This is a guest contribution from Desmond Rhodes. You’re a lover of the supernatural, but your job requires you to tone down your excitement for fear of scaring customers or coworkers. That’s okay; not everyone loves to dive into the paranormal. But you’ve been fascinated by it since you couldContinue Reading
I have probably seen an Alebrije before, but I didn’t know that’s what it was called. Or even that it had a name, because it was only shortly before I started writing this post that I learned it was an art form and a specific one at that. If IContinue Reading
Originally published April 30, 2018. Updated April 29, 2019. According to the Weird Holidays & Observances calendar, April 30th is Walpurgis Night (Walpurisnacht), which is also associated with “Witches’ Night.” I have to admit something. Before today I did not understand that in some parts of the world this canContinue Reading
Grave Gardening: Conserving America’s Garden Cemeteries Prior to 1830, families buried their dead in local church cemeteries or family cemeteries. In 1831, Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts became the first modern public cemetery. It was a “garden cemetery,” whereby landscape designers incorporated water features and plants amongst the graves.Continue Reading
Saw this press release. Had to share it! When pet owners lose their special family pets, they suddenly experience a piercing loneliness and grieve deeply for extended periods. See: 4.3.18 Yahoo article about 80-year-old retiree Ken and the loss of his little dog Zack. Nancy Alanis has written an amazing book containing true storiesContinue Reading
Have you used the Google Arts & Culture app to find your museum doppelganger yet? I meant to write about this in January, but there wasn’t time before we left on our Southeast Asia trip. Whoever came up with this is brilliant. It’s a neat –and fun!– way to learnContinue Reading
Saw this press release so I’m sharing it…and adding Haunt Rave to the Halloween Attraction Directories & Maps. Haunt Rave, an interesting website created to make it easy for people to find haunted attractions, has introduces a new search model. This is aimed at making sure that people looking for information revolvingContinue Reading
Saw this press release on PRWeb. Too good to pass up sharing. ONSTELLAR is the next critical step in combining social media with cryptocurrency. Designed for a growing enlightened global community and focused exclusively on the extraordinary, profound and metaphysical, ONSTELLAR will be the first platform of its kind toContinue Reading
For two decades, “DraculaTour,” has been the ultimate haunted horror travel experience. It is a unique adventure which takes visitors to Eastern Europe’s most infamous land of the unholy, Transylvania (in Romania). For one week during Halloween, travelers experience the definitive Halloween holiday with fellow fans, friends and ‘fiends’Continue Reading
Please enjoy this guest contribution from H. Davis. Have you ever driven on the road and spotted an abandoned, creepy, old building – whether it’s an old factory, hospital, or house – and remember hearing rumors that it was haunted by the people who once lived there? Well, in someContinue Reading
Hello! If you listen to our radio show then you might’ve heard the announcement this past Tuesday that we won’t have a show again until Tuesday February 13, 2018. This also means the site will be quiet, no new posts, until we can get back to work on February 13th.Continue Reading
A favorite place my husband and I like to get out and exercise not far from our Nashville home is at River Park in Brentwood, Tennessee. An extensive path system connects it to other area parks. One of them is the Primm Historic Park off of Wilson Pike. I’m rarelyContinue Reading
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