Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.
For those of us waiting for Stranger Things to return and IT: Welcome to Derry to start, maybe The Institute will tide us over? The series, based on the Stephen King book of the same name, starts streaming on MGM+ on July 13. It caught my eye because, in additionContinue Reading
Thanks to Universal, it’s a big year for horror movie fans who love new experiences. In May, Epic Universe opened in Orlando, Florida, with the first-ever horror-centric “world” in a theme park, Dark Universe, where classic horror movie monsters come to life. In addition to the universe’s trademark Frankenstein ride,Continue Reading
“Wait. Isn’t there already a Josh Gates show with that title?” I thought when I saw an ad for Destination X. The new reality travel competition show premiered on NBC on May 27. New episodes air on Tuesdays and stream the next day on Peacock. Thankfully. I missed the firstContinue Reading
Sinners may not have been Fandango’s best pre-selling horror movie like The Monkey was earlier this year. (An honor that has now passed to The Black Phone 2.) But after it hit the big screen, praise for Sinners dominated my Bluesky feed. So much so that FOMO got the bestContinue Reading
When the teaser trailer for Presence was released, I wondered what kind of horror movie it would be. The brief synopsis brought to mind Poltergeist: “A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they’re not alone.” I’d forgotten about wanting to see it until I spotted it in aContinue Reading
Who’s the real boogeyman behind the Tylenol poisonings of the early 1980s? Was it James Lewis, the man who sent an extortion letter to Johnson & Johnson demanding $1 million to make the killings stop? Or was it the company itself? Were their safety protocols not as sound as theyContinue Reading
One of the most disturbing movies that I have ever watched was The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. It wasn’t a horror movie, though. It’s classified as a “crime drama art film.” But it involved cooking and eating people, and that horrified me. I almost barfed duringContinue Reading
Crater Lake closing for a few years might not grab most people’s attention. Unless you’re an outdoor lover from Oregon or neighboring Washington who likes visiting the lake. I’ve never been there. Yet. I’ve wanted to go for years now, but unless I manage to get there this summer, I’llContinue Reading
Did you know they made talking buttons for pets? I had no idea until recently, when a friend, who adopted a new kitten, said, “I’m seriously considering getting talking buttons to teach Dandy to, well…talk.” Well, technically she didn’t say it. She texted it. Thinking it was a typo IContinue Reading
As the seasons transition from winter to spring, and temperatures rise with summer’s promise, a funny thing happens to Halloween lovers. We already sense fall on the horizon, as distant as it may be. Thank goodness for the advent of the magical period known as Halfway to Halloween. It’s notContinue Reading
I’m desperately out of touch. Maybe because I’m not on TikTok, where apparently Bethenny Frankel “accidentally became the voice of the people on the drones, aka the Dior bags topic.” But it happened, and now I have questions, including “How did a Real Housewives star become the voice of theContinue Reading
How do you feel about Universal Epic Universe, the new theme park opening this year in Orlando? When I first heard about it a couple of years ago, I was pretty “meh” about it. But then last year I learned that one of their worlds was called Dark Universe, whereContinue Reading
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