As Stranger Things Day neared this year, I kept noticing questions that asked, “Is Stranger Things real?” What? How could anyone think Stranger Things was real? Of course it’s not. However, is it based on real-life events? Maybe. Bear with me for a sec. It’s going to seem like I’mContinue Reading
Have you ever heard of the Torso Murderer? I thought it sounded familiar when it first came up in “Phantom Hand,” the premiere episode for season 2 of The Holzer Files. However, when I looked into it more I realized I was probably confusing it with the Torso Killer. BothContinue Reading
Leave it to 2020 to have a milestone-marking full moon on Halloween, which hasn’t happened in decades. Specifically, the last time there was a full moon on Halloween in all time zones was 76 years ago on October 31, 1944. The Farmer’s Almanac reported that in 2001 there was aContinue Reading
Several years ago we took a jaunt to Istanbul. One of the places we visited was the Basilica Cistern. Something I’d forgotten we’d done was to search for the Medusa heads that we heard were down there. (Yes. Plural. Heads.) I was reminded of that adventure, though, when a viewerContinue Reading
The other day I recorded a Halloween episode with my A Haunt Mess podcast ghoulfriends, Deedee and Sara. (Hence the get up in the photo.) One of the things we had planned to do for the episode was to share a real ghost story. I didn’t decide until the dayContinue Reading
One of the observances on the Weird Holidays & Observances page that has always intrigued me is Curious Events Day. A few years ago I shared nine curious photos to celebrate the day. I admitted, “I’m not exactly sure what Curious Events Day is.” And then I wondered, “Who createdContinue Reading
When I ran the Haunted Magazine and American Hauntings Teas Giveaway I couldn’t help myself. I had to treat myself to one of the newsletter-subscriber prizes. Specifically, the American Hauntings Teas handmade tea box made from the wood of a haunted house. Here’s the description of it from their site: TheseContinue Reading
A couple weeks back I spotted a story in my Google Alerts from Willamette Week: “Got a Creepy Old Toy You Need Exorcised From Your House? This Portland Business Will Take It off Your Hands—and Find It a More Loving Home.” Unsettling Toys mostly started as a goof. But itContinue Reading
Randonauting is becoming quite the craze, isn’t it? Maybe not as big as Pokémon Go (yet), but it’s a similar interactive experience that gets you up and out of your house. If you’re not yet familiar with this new form of exploring or are on the fence about it, maybeContinue Reading
If it was near April Fool’s Day I’d think this was a really clever story and be jealous I hadn’t thought of such an outrageous headline myself. But, no joke, Zak Bagans and crew did use cadaver dogs to search an alligator pit at the zoo formerly owned by TigerContinue Reading
This is a guest post by Pamela K. Kinney, author of Haunted Surry To Suffolk: Spooky Tales Along Routes 10 and 460. “Even in the grave, all is not lost.” Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe has written horrific and otherworldly stories and poetry. Some are those coming back toContinue Reading
On July 4th I posted “The White House’s Basement Demon Cat That Foretells Disaster.” Afterward, I realized something I’d shared from my research couldn’t be true about the Demon Cat story. Then someone on Instagram posted a comment that pointed out another potential mistake. Did you catch them too? IfContinue Reading
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