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.
When Walt Disney released “The Skeleton Dance” in August 1929, people were already in love with Mickey Mouse. Disney’s dancing animated skeletons were the first in a new series called Silly Symphony. But people were not amused when they learned about it. “Why does Walt want to fool around withContinue Reading
Why did it take years before I talked about Staten Island’s haunted places with Odd & Untold’s Jason Stroming? Over the years (almost 15!), he’s often mentioned Staten Island’s haunted places and suggested places I should check out if (when) I ever visit his New York borough. It seems soContinue Reading
When Haunted Gold Rush premiered last year on Canada’s T+E (basically, the equivalent of Travel Channel), it busted a paranormal glass ceiling. It was the first mainstream ghost-hunting show featuring an all-female cast. This year, Corine Carey, Leanne Sallenback, and Kelly Ireland return with History’s Most Haunted, a new series premieringContinue Reading
It looks like the Warner Bros. Discovery merger didn’t kill all Travel Channel paranormal shows after all. In addition to a new season of The Dead Files starting September 7, Jack Osbourne’s Night of Terror returns on October 1. However, talk about a hell of a way to start theContinue Reading
Behold the “new look” for The Dead Files, which Travel Channel released along with the announcement about forthcoming new episodes. That answers questions some had after “Shadows of Death” aired, a.k.a. The Dead Files episode where psychic medium Cindy Kaza officially replaced Amy Allan. Namely, would the show be back,Continue Reading
The much-buzzed about horror movie Bad Things hits Shudder and AMC+ on Friday, August 18. The fact that it takes place in a haunted hotel piqued my interest, but these reviewer blurbs grabbed it even more: “Perfectly eerie and driven by feminine rage. Rankin is exceptional.” ~Coleman Spilde, The DailyContinue Reading
Does VisitPA have actual physical badges of their trip and trail guides? Or are they for display only on their website? I don’t know. However, there are two guides (and badges) ghost enthusiasts and horror movie lovers would love: Ghost Rides and the Horror Film Trail, a.k.a. Trail of theContinue Reading
What would happen if you asked AI chat services like Bard or ChatGPT, “What are some ways to test your psychic abilities?” Would they kick back the same answer? Or would they have different responses? Would one be more useful than the other? I’m always curious about how they’ll answerContinue Reading
At first blush, Austin, Texas, may seem like a peculiar place for Lugosi’s Vampire Museum to open. However, Austin is sort of evolving into a vampire hub. What they lack in Dracula-inspired lore, they make up for with what many might consider his familiars: bats. Because of the colony ofContinue Reading
“Who knew there were dangers of being psychic?” I remember thinking once upon a time while listening to a program on the now-defunct Paramania Radio. Psychics Vicki Johns and Leo Bonomo were discussing the downsides of their abilities. Johns talked about people judging you, sometimes ostracizing you. It’s why she’dContinue Reading
Are dreams just weird, fleeting visions that sometimes we remember, and sometimes we don’t? Or is there something more to them? “It may just be part of a bigger puzzle,” Deedee, the Dreams Interpreter, said at one point during our chat. “But that’s the point. Is your putting…you’re solving aContinue Reading
The Demons & Saviors synopsis explained that the three-part docuseries would tell “the remarkable story of Christina Boyer –once infamously known as the ‘poltergeist girl,’ now a woman convicted of murdering her three-year-old daughter.” The trouble is, did she really murder her daughter, or was she wrongly convicted? That’s whatContinue Reading
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