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.
How do you feel about word jumbles? You know, unscrambling letters to see what words they form? I’ve always loved them. I’m not always good at them, but I do love brain teasers like that. (I rock at word searches, though. It’s the one thing I’m freaky fast at.) Anyway,Continue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. I have two confessions: Paranormal Day was among the days that inspired me to create the listings on the Weird Holidays & Observances page. I’m insanely fascinated with these newfangled, short term, limited engagement interactive events called “pop-ups.” Especially the onesContinue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Have you heard about the I Like Scary Movies Immersive Experience? It’s a pop-up, which are becoming more and more prominent, but this one just raised the benchmark on coolness. In 2017, to hype the premiere of IT: The First Chapter,Continue Reading
Are you a fan of one or more of the following Travel Channel shows? Paranormal 911 Haunted Hospitals In Search of Monsters Paranormal Caught on Camera Ghost Bait Portals to Hell Mission Declassified A PR rep for Travel Channel was kind enough to share a glimpse of what’s coming upContinue Reading
“It” being the end of civilization as we know it. Have you heard about the Apophis asteroid? That’s what some believe might slam into earth on April 13, 2036 with apocalyptic consequences. I first heard about it a couple of years ago. I noted the date after a friend toldContinue Reading
If you have a history and paranormal loving woman in your life, what better way to honor her than with Mother’s Day Brunch at the Winchester Mystery House? Which, if you don’t live anywhere near there, might also include a trip to the great state of California. #Bonus. Anyway, IContinue Reading
There’s some fun news out from Travel Channel about a show coming to its network this summer. Awe-inspiring talents, unusual objects, strange phenomena and mind-boggling feats are explored in the reboot of the iconic series, “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” premiering on Sunday, June 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. HostedContinue Reading
At the end of last year I came across an article that inspired me to add a new date to the Weird Holidays & Observances listings. The article was “15 Weird Forgotten Holidays We Should Totally Bring Back” on ViraLuck. The date was April 24, St. Mark’s Eve. Which sounds prettyContinue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. I’ve got some quick updates on past posts I’ve written about Ghoulish Goodies, the Oddity Files and Nick Groff. So let’s get to it, shall we? Ghoulish Goodies At the beginning of this year, I wrote about how Kevin, the HeadContinue Reading
I’m excited to announce the Skeleton Crew is expanding, but this time with flesh and blood recruits. Please help me in welcoming authors Matt Blissett and D. Norfolk! They’ll both be contributing posts as they see fit and when the inspiration moves them. Keep an eye out and be sureContinue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Have you seen The Silence on Netflix yet? All I could think was that it felt a little like Bird Box, but also a lot like A Quiet Place. Both of which were, in my opinion, better. I was all setContinue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Under the Rules for the Pick a Pin Contest, I specified that winners would be chosen on April 15. Which they were. I did the drawing two days ago. However, I never said that’s when they’d be announced. Which was good,Continue Reading
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