Photo of girl with Halloween face paint

This is a guest contribution from Sally Writes. With 100 million Americans planning to go on a family vacation in 2019, many will be considering a fall holiday. However, for families who enjoy the Halloween season and wish to embark on a seasonally appropriate trip, finding a destination suitable forContinue Reading

Aloisius the beer angel

One of the October’s weird days is not so very weird, but kind of nice: Guardian Angels Day on October 2. When we ate at the Bavarian Bierhaus in Nashville earlier this year, I noticed something I hadn’t other times we’d eaten there: Aloisius. He was floating above the tablesContinue Reading

The Whitney exterior

This is a guest contribution from Sally Writes. The Whitney Mansion in Detroit has been a home, a hospice, and is currently a restaurant that boasts opulent dining rooms and a grand feel throughout the 22,000-foot property. There’s plenty of ghostly sightings and paranormal experiences to be had, which theContinue Reading

Fall Forest Leaves October Days

Spooky types generally associate October with the scariest day of the year –Halloween. (Or am I just speaking for myself?) And a mainstream campaign that gets lots of attention each October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But there’s many monthly, weekly and daily celebrations happening in October. (Besides the weird,Continue Reading

Haunt Jaunts Haunted Mansion Prize pack

Do you love the Haunted Mansion? I do. I’m a Foolish Mortal and proud of it! Speaking of Foolish Mortals, this past summer I was lucky enough to be one them who attended the Haunted Mansion’s 50 Years of Retirement Unliving Event at Disneyland. While I was there, I pickedContinue Reading

Walker Stalker Banner with Daryl

I’d love to go to every para con and horror fest I could. Money and time, of course, does not permit that. One I’d always been curious about was Walker Stalker. I used to be a huge The Walking Dead fan. (I’m still a fan, but the series has gotten aContinue Reading

Alexandra Holzer with her father Dr Hans Holzer

This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here.  I received a press release about Alexandra Holzer, daughter of Hans Holzer, who many regard as America’s first ghost hunter and the “Father of the Paranormal.” On October 3, 2019, one of the seven new series debuting on Travel Channel willContinue 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

Chia Pet Stranger Things Dustin

This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here.  Long before chia seeds became a trendy health food add-in, there were Chia Pets. Which, side note, you definitely would not want to eat. They’re meant for growing, not consuming. In case you were thinking, “Hmm…I could have a cool chiaContinue Reading

Scoops Ahoy Stranger Things Baskin Robbins Stickers

This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Full disclosure: some of these Stranger Things items aren’t as strange as the title might suggest. Once again I was trying my hand at crafting an intriguing heading. Which, if you’re reading this, it worked! Yay me! But don’t feel duped.Continue Reading

Buckland Museum of Witchcraft & Magick

I knew about the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft before I wrote about the William Mortensen Witches exhibit, but I hadn’t written about just the museum yet. And it really deserves a post of it’s own so…seeing how it’s Monday (also known on some social media platforms as Museum Monday), whyContinue Reading

Home security camera pointing at a ghost

Ghosts can show up anywhere, anytime, not just during paranormal investigations, right? Yes. Of course. That’s why people go ghost hunting. Someone (or multiple someones) has an experience, shares the tale and boom. A ghost story is born. Others want to investigate and see for themselves if there’s anything toContinue Reading