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.
In addition to collecting stories for the Haunted Playthings anthology, the Skeleton Crew and I decided to venture down another fiction avenue in 2019. That’s why I’m excited to announce we’re now also accepting short story submissions. Short Story Saturday submissions to be exact. #ShortStorySaturday The goal is to publishContinue Reading
Okay, I’m doing something a little different. I’m giving fair warning that a contest is coming. As usual, newsletter subscribers will be rewarded with bonus entries. And what will the prizes be? Your choice of a pin from the new Para & Horror Pins idea list in the Skareporium. “Where’dContinue Reading
Recently Kristy Summer from Soul Sisters Paranormal reached out to see if I’d share an article on the Haunt Jaunts Facebook page. It was from the Ocala Star about their investigation of the Ma Barker House in Ocklawaha, Florida. I remembered having shared something about a paranormal investigation of theContinue Reading
The past few days a couple headlines about highly anticipated movies have caught my eye, namely Hellboy and IT: Chapter Two. Both because they emphasized the blood in them. Here, I’ll show you what I mean. “The latest trailer for the Hellboy reboot brings the blood and gore” – TheContinue Reading
I received a very polite email from Derek Quint, the writer and director of “A Murky Path Down Archer Avenue,” a short paranormal folklore documentary. He asked me to give it a watch. Obviously “paranormal” and “folklore” caught my interest. I had time to check it out during lunch today,Continue Reading
The Email Last summer, a woman named Teresa Lynn used the Haunt Jaunts Contact Us form to send an email with the subject line: “A Killing in Vicksburg.” The message was only one sentence long. It read: “On June 28, 2015 ghost hunters found a body in an abandon hospitalContinue Reading
Are you familiar with Stephen King’s novel, Finders Keepers? Then you know who the character John Rothstein is. If you watch AT&T AUDIENCE Network’s critically acclaimed drama series Mr. Mercedes, keep an eye out for Bruce Dern. The Emmy nominee and two-time Oscar nominee is set to guest star asContinue Reading
Funny how one thing leads to another, isn’t it? Today as I updated the Ghost Tours and Ghost Hunting Events page, I ended up creating a new “Find Tour by” category: Outside the U.S. It happened because of a story I came across in my Google Alerts. It was fromContinue Reading
Would you eat barbecue and stay at the gas station that was in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre? “I don’t know. Would I? Probably. What does that say about me? Why do such sick things thrill me?” That’s what ran through my head when I spotted an article about the gasContinue Reading
According to Wikipedia, La Llorona hails from Latin American folklore. La Llorona is the ghost of a woman who lost her children and now cries while looking for them in the river, often causing misfortune to those who are near or hear her. There is no credible source or evidenceContinue Reading
The fate of Paranormal Lockdown had crossed my mind when I posted about Travel Channel’s new series, Portals to Hell. It stars Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman, which made me wonder if Katrina was now going to have two shows on Travel Channel. What about Nick Groff? I didn’t see any mentionContinue Reading
Do you like visiting charming lighthouses? What about haunted ones? Have you ever wanted to stay in a charming, haunted lighthouse? Then you’ll want to read on to find out about the Discovery Experience at Haig Point. Daufuskie Island Getaway If you’re looking for a place to indulge in someContinue Reading
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