Creatures & Monsters

What a Giant Squid and the Paranormal Have in Common

by Courtney Mroch • February 6, 2013 • 0 Comments

Last week I saw a story on Today about how a team of researchers filmed a giant squid in its natural habitat for the first time ever. In fact, you may have caught the show Monster Squid: The Giant Is…

by Courtney Mroch • December 20, 2012 • 2 Comments

…the end? Well, that’d be the end. Not much you can do about that. Although, it is the end –of a cycle in the Mayan long count calendar. But we all know I’m being cheeky. A lot of people have…

by Courtney Mroch • August 19, 2012 • 0 Comments

A while back I came across a tender shark love story that I just knew I had to share for Shark Week. I think Shark Week 2012 is officially over, or at least officially winding down, but I think there’s…

by Courtney Mroch • August 18, 2012 • 2 Comments

Yesterday my friend Jade Walker educated me about a serial killer named Dorothea Puente –which led me to learning her house may be haunted. It all started because of a picture I posted first on HJ’s Facebook page, then on…

by Courtney Mroch • August 10, 2012 • 0 Comments

Haunt Jaunts is actively seeking paranormal events and true ghost stories for new pages and features we’re adding around here. PARANORMAL EVENTS As you may have noticed, Haunt Jaunts has spent some time this summer posting upcoming paranormal events each…

by Courtney Mroch • April 9, 2012 • 10 Comments

If you’ve never cruised before, one of the things you’ll discover waiting for you each night in your room are towel animals. Your stateroom steward takes any towels you’ve used during the day to create them. Sometimes we don’t always…

by Courtney Mroch • February 23, 2012 • 21 Comments

This week I decided to do something a bit different and participate in Budget Travelers Sandbox‘s Travel Photo Thursday. I’ve long wanted to share some photos I took of the fun sea creatures I encountered while strolling along Rafael E.…

by Courtney Mroch • February 10, 2012 • 2 Comments

The other night I had the shock of my life. It was just after 10 p.m. I was trying to clean up a bit and get things in order for the next day before I headed to bed. I walked…

by Courtney Mroch • January 23, 2012 • 3 Comments

After exploring Ensenada’s tourist section, we decided to take a little waterfront path back to our boat. Almost immediately I spied something intriguing. It was a towering thing that most definitely appeared to be made up at least partially of…

by Courtney Mroch • December 29, 2011 • 3 Comments

What a year it’s been! As 2011 draws to a close, the travel tally stands at: Four countries: Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and Turkey Two continents: Europe and Asia (Three if you count flying over Greenland, which I’m inclined to do…

by Courtney Mroch • October 12, 2011 • 0 Comments

What was your favorite kids cereal growing up? Two of mine were Lucky Charms and Count Chocula. I never would’ve thought of dressing up for Halloween as a favorite kids’ cereal mascot back in the day. However, these days I…

by Courtney Mroch • September 27, 2011 • 6 Comments

In addition to ghosts, I’m nuts about zombies. That’s why I got really excited when this past summer I saw an ad for a zombie run. Actually, it’s not just a zombie run. It’s an obstacle course “infested” with…

by Courtney Mroch • September 6, 2011 • 1 Comment

It was overcast as we pulled into Ensenada the Wednesday morning of our visit. I was up early, hoping to catch the sunrise as well as our arrival. I always like when I can see the docking process. It’s the…

by Courtney Mroch • August 25, 2011 • 5 Comments

A while back I saw a post on Phantoms & Monsters about a chupacabra-like creature attacking Siberian livestock. It made me do a forehead slap. “Doh! What was I thinking only looking for haunted Mayan ruins when we were in Mexico? …

by Courtney Mroch • August 13, 2011 • 0 Comments

This summer we joined the YMCA so we could go to the pool. Almost every weekend, as long as weather permitted, we’ve gone. What a scorcher of a summer it’s been. The pool has provided a measure of relief. And the…

by Courtney Mroch • June 24, 2011 • 8 Comments

The Occult Section is to blame for this post. They included a picture of Sigmund the Sea Monster in an article they wrote about a 55 foot sea monster washing up in China. It brought back a slew of childhood…

by Courtney Mroch • June 16, 2011 • 3 Comments

You know when you see an alleged Bigfoot or other monster video and it’s all wonky? By wonky I mean out of focus, not zoomed in, shaky, or otherwise very raw and full of flaws? Every time I see a…

by Courtney Mroch • June 5, 2011 • 2 Comments

I really hope it was New York Shadow Chasers who told me about Bigfoot having a Facebook page, because that’s who I’m blaming for this post. They told me about that Facebook page, as well as Chupacabra’s Facebook page. Well…

by Courtney Mroch • May 20, 2011 • 7 Comments

Have you ever wanted a Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or maybe an alien to call your own? I have. Everytime I get Design Toscano‘s catalog, I see beasties I’d love to have for my home and yard. I thought…

by Courtney Mroch • May 4, 2011 • 5 Comments

I blame Katy Perry’s E.T. song for inspiring this post. I love it. Luckily so must a lot of others, because it comes on constantly. Whenever I’m in the car, which I’ve been a lot lately, I hear it. Perfect.…

by Courtney Mroch • April 28, 2011 • 6 Comments

The other morning I woke up super early and could not fall back to sleep. I flipped on the TV and came across a program on Science Channel called “Humanzees.” I didn’t know it was called that when I flipped…

by Courtney Mroch • April 20, 2011 • 14 Comments

I interrupt my regularly scheduled haunted places and paranormal tourism blogcasting with a plea for help. If anyone finds my patience and sanity, please contact me immediately! Also, if you know how to defeat Gremlins, please tell me! The past…

by Courtney Mroch • March 30, 2011 • 5 Comments

Happy Birthday, Haunt Jaunts! It’s both hard to believe and amazing to me that it was only two years ago HJ was born. It continues to be the best thing that ever came from me having cancer. (Besides knowing just…

by Courtney Mroch • March 29, 2011 • 7 Comments

Once upon a time Jessica Penot of Ghost Stories and Haunted Places wrote ”The Paranormal Blunderer: What You Shouldn’t Do When You’re a Paranormal Tourist,” a funny guest blog I could very much relate to. I got to thinking about it and…

by Courtney Mroch • March 16, 2011 • 1 Comment

The last two days I have stumbled across two videos on YouTube that are well worth sharing: Preschool Thriller and Ghoul B. Gone. I figured they’d make a good installment for Wordless Wednesday. Hopefully both will entertain you as much…

by Courtney Mroch • March 14, 2011 • 2 Comments

If you guessed that “an Alien Queen and a Fridge Full of Blood” is something Charlie Sheen might say, I hate to tell you, but you’re wrong. (Although, you get points for making a good guess. The way he’s been…

by Courtney Mroch • March 3, 2011 • 3 Comments

Tomorrow National Geographic Channel premieres a new series called Beast Hunter. From the brief clips I’ve seen, it looks fantastic! Like Syfy’s Destination Truth and it’s hunky host, Josh Gates, Nat Geo’s Beast Hunter has a hottie monster hunter manning…

by Courtney Mroch • March 2, 2011 • 0 Comments

I wasn’t sure what to expect when our ship docked in Costa Maya. Ports are so unpredictable. Ones you think will be nice are sometimes not. And small ones you don’t expect much from often surprise you. Costa Maya was…

by Courtney Mroch • February 24, 2011 • 5 Comments

I didn’t do my research on Gloucester’s haunted places before we went on our Canada/New England cruise last year. I figured we’d take an excursion to Salem the day we docked there. Alas, we didn’t do the Salem route and instead spent…