Tag Archive for Christmas

Best Places to Find Ghosts of Christmas Past

by Courtney Mroch • December 14, 2012 • 2 Comments

Two weeks ago when I did my Haunt Jaunt of the Week segment on “Keeping the Spirits Alive!”, I spoke about a great place to find the ghosts of Christmas Past: Jekyll Island. What I meant by “ghosts of Christmas…

by Courtney Mroch • December 4, 2012 • 4 Comments

Happy Holidays! We’d like to spread some cheer so we’re doing a holiday giveaway. HOW TO PLAY Both here and on our Haunt Jaunts Halloween Emporium blog, we’ve been featuring a few of our favorite items from our affiliates lately, à…

by Courtney Mroch • December 2, 2012 • 0 Comments

Even though our Emporium has a blog that allows us to feature products we love from our affiliates, we still like to do it around here every now and then too. Especially at this time of year when thoughts are…

by Courtney Mroch • November 25, 2011 • 2 Comments

Last year I saw a Facebook event for a Santa Rampage here in Nashville. We had other plans the night of so we didn’t get to go. I was reminded of it a month or so back when we went…

by Courtney Mroch • December 24, 2010 • 6 Comments

I have a confession to make. My name is Courtney Mroch and I’m a 40 year old woman who’s never stopped believeing in Santa Claus. I forget how old I was when my dad finally broke the news about Santa’s…

by Courtney Mroch • December 24, 2010 • 11 Comments

I’ve had the pleasure to come to know a lot of really neat people this past year and a half since I’ve been blogging as the Director of Paranormal Tourism for Haunt Jaunts. As I’ve been shopping this holiday season…

by Courtney Mroch • December 23, 2010 • 9 Comments

This holiday season as I perused the many catalogs that filled my mailbox, I came across a lot of neat things that appealed to my macabre sensibilities. Some things I was able to find on Amazon. If that was the case, I immediately…

by LindaMoffitt • December 22, 2010 • 4 Comments

Has anyone heard of the Christmas tree ship? Perhaps some of the old timers have. From 1898 till 1912, Captain Schuenemann was the skipper of the Christmas Tree Ship. Bringing hundreds of Christmas trees across Lake Michigan to Chicago area…

by Courtney Mroch • December 22, 2010 • 2 Comments

While I was searching out haunted Christmas-named places I came across a delightful Christmas ghost story: the tale of the Mistletoe Bride. It hails from England, a land rich in wonderful ghost stories. I came across it while searching for…

by Courtney Mroch • December 21, 2010 • 0 Comments

Last year I got to wondering about haunted Christmas places. You know, places that have Christmas-themed names? Like North Pole, Alaska or Santa Claus, Indiana. Did any of them have reports of paranormal activity? But that’s all I ever did…

by Courtney Mroch • December 19, 2010 • 6 Comments

I learned of a book I’d never heard of before this holiday season: The Twelve Terrors of Christmas by John Updike. It caught my eye because it’s illustrated by one of my favorite artists, Edward Gorey. I haven’t read it…

by Courtney Mroch • December 18, 2010 • 1 Comment

I get a ton of catalogs in the months leading up to Christmas. One of my favorite things to do is make a list of all the coolest and most unique gift ideas, gadgets and toys I come across every year.…

by Courtney Mroch • December 12, 2010 • 0 Comments

I put together a “For Ghost Enthusiasts” section under the Holiday Gift Ideas area of the Haunt Jaunts Emporium. I thought it’d be fun to highlight some of the best gifts, so voila: here’s a 20 great holiday gift…

by Courtney Mroch • November 26, 2010 • 2 Comments

On Tuesday I posed this question on HJ’s Facebook page: Here’s what I want to know: who thinks (a) shopping on Black Friday is one of the most exhilarating days of the year and already has their game plan in…

by Courtney Mroch • November 19, 2010 • 2 Comments

I had never heard of Christmas crackers until a few years ago. We were living in Jacksonville at the time. It was one of the years we didn’t go back to Denver to be with our family for the holidays.…

by Courtney Mroch • November 19, 2010 • 0 Comments

Times are tight right? Lots of people are looking for ways to stretch their money as far as possible and get the most out of their investments. And then there’s the whole “reduce, reuse, recycle” phenomenon. I’m only semi-frugal and…

by Courtney Mroch • November 18, 2010 • 3 Comments

I kind of want a new camera for Christmas. Sort of. I’ve really developed a fascination with both photography and videography lately so I’m torn about whether I want a new camera or a camcorder. OLD CAMERA I’ve never had a camcorder…

by Courtney Mroch • December 26, 2009 • 3 Comments

I woke up Christmas morning and made a Haunt Jaunt to the Christmas tree. To my delight, I unwrapped a bounty of cool ghost gifts! SPOOKTASTIC READING My friend Jade sent me this book for Christmas. I am REALLY excited…

by Courtney Mroch • December 25, 2009 • 3 Comments

Haunt Jaunts extends Season’s Greetings to all! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, or nothing in particular, we wish you and yours Happy Holidays. And we hope you enjoy the slower pace today brings…unless of course you have…

by Courtney Mroch • December 24, 2009 • 3 Comments

There’s no going back now. Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, your fate is sealed. The NoN List is in Santa’s hot little hands, and guess what else those hands are busy doing? Yep, guiding his sleigh. That’s right. According…

by Courtney Mroch • December 4, 2009 • 4 Comments

I know in my Black Friday post last week I admitted I’m not much of a shopper. Yet not only did that post focus on shopping, but so did my second Friday Fun post from last week about Unique Christmas…

by Courtney Mroch • November 27, 2009 • 3 Comments

Continuing the Friday Fun Black Friday Shopping Spree, I decided to put together a list of products I’ve come across that would make unique Christmas gifts. These would make excellent presents for those people in your life that are either…

by Courtney Mroch • November 27, 2009 • 2 Comments

I’m not much of a shopper, but ’tis the season when shopping’s on everyone’s To Do list isn’t it? So, in an effort to make it fun, I thought I’d spend Black Friday preparing for Cyber Monday. (If I can…