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.
Haunt Jaunts has decided to become more interactive in the New Year. We’ve decided to add a forum to our site. You can find it on our new HJ Forum page. WHY A FORUM? We know several great paranormal social networking sites. Two of our favorites are GhostVillage.com and HauntedContinue Reading
Did I do more than perhaps experience the ghost children at the Shilo Inn when I stayed there? Did I perhaps capture a picture of a ghost? I believed I had never even taken any photos with “orbs” in them. (“Orbs” are in quotes because I think 99% of onesContinue Reading
2013 may be the year of guest blogs here on Haunt Jaunts. At least it’s shaping up that way to start out the year. The other day I wrote about how we can look forward to a guest blog from author Kathryn Hohmann. We’ll also be welcoming a Twitter friendContinue Reading
We are excited to announced that Kathryn Hohmann, author of Soldiers Rest, has offered to write a guest blog for Haunt Jaunts. Here’s part of the pitch she sent me: I’m author of Soldiers Rest, a mystery story that’s based on a true story about Rebels who disappeared in theContinue Reading
A long time ago my friend Jade Walker sent me a link (that I unfortunately no longer have) asking if Haunt Jaunts is dark tourism. I think the link was to the Institute for Dark Tourism Research, but for some reason I didn’t save it so I’m not positive aboutContinue Reading
Last December, during our trip to Turkey, one of the sites we saw was the House of the Virgin Mary. I’m not a Christian. Partly because I have a hard time believing in the Immaculate Conception. I was pretty ambivalent about whether we saw the Virgin Mary’s house or not.Continue Reading
The other day I got to thinking about who the most famous ghost might be. Maybe because of the time of year. I know it’s the time to celebrate Christ’s birth, however, I can’t think of him without thinking of his resurrection. I was having some such notion when theContinue Reading
If there’s one thing all the hype leading up to 12/21/21 has taught me, it’s how to survive an apocalypse. Here’s what I’ve learned: LESSON #1 The first thing is not to put too much stock into one coming. (Okay, as I admitted in another post about 12/21/12, I sortContinue Reading
…the end? Well, that’d be the end. Not much you can do about that. Although, it is the end –of a cycle in the Mayan long count calendar. But we all know I’m being cheeky. A lot of people have interpreted 12/21/12 as being THE END. For all of humanityContinue Reading
As the year draws to a close and a new one prepares to begin, Haunt Jaunts is on a mission to improve its Alexa rating. That’s why we’re asking for some help. There’s something our fellow Jaunters can do to make a difference. Well, there’s a couple of things. We’llContinue Reading
Two weeks ago when I did my Haunt Jaunt of the Week segment on “Keeping the Spirits Alive!”, I spoke about a great place to find the ghosts of Christmas Past: Jekyll Island. What I meant by “ghosts of Christmas past” was a historic place dedicated to bringing the ChristmasContinue Reading
I was going through my photos the other night and realized something very bad. I have not written about a lot of my jaunts over the past couple of years. I may mention them on the Facebook page or share an occasional pic here or there, but wow have IContinue Reading
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