Technically, The Mortuary Haunted Mansion wants couples (plural) to enter their Blood Wedding Ceremony contest. As they put it, the popular New Orleans haunted attraction is “a haunted house…in a real haunted house.” This year, their theme is “Blood Wedding,” but they’re also hosting an actual wedding—or not (we’ll getContinue Reading
Netflix’s We Have a Ghost is set in Chicago. However, those familiar with typical Windy City neighborhoods may find themselves having doubts about whether filming actually took place there. Rightly so. (And if this describes you, what a great eye you have!) While the house in We Have a GhostContinue Reading
A few months back, I shared five things we know about the new Haunted Mansion movie so far. My friend Jeffrey Holmes, operator of Strange True Tours in New Orleans, added a sixth: it’s being filmed in New Orleans. But then he tipped me off to another scary movie andContinue Reading
New Orleans abounds with vampire stories. There’s even one about a pair of men known as the Carter Brothers, who some say were arrested in the 1930s for being serial killers, confessed to being vampires, and were executed. Allegedly their ghosts still haunt the French Quarter to this day. This isContinue Reading
I was not on my game the day I interviewed Katherine Fisher and R. H. Stavis, the directors of Posies. Which is why it didn’t occur to me at the time to ask if Posies was filmed in a haunted place. Like I explained when I shared their interview, IContinue Reading
Haunted History Tours has been a staple in the New Orleans ghost tour trade for 25 years. However, like so many businesses in the service, travel and tourism industries, the tour company has suffered a major financial hit in 2020 thanks to the novel coronavirus crisis. The owner, Sidney Smith,Continue Reading
When I first wrote about Portals to Hell premiering on Travel Channel, the first thing that caught my eye from the press release was that Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman were going to investigate somewhere never before seen on TV: The LaLaurie Mansion in New Orleans. The time for thatContinue 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
We’re very pleased to welcome Harry Parsons from Arcadia Publishing with this fabulous guest post about notorious graveyards. Enjoy! With Halloween fast approaching, it only stands to reason that our thoughts might be turning to ghost stories and creepy things in anticipation right around now. We’re wondering what we shouldContinue Reading
Happy Mardi Gras! Laissez les bon temps rouler! I thought it’d be fun to explore the most haunted Fat Tuesday/Carnival cities that I could find. Dare to join me? Let’s indulge… New Orleans, Louisiana I think it’s safe to say that the first place that probably pops to most people’sContinue Reading
We’re excited to publish this wonderful guest post courtesy of Steven P. Unger, the best-selling author of In the Footsteps of Dracula: A Personal Journey and Travel Guide. I wrote this article on New Orleans as an homage to one of my favorite cities, one still fresh in my mindContinue Reading
When I shared the link about the reader seeking advice on trip planning to haunted New Orleans on HJ’s Facebook page, I got a great comment from a Jaunter named Alyne. She lives in New Orleans and had some fantastic insights to share about enjoying the paranormal tourism there. SheContinue Reading
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