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 case you were checked out of social media this weekend, the Internet was blowing up with shares of news stories about the Loch Ness Monster, such as : The Scotman’s Most convincing picture of the Loch Ness monster ever taken? The Express’s Loch Ness Monster FOUND at last? AstonishingContinue Reading
Do you live in the United States and ever wish the United States Postal Service would issue Halloween stamps? I mean, they have them for other holidays. Which makes sense, especially for Hanukah, Christmas, and Kwanza. Everyone’s mailing cards galore during the December holidays. However, what about for those ofContinue Reading
We’re almost done with our renovations around here. Almost. One more big addition is in the works, but let’s recap all we’ve done so far: Part 1 started with adding our Writers Wanted section. Part 2 saw changes to the Haunted Places, Ghost Tours and Paracons sections. We didn’t labelContinue Reading
According to our Weird Holidays and Observances calendar, today, September 9, is Wonderful Weirdos Day. Since it’s also Friday, which we like to celebrate as Freaky Friday and/or Friday Fun whenever possible, we thought we’d have some fun sharing a few of the weirdest images we’ve come across from aContinue Reading
I write about my love for cruising a lot here on Haunt Jaunts, so it’s no wonder this Strange Escapes event caught my eye: “Witching You Were Here,” a Paranormal Cruise from Salem to Bermuda, May 25th, 2017-June 2nd, 2017. Well, to be honest, witches, ghosts and cruising all caughtContinue Reading
Today this Herald Journal article caught my eye: “Travel Channel, HBO confirm filming in Cache Valley.” Pretty innocuous title, right? You may be wondering why it appealed to me. It had to do with this description that accompanied the title in my feed: The “Ghost Adventures” episode will be partContinue Reading
Happy first day of September! Time for a new Caption This contest! But first… Have you seen our newest section? It’s our Weird Holidays and Observances calendar. You might’ve seen similar calendars listing a whole bunch of bizarre, unusual, fun, wacky and strange dates. (Just about every day of theContinue Reading
Did you know that August 30 is Frankenstein Day? Neither did we, until we stumbled across it on Holiday Insights, one of the Sources we used to create a brand new section here on Haunt Jaunts: Weird Holidays and Observances. It’s a calendar of the strange that’s geared towards anythingContinue Reading
Starting this Saturday, guest blogger Psychic Investigator Paul Fitz-George will join Haunt Jaunts as he shares his six part series, “Whitby’s Fascination for the Literati or how Dracula met the Jabberwocky.” (We’re just calling it the Whitby Series.) Mr. Fitz-George caught my attention on a LinkedIn group we both belongContinue Reading
We’re beyond pleased to announce that we’ve added a new contributor to our midst: Lewis Powell IV. If his name looks familiar, that’s because Lewis has contributed guest blogs here before. Specifically, his Haunted Georgia: A Primer series. Lewis Powell IV’s Haunted Georgia: A Primer Series – Part 1 LewisContinue Reading
The theme in my social media feeds the past week has been “haunted places that require waivers before you’re allowed in.” Okay, so maybe I’m exaggerating a little. So far I’ve had friends share just two such places with me, both Spooky Stays. But two haunted hotels in one weekContinue Reading
Earlier this month I wrote about a clown named Gags who was haunting Green Bay. All of a sudden he just started showing up in the wee hours on Green Bay’s streets. What was up with this mysterious clown sighting? It seems Gags was a copy cat –who wasContinue Reading
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