Updated September 15, 2021 What comes to mind when you think of Kentucky? Horses and the Derby? Bourbon? Baseball? What about a great place to explore the outdoors? Or, in the case of the Gorge Underground, explore Mother Nature’s indoors. Among other things, Kentucky is cave country. You canContinue Reading
Themed cocktails. Macabre magic. Sinister séances. Tarot readings. Strange roaming specters. Live music. Hidden secret games. Giant Ouija boards. Plus more. Such as, it all takes place in a haunted mansion. Sound like an evening you’d like to attend? Let’s take a look at the three cities where you canContinue Reading
The new season of Halloween Wars premieres Sunday, September 19 at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network and discovery+. Ghost Adventures star Zak Bagans will participate this season using some of the dangerous and mysterious artifacts from his Haunted Museum in Las Vegas to challenge the teams. He’s got plenty toContinue Reading
The beach. Amusement parks. Camping. All quintessential summer pastimes that come with their own thrills and chills. However, there’s something perhaps most particularly thrilling about roughing it in the woods, isn’t there? And what better way to end a day being one with the land than by telling scary campfireContinue Reading
Food Network and discovery+ are the go-to destinations for out-of-this-world Halloween-themed programming. They get viewers into the holiday spirit with edge-of-your-seat competitions and mind-blowing edible creations. The Food Network Halloween 2021 lineup features a new season like no other of Halloween Wars. Paranormal investigator and Ghost Adventures star Zak BagansContinue Reading
Ah, summer. That astronomical season that begins on Sunday, June 20, and lasts until Wednesday, September 22. Or pre-Spooky Season, as I like to think of it. Because normally (meaning pre-pandemic), the spring and summer months see the most uptick in paracons, Halloween, and horror fests. After being cooped upContinue Reading
Last year one of the most popular and beloved Halloween events, Salem Haunted Happenings, wasn’t quite the same as it had always been. Thanks to our old buddy, old pal COVID-19. But good news, witches! NBC Boston reported that its “scheduled to return in October 2021 after being largely scaledContinue Reading
Today we released a teaser video (below) for Summer Spirit 2021 on all of our socials. (YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter.) But what is Summer Spirit 2021 all about? Well, we’ve never really done a series before, but we’ve sure been thinking about it for a while now. We’ve had aContinue Reading
Updated May 4, 2021 with names of winners (below) Life is funny, isn’t it? One place might suffer a drought while at the same time another endures flooding. The Weird Holidays & Observances page is like that. Not every day has a strange observance. In fact, some months are leanerContinue Reading
Congress has proposed a bill that, if passed, could soon make it illegal to ghost hunt in the United States. Or will it end up just becoming a highly regulated activity? We may soon find out. Amazingly, the proposed bill has bipartisan support from members of both the U.S. HouseContinue Reading
Curmudgeons Day, observed annually on January 29, is one of the sillier days that I’ve included on the Weird Holidays & Observances page. But what’s its story? Who started it and why? And what is a curmudgeon exactly and where did that word come from? What’s a Curmudgeon? The OxfordContinue Reading
In year’s past, right about now is when haunted houses (of the Halloween variety) start advertising their Valentine’s Day dates. Where cities and states allowed it, haunted attractions did open for Halloween 2020. So what about for the most romantic day of the year? Will haunted houses be open forContinue Reading
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