Nightmare on Elm Street's Robert Englund hosts Travel Channel's True Terror

Travel Channel released a trailer for its upcoming new series, True Terror with Robert Englund. Yes. That Robert Englund, a.k.a. Freddy Krueger of the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The legendary horror movie icon brings news from yesteryear to life like never before. He’ll bring viewers twisted, true talesContinue Reading

Graphic for Feedspot's Top 75 Paranormal Blogs Websites and Influencers in 2020

A few years ago someone at Feedspot reached out to let me know Haunt Jaunts had been included on their Top 50 Paranormal Blogs on the web list. Feedspot has since added 25 more slots to its Top Paranormal Blogs, Websites & Influencers list. Did Haunt Jaunts make the listContinue Reading

Haunt Jaunts Dolly Parton Challenge

If you follow HJ on social media (Twitter, Facebook and Insta), you might’ve seen our Dolly Parton Challenge. If not, you’ve seen it now! When I first shared it on Twitter last week, one friend laughed and said, “Dolly Parton Challenge? What the heck is that?” I happen to knowContinue Reading

Alleged haunted Frozen Elsa doll propped against side of house

Have you heard about the haunted Frozen Elsa doll that supposedly “terrorized” a family? Talk about a story going viral…wow! The media could not “let it go!” So what’s the doll’s story and why does its original owners believe its haunted? Haunted Elsa’s Story Apparently a Houston mom said herContinue Reading

Nightmare on Elm Street's Robert Englund hosts Travel Channel's True Terror

A much anticipated new series starring one of horror movies most iconic actors is coming to Travel Channel: True Terrors with Robert Englund. That’s right, “Freddy Kruger” from the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.  He scoured news reports of yesteryear to find twisted tales ripped straight from the headlines, shiningContinue Reading

black and white photo of shovels in dirt

Specimen bottles and mass graves. Both were discovered this year. One in Arkansas and the other in Oklahoma. Both prove the past doesn’t stay buried. Eventually it will be dug up. It also proves that sometimes lore stems from fact. Let’s take a look at these two examples from 2019.Continue Reading

Zak Bagans inside his Haunted Museum

I came across some alarming Tweets directed at Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum, especially centered around the Dybbuk box. I’ll explain in a seperate post after Christmas how they even came to my attention and why they alarmed me. Well, they may alarm you too. I’ve shared some of them below, butContinue 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

Alien sign in middle of the desert area 51

Travel Channel greenlit a show about the UFO Brothers attending the Storm Area 51 and Alienstock festivities in Nevada on September 20, but…will any of it even happen? Storm Area 51 and Alienstock have both been cancelled. Sort of. It’s now supposedly merged with the Area 51 Celebration in LasContinue Reading

Alienstock Festival Banner

The Storm Area 51 event was ambitious enough, but as I recently wrote, it’s now morphed into the Alienstock Festival. It’s set to take place around the same time as Storm Area 51, September 20th, but without the storming and more of a Burning Man vibe. Here’s the nitty grittyContinue Reading

Alienstock Festival Banner

First Matthew “Matty” Roberts proposed a Storm Area 51 movement. Mostly as a joke, but as we know it caught fire to become one of summer 2019’s viral news stories. The Storm Area 51 event was supposed to take place on September 20, 2019 in Amargosa Valley, Nevada from 3-6Continue Reading

Save Halloween trick or treat witch dog in ghost costume holding jack-o-lantern

When I called out the Halloween & Costume Association’s mission to move Halloween, I said, “I’d sign a Save Halloween petition. In fact, I’m so riled up about this I just may start one…” So I did. The Save Halloween Petition Here’s the argument I made for keeping Halloween asContinue Reading