Trio of creepy vintage looking haunted dolls

Does anything good ever come from having a haunted doll? People often associate bad things with haunted dolls. Understandably. We pretty much only hear about the spooky things that happen to people who find —or are found by— them. But are they always only scary or evil? Are there anyContinue Reading

Creepy haunted doll like Annabelle

The Museum of the Warrens, or the Warren’s Occult Museum as it was once better known, is no longer open. I never had the privilege of visiting to see the array of allegedly haunted and cursed objects that they collected during their investigations, such as the infamous man-killing Raggedy AnnContinue Reading

Josef Kruger from US Ghost Adventures with Lily

The first time I talked with Josef from US Ghost Adventures, we left off with a tease promising a show devoted to Lily the haunted doll. Or their “Host a Ghost” as they call her. I had questions about Lily, first and foremost: Why do they advise not leaving herContinue Reading

US Ghost Adventures Lily dolls meeting via Zoom

At the end of September, I came across GhostFlix from US Ghost Adventures. GhostFlix are in-home ghost tours that can be experienced either On Demand or via a Live Event –livestreamed that is. Although, US Ghost Adventures does offer in-person tours too. I thought GhostFlix sounded super clever and funContinue Reading

Chappy from Unsettling Toys

A couple weeks back I spotted a story in my Google Alerts from Willamette Week: “Got a Creepy Old Toy You Need Exorcised From Your House? This Portland Business Will Take It off Your Hands—and Find It a More Loving Home.” Unsettling Toys mostly started as a goof. But itContinue Reading

Chesapeake Ghost Tours logo from Facebook profile

I saw an article from the Bayside Gazette about Chesapeake Ghosts Tours resuming certain tours, which piqued my interest. Not because I’ve taken any of their tours (yet; another one of those “hopefully someday things”), but because it mentioned a place I’m curious about: Ocean City. In particular, the OceanContinue Reading

Peggy the Doll

Peggy the Doll has her own room at Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum. One of the 13 things to expect when visiting the museum is spending time alone with her to ask her questions. Well, you won’t be all alone. The other members of your tour group will be with you.Continue Reading

Eleanor the haunted doll with a mic getting ready to podcast

Eleanor may not really be a haunted doll. The verdict is still out. She is interesting and a tad creepy, though. In a cute way. (Smalls, the littlest member of our Skeleton Crew, is cuckoo crazy about her.) My A Haunt Mess podcast co-host, Sara, is Eleanor’s “mom.” She’s hadContinue Reading

Cute but creepy baby doll in black and white.

Have you been to Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum? If so, I need your help. If not, you can still help. Pass this along to all your para loving friends and encourage them to pass it along. I’m looking for people who have visited the Haunted Museum and word-of-mouth on thisContinue Reading

San Francisco's Laughing Sal in the Musee Mecanique

One of the weird days and observances on October 25 is Chucky the Notorious Killer Doll Day. (It’s also Frankenstein Friday.) In honor of Chucky, I thought it’d be fun to spend time with a creepy doll of sorts: Laughing Sal. Not that’s she’s a killer doll, but there mayContinue Reading

This is a guest contribution from Lauren Hailey. Throughout the ages, there have been countless cases of people claiming to have lived in haunted houses, sharing prime real estate with ghosts, demons or other entities from the other side. But “haunted house” is such a blanket term — in manyContinue Reading

This is a Guest Contribution from Michelle Maxwell. From the many Amityville Horror films to Annabelle and Conjuring installments, perhaps no paranormal investigating duo has earned the fame (and notoriety) of Ed and Lorraine Warren. Renowned for their world-spanning psychic work concerning all manner of hauntings and demonic activity, theContinue Reading