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.
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. When I wrote about Ghost Adventures locking down Travel Channel’s Ghostober lineup with their new Serial Killer Spirits mini-series and a Halloween event, the Halloween event only had a working title. Now it’s got an actual one: Ghost Adventures: Curse ofContinue Reading
Preserved in a glass case among the exhibits at Alcatraz East are the curious clown suits of John Wayne Gacy. Although is curious the right word, or would creepy be better? They were both, I guess. I got to thinking about them because one of the serial killer spirits theContinue Reading
When I had the radio show, I interviewed a new guest just about every week. That’s one of the things I missed doing and partly why I decided to start the podcast. I’ve known Lon Strickler from Phantoms and Monsters almost as long I’ve been doing Haunt Jaunts. (Haunt JauntsContinue Reading
The Jonathan Corwin House in Salem, Massachusetts, is better known as the Witch House. Which is a little bit of a misnomer because no witches ever lived there. However, it does have two important connections to the infamous Salem Witch Trials: Jonathan Corwin was a judge who investigated allegations ofContinue Reading
Travel Channel’s four-part miniseries, Ghost Adventures: Serial Killer Spirits, premieres Saturday, October 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The GAC Crew will tackle the question: does evil linger? Every Saturday throughout October, the crew investigates the haunted locations associated with some of America’s infamous serial killers. They embark on a terrifyingContinue Reading
One of the October’s weird days is not so very weird, but kind of nice: Guardian Angels Day on October 2. When we ate at the Bavarian Bierhaus in Nashville earlier this year, I noticed something I hadn’t other times we’d eaten there: Aloisius. He was floating above the tablesContinue Reading
This is a guest contribution from Sally Writes. The Whitney Mansion in Detroit has been a home, a hospice, and is currently a restaurant that boasts opulent dining rooms and a grand feel throughout the 22,000-foot property. There’s plenty of ghostly sightings and paranormal experiences to be had, which theContinue Reading
On Friday, October 4, 2019 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, Travel Channel will premiere Haunted Salem: Live. It’s a special four-hour live ghost investigation in and around the historic city led by a team of the network’s biggest paranormal stars. The team will simultaneously lead separate investigations as theyContinue Reading
When I first learned Ghost Adventures had locked down a special Serial Killer series for Travel Channel’s “Ghostober” programming, one of the locations immediately piqued my interest: H. H. Holmes’s Murder House. Every Saturday throughout October, viewers will follow the Ghost Adventures crew as they investigate locations such as killer clown JohnContinue Reading
Spooky types generally associate October with the scariest day of the year –Halloween. (Or am I just speaking for myself?) And a mainstream campaign that gets lots of attention each October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But there’s many monthly, weekly and daily celebrations happening in October. (Besides the weird,Continue Reading
Ghostober is here! There’ll be the premier of new series and specials, new episodes of returning shows, and plenty of chills –just in time for the spookiest month of the year. Let’s take a look at exactly what you can expect to see and look forward to during Ghostober’s kickoffContinue Reading
What does the show Ghost Hunters have in common with the upcoming series, The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch? Two things: A+E Networks AlienCon® As I discussed in the “Fall 2019 Paracons, Horror Fest, Ghost Hunting Events and More” podcast episode, Ghost Hunters would be at AlienCon®. I hadn’t written thisContinue Reading
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