A vampire beauty pageant? By all accounts, that’s what the post of an old black-and-white photo of a man crowning a gothic-looking dark-haired woman portrayed. Back when I was still on what was known as Twitter, someone I followed posted it. He’s since deleted his account, or I’d share itContinue Reading
At first blush, Austin, Texas, may seem like a peculiar place for Lugosi’s Vampire Museum to open. However, Austin is sort of evolving into a vampire hub. What they lack in Dracula-inspired lore, they make up for with what many might consider his familiars: bats. Because of the colony ofContinue Reading
The supernatural audio series The Lesser Dead debuted exclusively on Wondery+ on March 27. Wondery+ is a subscription service where fans get early, ad-free access to premium audio content. But sometimes they make their content available on all podcast platforms. That’s what happened with The Lesser Dead. The eight-episode, 30-minuteContinue Reading
Perhaps you’ve heard the term “satanic panic” to describe America’s fear and fascination with the Devil from the 1970s to the 1990s. In this post, guest contributor Missy Lathrop explores another “panic” that once gripped America, a “vampanic,” in this intriguing examination of New England vampire stories. Enjoy! NewContinue Reading
This batch of discovery+ and Travel Channel paranormal programming highlights contains both Meat Loaf and Vampires. As in the rock legend who will join Ghost Hunters on an investigation, and a new special that features vampire hunters investigating if there’s any connection between the fanged fiends and missing person casesContinue 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
Some calls go too quickly. That was the case when I talked with the star of a new series premiering June 8 on Travel Channel, Buried Worlds with Don Wildman. Vampires, snakes, and the site of the largest child sacrifice in history were just some of what we discussed thatContinue Reading
Fans of Travel Channel’s’ Mysteries at the Museum might know its host and narrator has a new show coming Monday, June 8: Buried Worlds with Don Wildman. Or maybe you didn’t and now you do. Either way, I’ll get a chance to talk to him and want to see ifContinue Reading
Did you know Austin is a hot spot for witches and vampires and other creatures of the night? I guess it stands to reason since Austin is such a bat friendly city. (What with their famous bat residents who call the Congress Avenue Bridge home during certain parts of theContinue Reading
Stephen King and Anne Rice rank among the most popular horror writers of modern times. Is it any wonder two of their iconic creations have inspired iconic Halloween balls? The Shining Ball Stephen King’s The Shining was originally published in 1977. It was his third published novel, and his first hardbackContinue Reading
This is a guest contribution from Dusty Davis. Learn more about him in the About section below. In modern times, the term vampire is looked upon as a hoax or a joke, but in previous centuries they took it very seriously. Vampire hysteria has been reported all over the world, throughout allContinue Reading
For two decades, “DraculaTour,” has been the ultimate haunted horror travel experience. It is a unique adventure which takes visitors to Eastern Europe’s most infamous land of the unholy, Transylvania (in Romania). For one week during Halloween, travelers experience the definitive Halloween holiday with fellow fans, friends and ‘fiends’Continue Reading
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