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 was perusing the NBC channel on my Roku today when one story really caught my eye. It was about the abandoned, and rumored to be haunted, Lake Shawnee Amusement Park in Rock, West Virginia. (I’ve embedded it below.) If you watch shows like Discovery Channel’s “GhostLab,” Travel Channel’s “TheContinue Reading
Sometimes I get bored with standard viewing fare and watch movie previews on Flixster. That’s how I discovered Housebound, an indie horror movie that looks promising. It looks scary, yet also appears to be laced with humor. (À la Shaun of the Dead. Except with ghosts instead of zombies.) It’sContinue Reading
Last year’s 1st Annual Horror Writing Contest was such a success I decided to do it again this year…with a twist. I’m doing something I’ve been wanting to do for a while: publish the above book. The trouble is I need some help. I have a few of my ownContinue Reading
The other day a recommendation popped up on my Kindle Fire for a new-to-me Bigfoot book: 100 Bigfoot Nights: A Chilling True Story (Volume 1). This true story sets out to chronicle the terrifying encounters that a residential family has had with the creature known as Bigfoot. Accompanied byContinue Reading
I’m usually very reluctant to tell people, especially dedicated church going folks, that I travel in search of ghosts. That was the case when our new neighbors moved in. They are very nice, but also very religious. I’ve had my share of being told what I do is evil, thankContinue Reading
Hello all! Due to a busy summer, I am temporarily suspending all posts until I can once again devote time to my beloved site. I hope to be back in July sometime or the first of August at the latest. Thanks for your patience. Court Continue Reading
Check out this marvelous Top 25 Dark Tourist Spots infographic from Baltic Travel Company. This is one of the neatest dark tourism lists/infographics I’ve seen yet. There’s a few places on here I haven’t seen on previous lists. (Such as numbers 2, 9, 17 and 18.) With a bit o’luck,Continue Reading
In April I wrote that Haunt Jaunts would be welcoming “Beyond” series director Steven Rumbelow and a series of posts he was going to share about his experiences with the paranormal…and Beyond. I am very excited to present the launch of that series on this first Saturday in May. SpeakingContinue Reading
Historic Ghost Hunt Tours of Elgin, Illinois recently announced a new tour, Bluff City Cemetery Ghost Hunt Intensive, and an improved one, Elgin Cemetery Ghost Hunt Van Tour. The new Bluff City Cemetery Ghost Hunt Intensive is a three hour tour that meets at Bluff City Cemetery. They allow tour goersContinue Reading
Earlier this month I received an email from Lon Smith at the Kansas Aviation Museum that got me really excited. I love finding places like these, and, even more exciting, when they find me. Here’s what he wrote: We are attempting to get the word out about paranormal activities atContinue Reading
The other night I was flipping through the horror movies in my Amazon Instant Video queue and came across one I’d forgotten I’d saved to my list: Thankskilling. It reminded me of something I’d thought when I’d first seen it: is it possible they now have a horror movie forContinue Reading
A friend of mine, Pamela K. Kinney, shared a new book with me: Southern Haunts: Devils in the Darkness. Turns out she’s one of the authors who has a story appearing in it. However, it caught my eye for more than just that reason. From the fiery abyss of theContinue Reading
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