This past weekend I spent a lot of time adding books to Haunt Jaunt’s Emporium. Among them was The World’s Most Haunted Places: From the Secret Files of Ghostvillage.com by Jeff Belanger.
I’d heard of Ghostvillage.com, had even clicked through from some Google search I’d run on something or another, but hadn’t ever really checked it out. (I think I’d meant to the time I clicked through, but I believe I didn’t dawdle because I was on the hunt for something…)
Anyway, I finally tooled around there a little bit more. I found out Mr. Belanger has written a ton of books, a couple of which I’m sure also got added to HJ’s Emporium this past weekend like Our Haunted Lives, the Encyclopedia of Haunted Places, and what I believe is his newest book, Who’s Haunting the White House. But he’s got tons more.
The site’s really neat –not to mention among the most popular of its kind. Well, on their home page they declare they are “the most popular paranormal destination according to Google.com and Amazon.com.”
Paranormal? Destination? Perfect item for Haunt Jaunts!
And I can see why it attracts so many visitors. There are forums, blogs, a listing of Haunted Events, even a listing of some Haunted Places and Haunted Hotels and B&Bs under its Directories tab.
Pretty cool stuff. I have a feeling I’ll be referring back to Ghostvillage.com a lot.
Oh, they also have a newsletter. I made sure to sign up for it.
Anyway, not a conventional Jaunt, but heading to ghostvillage.com is definitely one worthy of making!
Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.