The Traitors cover with cast and castle

The castle in The Traitors has seen dozens of murders during the two seasons of both the U.K. and U.S. versions of the show. (Australia, Canada, and New Zealand also have versions, but in different settings, which we’ll briefly explore in a bit.) Luckily none have been real murders, butContinue Reading

A Haunted Road Atlas: Next Stop cover

Were you a fan of A Haunted Road Atlas: Sinster Stops, Dangerous Destinations, and True Crime Tales? If so, you’ll be happy to know that a second book in the same vein (illustrations and all) is coming just in time for Halloween season. A Haunted Road Atlas: Next Stop releasesContinue Reading

Haunted Mansion Parlor artist rendering of the bar

Last October, Spirit Halloween released three very creepy Hitchhiking Ghosts masks, one for each of them. I first learned about the forthcoming Haunted Mansion bar on a post about the masks. (Thanks again, Maria!) The bar’s official title is the Haunted Mansion Parlor, and it—along with Phineas, Ezra, and Gus—willContinue Reading

A brothel bed

In addition to a cursed brothel bed, a cauldron from serial killer Ed Gein’s home, evil puppets, and a mummified head are among the eerie artifacts from Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum in Las Vegas. They’ve also inspired the next season of scripted episodes when the series The Haunted Museum returnsContinue Reading

Scarecrow pumpkin in front of Haunted Mansion Disneyland

“I’ve got some good news and some bad news,” my friend Alicia texted me a few days before I was set to meet her in Anaheim. “Haunted Mansion is closed. They’re getting it ready for Halloween. The good news is, Haunted Mansion Holiday opens our last day, so we’ll getContinue Reading

Corine Carey, Leanne Sallenback and Kelly Ireland, the ladies of History's Most Haunted key art.

Kelly Ireland, Corine Carey, and Leanne Sallenback, a.k.a. the ladies from Haunted Gold Rush, have a new show, History’s Most Haunted. They graciously answered some questions about it, giving us a little insight into where they explored —and who came through along the way. Let’s check it out. Q&A withContinue Reading

Staten Island's most haunted places - ferry sign with ghost

Why did it take years before I talked about Staten Island’s haunted places with Odd & Untold’s Jason Stroming? Over the years (almost 15!), he’s often mentioned Staten Island’s haunted places and suggested places I should check out if (when) I ever visit his New York borough. It seems soContinue Reading

Kelly Ireland, Corine Carey, and Leanne Sallenback in History's Most Haunted

When Haunted Gold Rush premiered last year on Canada’s T+E (basically, the equivalent of Travel Channel), it busted a paranormal glass ceiling. It was the first mainstream ghost-hunting show featuring an all-female cast. This year, Corine Carey, Leanne Sallenback, and Kelly Ireland return with History’s Most Haunted, a new series premieringContinue Reading

Happy Haunts Materialize Foolish Mortals Welcome Sign

In 2019, Disneyland hosted a “50 spirited years of retirement unliving” event to celebrate the Haunted Mansion’s 50th birthday. You needed a special ticket for the after-hours event, but they also set up a Happy Haunts Materialize exhibit, which was open to any park visitor. Will the release of theContinue Reading

Release of Haunted Discoveries on T and E TV key art

After a year of waiting, we’ve finally got an update on the release status of Haunted Discoveries. That’s the good news. The bad news is, it won’t be available in the U.S. At first. But there is hope we’ll eventually be able to watch here too. Let’s unpack what HauntedContinue Reading

Three of the four Haunted Beauty Barbie dolls

Did you know there’s such a thing as Haunted Beauty Barbie dolls? I discovered them thanks to curiosity sparked by something I saw on social media about the Barbie movie. Someone said that once upon a time, Mattel released a Goth Barbie doll. Growing up, I was cuckoo crazy forContinue Reading

Katrina Weidman I Do Play design

“Yeah, it’s definitely like a dark pop with some rock elements in some songs,” Katrina Weidman said when I asked if she’d describe her style of music as “alt rock.” Which I think is fair to say is not how most people would describe Janet Jackson’s music. So why wasContinue Reading