Ed Gein: The Real Psycho is a new Shock Docs special that begins streaming on discovery+ on April 9. It features Steve Shippy from Haunting in the Heartland and Cindy Kaza from The Holzer Files investigating Ed Gein’s case, including a few locations his spirit may still roam in Plainfield, Wisconsin.Continue Reading
You can still take the Then and Now virtual online tours of Eastern State Penitentiary for free. However, the historic Philadelphia prison is also once again welcoming visitors on tours Wednesdays through Sundays. Starting May 7 through September 4, they’ll also resume Summer Twilight night tours on Thursday, Friday, andContinue Reading
When news broke earlier this year that the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast Museum was for sale, I wondered who would buy it. I speculated maybe it would interest Zak Bagans. Perhaps become an east coast haunted museum? Nope. We now know who the Lizzie Borden house’s new owners willContinue Reading
In 2020 Dark Zone Network stepped up to provide spooky virtual investigation events of haunted places like the Conjuring House and the Queen Mary. They recently announced they’re conducting another similar experience, this time in America’s most haunted police precinct: the Los Angeles Police Museum. The three-day live streaming eventContinue Reading
A special two-hour episode called “McCormick Farm” is among the new episodes of Portals to Hell that start streaming on March 20 on discovery+. (The other one is “Hotel Monte Vista.” New episodes follow every Saturday after that until May 8.) It’s a sort of an investigation first for JackContinue Reading
Portals to Hell season 2 premieres on March 20 when new episodes begin streaming on discovery+. Among them are “Hotel Monte Vista” and “McCormick Farm,” which is a special two-hour episode. I had a chance to screen both episodes ahead of the release date, but I only had time toContinue Reading
Recently an article on TripSided caught my eye. It was about how Amazon is venturing into the travel business. Sort of. They’re currently Beta testing a new hub called Amazon Explore. It offers a variety of private virtual experiences from around the world that “lets you learn and discover differentContinue Reading
The Chicago Tribune recently reported that the Old Joliet Prison Historic Site in Joliet, Illinois, is reopening for tours. Starting this month, March, and running through October, visitors can choose from self-guided tours or group ones. In 2020, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the prison found itself adapting to theContinue Reading
The iconic psychopaths featured in the blockbuster movies Silence of the Lambs, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Psycho were not just fictitious villains. They were inspired by a real-life personification of evil —Ed Gein. Gein was a convicted murderer and grave robber who had a malicious obsession with human flesh.Continue Reading
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of taking a ghost tour of Anchorage led by Ghost Tours of Anchorage owner and proprietor, Richard “Rick” Goodfellow. The other day I spotted an article from an unlikely source about the Anchorage ghost tour owner and a historian solving a trueContinue Reading
We normally associate February with Valentine’s Day and Black History month, among other things, but February 2021 is turning out to be a little different. It’s shaping up to be a month of true crime docuseries and dramas. Among them is a three-episode Dateline NBC event: “The Widower.” Word startedContinue Reading
Do you like true crime docs? If so, you’re going to love what February 2021 has in store for you. Check out these two new docuseries and one new investigative drama series that are coming out this month. 1. The Investigation on HBO & HBO Max The Investigation is aContinue Reading
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