This is a guest contribution from freelance writer Sally Writes. Whether you are getting ready for Halloween or you just like a good scare, a haunted hike can be a fun and exhilarating experience that gets your heart rate up for more reasons than one. If you’re looking for ideas,Continue Reading

Witch stereotypes run rampant in 2017, and a few have withstood the test of time. When asked to describe a common witch, a person’s first instinct might be to include the iconic black pointed hat and robes, a broomstick, a green hooked nose, and bubbling potion cauldrons. Have you everContinue Reading

It’s a mystery exactly when and where Matthew Hopkins was puttering around before 1644, but when he did arrive on the scene, it was with a bang. A few decades before the Salem Witch Trials in the US, witch hunts were already going strong in the UK. As previously mentionedContinue Reading

Naturally the word “encouraging” is being used facetiously here — seeing as most confessions brought about during the witch trials of old were done so through torturous methods that probably only incited lying about witchcraft over any actual confessions. When you read about some of the methods used to encourageContinue Reading

Last week I learned that crocodile diving is a thing. It’s all thanks to a fellow ParaMania Radio pal, Jay Lynch, who hosts the Sit, Chat & Laugh with the Lynch’s with his wife, Teresa, on Mondays from 7-9 EDT. Jay shared a link on his timeline that included thisContinue Reading

I didn’t share the recap for Emerian’s show last Wednesday, but it appears I’m catching up on recaps today, so here we go. It was very exciting to get to talk to Emz for a change. We’ve exchanged a lot of email correspondence, we keep track of each other onContinue Reading

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You know all those creepy clown sightings from last year? Next week Congress will be introducing new legislation to help combat the epidemic. Congressman T. F. Hokum from Austin proposed the bill, which reads in part: By making it mandatory that every city in the U.S. has a creepy clown,Continue Reading

Did you hear about the students at Pranktown Elementary in Chicanery, Tennessee who created a zombie cat for their science fair project? Students in Ms. April’s fourth grade class love all things zombies. So much so that they set out to create one of their very own. It all startedContinue Reading

A lot of things have changed since 1901, I think that’s fair to say. But, for the world of Spiritualism and seeking truth in the paranormal, the goals have remained the same, and it’s only the method of contact and recording said contact that has evolved. On top of that,Continue Reading

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Here at Haunt Jaunts we have a fondness for tours. (The more macabre the better.) That’s why a certain tour caught my eye recently on Twitter. I re-Tweeted this post from iHorror: A Jeffrey Dahmer tour? https://t.co/8xI0pUCJdG #TravelTuesday #travel #tourism #WI #MacabreMonday — Haunt Jaunts (@HauntJaunts) March 14, 2017 ThenContinue Reading

The guest for the Haunt Jaunts radio show on Tuesday March 21, 2017 is Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter author Chris Verstraete. (Who writes as C.A. Verstraete.) Chris also happens to be a long time friend of mine. (I wanted to get acclimated to this radio hosting gig with people IContinue Reading

Elsie and I are very friendly with the beck Fairies. It is funny I never used to see them in Africa. It must be too hot for them there.Continue Reading