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.
I chanced upon a story simply titled “Zak Bagans announces new series.” on Paranormal Herald. It was about a press release DreadCentral.com had shared regarding “’Ghost Adventures’ star and host Zak Bagans getting set to unleash a whole new kind of spooky with his new series, ‘Deadly Possessions.’” From the PressContinue Reading
April Fool’s Day is coming but this is no joke. If you’re hankering for some more seasonal haunted house openings, you’ve got ’em. Move over Valentine’s Day. The banshees want in on some of the spooky fun. Here’s a list of the Scream Break St. Patrick’s Day haunted houses we’veContinue Reading
Yesterday we shared on our Facebook page that we had gotten our first customer reviews of our anthology, Shadow People and Cursed Objects: 13 Tales of Terror Based on True Stories…or are they?. Two, and both were five-stars! That was super exciting. Here’s what Courtney wrote on her personal FacebookContinue Reading
Starting late yesterday evening social media started buzzing about the release of the new Ghostbusters trailer. (The movie is scheduled for a July 15, 2016 release.) Today it’s blown up about it. This morning on Good Morning America they showed the movie’s trailer and broke down the hidden clues carefulContinue Reading
Do you ever have days or weeks where you notice similar trends? This week’s has been ghost stories from old newspaper articles. The Merry Ghost Hunter It started when Tim Prasil from the Merry Ghost Hunter shared a link to his Spectral Edition: Ghosts in U.S. Newspapers (1865-1918). In theContinue Reading
We slacked at the end of last year and so far at the beginning of this one, but now we’re pleased to report the Paracons & Horror Fests page has been updated for 2016. In more ways than one. Yes, it formally used to be known as the “Para EventsContinue Reading
To celebrate the release of Shadow People and Cursed Objects, we’re going to give away free copies to all newsletter subscribers. That’s right. FREE! And since it’s available in both paperback and Kindle, it’ll be Subscriber’s Choice. If you prefer Kindle, great. That’s what we’ll give you. Like the feelingContinue Reading
Thanks to Twitter I learned about the Hotel Vendome’s Ghost Camp. Last week, @vendomehotel sent me a DM with the link to their event. Score another one for Twitter! Love the way it hooks me up with cool people, places, and events. Actually, I’m already familiar with both Prescott, theContinue Reading
Valentine’s Day was the last day for the Phantom Bodies: The Human Aura in Art exhibit at the Frist Center for Visual Arts. I’ve been meaning to write about the exhibit ever since we went to see it in early December, but…well, between the busy holidays and getting Shadow PeopleContinue Reading
Okay, I don’t know what a “psychological them park attraction” is, but that’s what THORPE PARK says it will unveil in Spring 2016. I do know if it has creepy mascots running around like the pair of life-sized Victorian dolls it had strolling around London, I’m not sure I could handleContinue Reading
Valentine’s Day haunted houses. Luckily they’re back again this year. And luckily so am I. This year I’m making sure to write about them! You see, I saw many Valentine’s Day haunted houses advertised last year, but I never got around to writing about them. This year when the localContinue Reading
Happy Mardi Gras! Laissez les bon temps rouler! I thought it’d be fun to explore the most haunted Fat Tuesday/Carnival cities that I could find. Dare to join me? Let’s indulge… New Orleans, Louisiana I think it’s safe to say that the first place that probably pops to most people’sContinue Reading
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