San Francisco's Laughing Sal in the Musee Mecanique

One of the weird days and observances on October 25 is Chucky the Notorious Killer Doll Day. (It’s also Frankenstein Friday.) In honor of Chucky, I thought it’d be fun to spend time with a creepy doll of sorts: Laughing Sal. Not that’s she’s a killer doll, but there mayContinue Reading

Destination Fear's Dakota Laden, Chelsea and Tanner

Destination Fear premiers on Travel Channel Saturday, October 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Dakota Laden, his sister and his best friend embark on a terrifying road trip in search of America’s most haunted abandoned places. But which haunted places will they jaunt to? There are 10 hour-long episodes scheduled. Here’sContinue Reading

One of the stories that stuck with me from the Ghost Tours of Anchorage tour was the ghost of the Snow City Cafe. Maybe because the delightful eatery had already bewitched me? It was only a block from our hotel. We’d ended up grabbing lunch there after we’d checked intoContinue Reading

A&E World's Biggest Ghost Hunt Pennhurst

One of A&E Network’s paranormal shows premiering this October is the ambitious World’s Biggest Ghost Hunt: Pennhurst Asylum. Not WLGH But don’t confuse it with the World’s Largest Ghost Hunt. That’s a different beast entirely. The WLGH coincides with National Ghost Hunting Day every September. Teams from around the worldContinue Reading

Alexandra Holzer

Have you been watching The Holzer Files on Travel Channel? I don’t have cable so I haven’t had the chance to see it, but I do have the chance to talk with someone connected to the show: Hans Holzer’s daughter, Alexandra. Which, can I just say, blows me away. HansContinue Reading

World's Largest Ghost Hunt Banner

What better way to kick off Fall’s first weekend than with National Ghost Hunting Day and its World’s Largest Ghost Hunt? For 2019 there are at least 72 locations participating, and, yes, in multiple countries, which is what makes this a worldwide event. And I venture to say a record-breakingContinue 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

Rosemary Ellen Guiley

My friend Pamela K. Kinney posted the news of Rosemary Ellen Guiley’s death yesterday on the Haunt Jaunts Hangout Facebook group. I couldn’t believe it at first. Probably like most everyone else who heard the news, I was shocked. Not that I knew Ms. Guiley. But I of course knewContinue Reading

Hales Bar Dam

Back in March, Lesia shared info about how the Hales Bar Dam haunted tours had closed. Sadly, the ghost tour operators turned out to be shysters. After booking tours and taking people’s money up front, the tours abruptly stopped. No explanation. Just pffft. Changed all their contact info, deleted theirContinue Reading

Historic Holbrooke Hotel (CA) Closed Indefinitely for Renovations According to the hotel website, the Historic Holbrooke Hotel, profiled on Dead Files season 6, episode 3 (2016), closed February 12, 2019 for renovations. This is an interesting development for a troubled property. Dead Files filmed at the hotel in an episodeContinue Reading

Cecil Hotel Stay on Main Lobby

This is a guest contribution from Sally Writes. Spending a night or two at a hotel is pretty commonplace for anyone spending a night away from home. With an estimated 54,200 hotels in the United States, you’re bound to be within distance of a few at any given time. However,Continue Reading

Black-eyed child

This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Or does it? I never would’ve associated Father’s Day with black-eyed children until I watched Into the Dark’s June movie, They Come Knocking. Do you have Hulu? Have you been watching the Into the Dark offerings? In case you’re not familiarContinue Reading