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.
On Sunday, September 15, 2019, Loch Ness Monster: New Evidence premieres on Travel Channel. Dr. Neil Gemmell of the University of Otago in New Zealand used a cutting-edge scientific technique called environmental DNA (eDNA) to examine the centuries-old mystery. Will we learn the truth of what might lurk beneath the watersContinue Reading
The captions are in. The likes have been tallied. I’m psyched to announce the winners of the August 2019 Caption It Contest! Thank you to everyone who submitted captions, and those who took the time to like them. Facebook Winner Jamie Rana Card with the caption: “Skeleton 1: “Hey, youContinue Reading
I had the chance to watch an advanced screening of the forthcoming Gravitas Ventures’ paranormal feature, The Field. Well, as you might imagine, my interest was piqued at “paranormal,” so I gave the indie film a shot. The Logline A long-empty farmstead holds secret worlds, accidentally unlocked by an amateurContinue Reading
What can you expect to see on Travel Channel’s paranormal programming September 9-15, 2019? Here’s brief episode summaries: Monday, September 9 Strange World “DeadLands” – 11 p.m. ET/PT Independent filmmaker Christopher Garetano searches for evidence of cursed lands. His journey for answers leads him to a town tormented by spiritsContinue Reading
Tales of a monster lurking beneath the waves of Loch Ness have terrified people in the Scottish Highlands for centuries. Dr. Neil Gemmell of the University of Otago in New Zealand used a cutting-edge scientific technique called environmental DNA (eDNA) to unravel this centuries-old mystery. Travel Channel has the exclusiveContinue Reading
Chicken Boy, not to be confused with Mike the Headless Chicken, is not a boy at all. He’s a statue. Why is he called Chicken Boy and why does he have a day? Meeting Chicken Boy I first saw Chicken Boy’s Day on Brownielocks. I must’ve briefly looked into himContinue Reading
Perhaps you’ve been jaunting with me long enough to remember when I had a Haunt Jaunts radio show on ParaMania Radio? That was a weekly live show. Every week I’d play a game, maybe share some sort of trivia tidbit, and I’d always interview a guest. It was a lotContinue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Long before chia seeds became a trendy health food add-in, there were Chia Pets. Which, side note, you definitely would not want to eat. They’re meant for growing, not consuming. In case you were thinking, “Hmm…I could have a cool chiaContinue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Full disclosure: some of these Stranger Things items aren’t as strange as the title might suggest. Once again I was trying my hand at crafting an intriguing heading. Which, if you’re reading this, it worked! Yay me! But don’t feel duped.Continue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. All the coolest monsters had castles, didn’t they? Dracula, Frankenstein…okay that’s all I can think of. (If you know of any I’m forgetting, feel free to remind me.) One of the August 30th days on the Weird Holidays & Observances pageContinue Reading
I knew about the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft before I wrote about the William Mortensen Witches exhibit, but I hadn’t written about just the museum yet. And it really deserves a post of it’s own so…seeing how it’s Monday (also known on some social media platforms as Museum Monday), whyContinue Reading
Ghosts can show up anywhere, anytime, not just during paranormal investigations, right? Yes. Of course. That’s why people go ghost hunting. Someone (or multiple someones) has an experience, shares the tale and boom. A ghost story is born. Others want to investigate and see for themselves if there’s anything toContinue Reading
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