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.
If we have a #MyHJSelfie Halloween Costume contest and a #MYHJPumpkin contest we also need to have a #MyHJHaunt contest, right? Here. Let us help you out. Don’t hurt yourself thinking how to respond. There’s only one right answer, which is “Yes.” Of course we do! What We’re Looking ForContinue Reading
Our Halloween 2016 Festivities have a Halloween Costume Contest, but it wouldn’t be complete without a Pumpkin Contest! What We’re Looking For Pumpkins, pumpkins, and more pumpkins of course! Master carver? We want to see! Great at arranging pumpkins into festive displays? Please treat our eyes to that feast! Can’tContinue Reading
What kind of party would our HJ Halloween 2016 Festivities be if we didn’t include a costume contest? That’s right. We want to see you all decked out in your Halloween finest! Categories We’ll be awarding trophies and medals in the following seven categories: Funniest Costume Scariest Costume Most OriginalContinue Reading
Can you think of anywhere better for having a Halloween party than in a real haunted house? Me either. As I’ve been updating our Ghost Hunting and Other Spirited Events page, I noticed there were some real haunted places hosting Halloween parties that were open to the public. I thoughtContinue Reading
Got a press release about Denver’s most horrifying haunts, the 13th Floor and The Asylum. Hard to believe but 2016 marks their 15th year! I meant to post all this back at the start of the haunted house season but…I didn’t. One distraction led to another and another and, well…youContinue Reading
Just a quick post to let whoever might care know that we’re back on Instagram. We were briefly on Instagram a long time ago when it was first launched. We deleted our account for some reason. (I think something to do with some of the Terms of Use wording?) SomeContinue Reading
Happy Halloween season!!! Before we get to the Caption This info and photo, let me tell you about what else we have going on around here this month. If you like contests and giveaways, be sure to stay tuned. We’ve got some great prizes and trophies we’re going to beContinue Reading
If you like ghost hunting and you haven’t already heard, you’re going to love what’s happening this Saturday, October 1: the first National Ghost Hunting Day. (Of course we had to include it on our Weird Holidays & Observances calendar.) To celebrate it, the organizer, Haunted Journeys, has createdContinue Reading
Happy Halloween season! Besides our monthly Caption This Contests, we haven’t done many contests or giveaways lately. And we haven’t thrown a good-old fashioned online Halloween party around here in a loooong time. Halloween 2016 is the year we’re going to change that! Collecting Goodies We’ve been thinking about thisContinue Reading
According to our Weird Holidays and Observances calendar, September 22 is Hobbit Day, which is a part of the larger Tolkien Week celebration. Hobbit Day celebrates both Bilbo’s and Frodo’s mutual birthday. (For those who are fans of the Lord of the Rings series.) I have a confession. I neverContinue Reading
I thought it was pretty cool the United States Postal Service finally released a Halloween stamp. However, Canada has released something even cooler: Haunted Canada Stamps. I found out about them from the same place I found out about the U.S. Halloween stamps: Linn’s Stamp News. Specifically from Fred Baumann’sContinue Reading
We’re really pleased to have this guest post from Caroline, who’s a blogger at Culture Coverage. She’s taking us on a jaunt to some of the scariest festivals the world has to offer. Enjoy! The cultural differences around the world can sometimes be shocking. What those in the US mightContinue Reading
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