Devil Comet

With a name like the “Devil Comet,” it’s easy to understand why its rare, “once-in-a-lifetime” appearance might cause alarm. Although, “once-in-a-lifetime” is a little misleading. It depends on when you’re born. There are those who were alive the last time it made an appearance in 1954. Just like today’s youthContinue Reading

Ghost Adventures House Calls

When Ghost Adventures: House Calls premiered in 2022, many people wondered why Zak Bagans wasn’t on-site for the investigations. It seemed to be a combination of reasons, including experimenting with a different form of investigating, perhaps to try and assuage his fear of flying. But with the new season ofContinue Reading

Haunted Mansion Parlor artist rendering of the bar

Last October, Spirit Halloween released three very creepy Hitchhiking Ghosts masks, one for each of them. I first learned about the forthcoming Haunted Mansion bar on a post about the masks. (Thanks again, Maria!) The bar’s official title is the Haunted Mansion Parlor, and it—along with Phineas, Ezra, and Gus—willContinue Reading

Bloody Mary Mirror

Bloody Mary and La Llorona are among two of the most popular paranormal folklore legends involving women. But there are also some other frightening female supernatural entities in myths, legends, and horror stories from around the world. Since March is Women’s History Month, and these phantom femme fatales have enduredContinue Reading

Bigfoot Alien Ghost Paracons

As you might expect, there’s some kind of spooky gathering happening somewhere in the U.S. every weekend in October, including paracons and horror fests. But they don’t just take place in October. Paracons and horror fests happen year-round. Some months, mainly the coldest, are slower than others. Typically, December throughContinue Reading

Bride Starring in haunted historic Southern hotel

The walls of some historic hotels forever encapsulate echoes of bygone weddings, including ones that never took place. Historic Hotels of America lists several haunted historic hotels with such stories, but we’re going to concentrate on the ones where Southern ghost brides roam. Whether they were jilted at the alterContinue Reading

Death and Other Details

In recent years, Hulu’s showcased a knack for making fun mystery series, haven’t they? We’re talking limited series like Nine Perfect Strangers and The Clearing to recurring series like The Hardy Boys and Only Murders in the Building. It’s unclear if one of their newest releases, Death and Other Details, willContinue Reading

Medieval Torture Museum Ghost Hunting Experience info card

CONTENT WARNING! Many of the exhibits at the Medieval Torture Museum contain explicit and graphic depictions of torture devices and methods. This post contains examples of some. Reader discretion is advised. “I think I’m going to go hunt ghosts at the Medieval Torture Museum,” I said when my husband askedContinue Reading

Fossa description

“OMG! It’s a Chupacabra!” I thought the first time I saw a fossa. It was during a recent jaunt to the San Francisco Zoo. But then my brain checked itself. No one has ever captured a real Chupacabra, and if a zoo had one, surely that would’ve made the news.Continue Reading

Simona Tabasco, Beatrice Granno, Theo James The White Lotus

I really thought The White Lotus would be a one-and-done sort of series after the first one. (Or what’s more commonly called a “limited series.”) But then they went and found a way to make a second season, which was as entertaining (if not more so) as the first. InContinue Reading

American Nightmare

Thank you, 2024. So far just in January, you’ve given us some great true crime docuseries, including Natalia Speaks and now American Nightmare. All I knew about the case covered in American Nightmare prior to watching was how Netflix described it: After a home invasion and abduction, a young couple’sContinue Reading

Crime burglar tourism travel

“Crime tourism is on the rise,” one of our local news anchors said during a recent broadcast. “We’ll discuss where it’s happening and why after the break.” That certainly piqued my interest and made me stick around through commercials. I’ve heard about all kinds of different types of tourism, fromContinue Reading