Haunted Christmas cover of Haunted Places with Christmas Names image of creepy Santa

The first episode of Haunted Christmas, the second themed season on the podcast, explores haunted places with Christmas names…both secular and religious. But which ones? Well, I shared eight places that had both paranormal activity and the names of things commonly associated with Christmas. Think decorations, reindeer, and people andContinue Reading

Headstone of the Jane Doe buried in Provincetown known as the Lady of the Dunes

In a previous post, I examined whether or not one of the houses in American Horror Story: Double Feature was really haunted. At the end of it, I teased about how the new season of AHS has a haunting cold case connection with an iconic horror movie. I promised toContinue Reading

The Shanley Hotel on the Haunted History Trail of New York State

Over the moon excited. That’s how I felt when I first learned about the Haunted History Trail of New York State back in 2014. They continue to set the bar for how visitor and convention bureaus can cater to paranormal tourism and tourists seeking out haunted places. Like this year.Continue Reading

101 Haunted Places Bucket Journal

The concept of bucket lists has long been popular in the world of travel. Climbing that highest mountain, visiting every National Park, flying the world’s best airlines…but what about a bucket list for paranormal travel? What if a traveler wants to choose the Stanley Hotel over a Florida resort, orContinue Reading

Tui Snider Offbeat and Overlooked mermaids and submerged cemeteries

Earlier this year Tui Snider asked if I’d like to be a guest on her Tui Snider Offbeat & Overlooked YouTube Channel. There was only one way to answer: You betcha! Tui is simply lovely —and lively. I wish I could remember how it was I first came to knowContinue Reading

Night Parade-Carnival of Nice 2019

Alfred Hitchcock died on April 29, 1980, and won’t ever make a movie again, but he certainly earned his moniker, “The Master of Suspense.” Many Alfred Hitchcock movies are revered as classics to this day and some, (like Psycho and Rebecca, have inspired remakes. Writers and filmmakers who appreciate hisContinue Reading

Steve Shippy and Cindy Kaza in Ed Gein The Real Psycho

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

Edgar Cayce gravesite sign with church in background

Have you heard of the Medical Medium, Anthony William? He’s sort of our time’s answer to Edgar Cayce, who some consider the “father of holistic medicine.” I’m not really sure when I first learned about the American clairvoyant and mystic who was also called the Sleeping Prophet because of theContinue Reading

We’re pleased to welcome back guest blogger Harry Parsons of Arcadia Publishing. You may remember his post about 6 of the most notorious graveyards in America. This post profiles the eternal residents of one of those graveyards.    If you’ve always wondered which of America’s most famous cemeteries is notoriousContinue Reading

2013 may be the year of guest blogs here on Haunt Jaunts. At least it’s shaping up that way to start out the year. The other day I wrote about how we can look forward to a guest blog from author Kathryn Hohmann. We’ll also be welcoming a Twitter friendContinue Reading

Halifax, Nova Scotia was one of our ports when we took our Canada/New England cruise. I was stoked because I had Nova Scotia on my bucket list. (This was before I understood Nova Scotia was one of Canada’s provinces, not a city. That’s one thing our jaunts to Canada haveContinue Reading

One of the most interesting things my ancestors showed me on their ghost tour of New Orleans was the cleaning of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau’s tomb. I spotted the volunteers setting up and receiving instructions when we first entered St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, but I thought they were relativesContinue Reading