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
The 1947 UFO sightings spawned two World UFO Days, both of which are celebrated about a week apart. One is on June 24 and commemorates the Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting in 1947. The other is on July 2 in observance of the Roswell crash with a goal to raise awarenessContinue Reading
Almost 10 years ago I wrote a post wondering where Cleveland, Tennessee’s, haunted Green’s Caverns were. Legend had it that a reaper-like shadowy figure lived in the caverns and could often be seen around them. A reader named Christy had left a comment asking for help locating it: Can someoneContinue Reading
The other day my A Haunt Mess podcast co-host, Sara, asked if I’d heard of, or done, Randonautica. “Rando-what-i-ca? What the heck is that?” “You’ve got to try it. I think you’ll really like it. My girls introduced me to it and my sister and I have been having fun doing itContinue Reading
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