea? Or are you trying to avoid malls and the hassle of wrapping and shipping presents? Or maybe you just want to give a unique gift? Whatever your motivation, here are seven great gift experiences for the people on your list who love the paranormal.Continue Reading

2020's winter solstive jupiter and saturn alignment

Like the Halloween full moon, 2020’s Winter Solstice will bring a rare astronomical event too: a planetary alignment between Jupiter and Saturn. But that’s not the only rarity that’s happening with the Great Conjunction. So what makes this alignment so special? What are Jupiter and Saturn’s significance from an astrologicalContinue Reading

Krampus at a parade

Ever since Americans started discovering other creepy Christmas traditions from around the world, we’ve been fascinated. But the one that seems to enthrall us the most is the legend of Krampus. Why? Is it because he’s the antithesis of Santa and confirms something we always secretly suspected: that Santa isContinue Reading

Utah monolith

When I wrote about the Utah monolith and the appearance of a second one in Romania, I wondered where one might show up next. We didn’t have to wait long for the answer, did we? A California monolith was found on Wednesday, December 2, on a trail in Atascadero. Sadly,Continue Reading

Dark and creepy victorian street store front with Christmas tree in window

People often think Halloween is a great time for ghost stories and ghost tours, and it is. However, so is Christmas. If your idea of making spirits brights includes visiting haunted places, here are 5 holiday 2020 ghost tours for you. Although, it’s important to note that as we know,Continue Reading

cartoon ghost in Santa hat

Did you know Christmas and Halloween share ghost stories in common? Credit goes to their pagan roots. These days, everybody is familiar with the classic Christmas ghost story, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, which was published in 1843. But telling ghost stories at Christmas dates back even farther thanContinue Reading

Screenshot from IMDB of Misunderstood Monsters cover from Come Play

One of the things I wondered as I watched Come Play was whether or not the book in it was real: Misunderstood Monsters, A Children’s Story. If you’ve seen the movie, you know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, let me explain its importance to the plot. Misunderstood MonstersContinue Reading

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Back in September, Jim from The Haunted Walk, a ghost tour company, reached out to paranormal podcasters with an invitation to try a virtual paranormal experience they had created: The Haunting at Home Paranormal Adventure. It sounded super interesting, but he made it even more enticing by offering a freeContinue Reading

A gypsy psychic witch woman gazing into a crystal ball against an occult day background

Occult Day is observed on November 18. Which I guess answers the “When is it?” question, doesn’t it? But what about the rest? What is it, who created it, and why? Let’s find out. However, let’s first define what “occult” means. What does occult mean? The word “occult” derives fromContinue Reading

Museum of the Weird banner

I don’t know if the Museum of the Weird also serves double duty as headquarters for the Keep Austin Weird movement, but it totally could. (And, yes, there is such a thing. Just check out #keepaustinweird on Insta. It’s very popular.) All I know is that when we jaunted toContinue Reading