Bride Starring in haunted historic Southern hotel

The walls of some historic hotels forever encapsulate echoes of bygone weddings, including ones that never took place. Historic Hotels of America lists several haunted historic hotels with such stories, but we’re going to concentrate on the ones where Southern ghost brides roam. Whether they were jilted at the alterContinue Reading

Mock up of Molly Mae postcard example

Mason Cox received the first postcard signed by the mysterious Molly Mae in March of this year. Then over the next month, he received four more. They were postmarked from two different states, but all were signed by “Molly Mae.” Well, technically the first postcard’s signature was typed and signedContinue 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

Dark and creepy victorian street store front with Christmas tree in window

People often think Halloween is a great time for ghost stories and ghost tours, and it is. However, so is Christmas. If your idea of making spirits brights includes visiting haunted places, here are 5 holiday 2020 ghost tours for you. Although, it’s important to note that as we know,Continue Reading

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Travel & Leisure named Shocktober the fifth scariest haunted house in the country. But will it be open in 2020? Spoiler alert: yes! Here’s the information on what Shocktober is, how to attend, and what all it has to offer this year. A deal so good you could die. TenContinue Reading

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Legendary Eats is a new eerie eaterie in Lexington, Virginia, that serves spooky sandwich creations named after myths and legends like Sasquatch, the Jersey Devil, Nessie and El Cuco. I saw a story about them from WSET.com that included a post about their menu from their Facebook page. At first,Continue Reading

Destination Fear's Dakota Laden, Chelsea and Tanner

Destination Fear premiers on Travel Channel Saturday, October 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Dakota Laden, his sister and his best friend embark on a terrifying road trip in search of America’s most haunted abandoned places. But which haunted places will they jaunt to? There are 10 hour-long episodes scheduled. Here’sContinue Reading

This is a guest contribution from Vanessa Bermudez. Learn more about her in the About the Contributor section below. There are plenty of haunted hot spots throughout the United States, but some locations have a deeper history that expands beyond their paranormal instances. These five plantations are believed to be inhabitedContinue Reading

Several weeks ago, Nicki Spiers of Colonial Ghosts, graciously took some time to talk with me about her popular Colonial Williamsburg ghost tour company and the exciting new tour they’ve recently added: cemetery tours. These are not ghost tours. Instead, they focus on “the interesting and hidden history of Williamsburg’sContinue Reading

Got to make this disclaimer ahead of time: Group Getaways is one of our affiliates. I’ve been keeping a watch on Groupon Getaway deals each week to see if any haunted hotels come up. This week they have one! It’s for the Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. The first HomesteadContinue Reading

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 past” was a historic place dedicated to bringing the ChristmasContinue Reading

This is a guest post by author Pamela K. Kinney, whose newest book is Haunted Richmond II. She submitted it a while ago, and there was supposed to be pictures, but my email system kept screwing up and not allowing me to retrieve them. I decided to just go aheadContinue Reading