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.
A couple of years ago, I wrote about one of the dark sides of the “Ghost Hunters” effect: lockouts. No, not something Ghost Adventures has made famous, which is lock downs. Rather, lock outs occur when a paranormal investigation group, show, or ghost tour company signs a contract with aContinue Reading
An interesting thing happened to me when we stayed at the Millennium Suites in Istanbul. We stayed in room 401 on the fourth floor. On our second and third nights (especially the third one), I heard noises coming from above us. Specifically, footsteps. Loud ones. That made me paranoid aboutContinue Reading
Spirits of the alcoholic variety are on my mind today because everywhere I look I’m reminded it’s St. Patrick’s Day. The green beer is flowing freely even in places that don’t have any Irish claim to fame. I’m not necessarily a fan of green beer, though. I know it doesn’tContinue Reading
Every once in a while I like to mess around creating graphics and post some silliness here at Haunt Jaunts. St. Patrick’s Day affords me a good reason to do both. Happy celebrating! To be honest, some leprechauns sort of freak me out. A leprechaun clown? Talk about a frighteningContinue Reading
At the end of this month, Haunt Jaunts will celebrate its third blogiversary. I want to do something meaningful again like I did the first year. I did a couple of things to celebrate then. One was a Guess the Followers contest where the person who guessed closest to theContinue Reading
After I posted 19 Horror and Paranormal Events and Conferences for 2012 and Beyond, I came across five more. One is coming up pretty quick, but the others give you a little more lead time on getting to them. And when you’re planning your jaunts, don’t forget about HJ’s HalloweenContinue Reading
I’m all about jaunts, both conventional and unconventional. Past life regression would definitely fall in the unconventional realm. In a way, it’s not only about discovering your self but also a way to accomplish a sort of time travel. I’m convinced I lived before. When I was nine years old,Continue Reading
Okay, so Playback stunk, but here’s two other movies that look good and which I’m looking forward to. ParaNorman I loved Coraline. The makers of it have made this one. It’s more for kids, but that’s okay. My inner child likes to be indulged every once in a while. TheContinue Reading
I made the grave error of renting Playback last week as a “see it before it’s in theaters” movie from On Demand. I think it hit select theaters this past weekend. I’ll be surprised if it lasts until next weekend. I thought it was deplorable. The description on IMDB isContinue Reading
What interesting things I learned today at tennis from the girls on my team about ghosts right here in my own backyard! They all know about my spooky little blog, but I never really talk about it much with them. I tend to keep my writing stuff to myself unlessContinue Reading
Several months ago Pamela K. Kinney made it possible for her publisher to send me a complimentary copy of her book, Virginia’s Haunted Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, & Other Haunted Locations. After months of start and stop reading (due to time, not the quality of the book’s content), IContinue Reading
First off, I was trying to be cheeky with the title. I don’t want to “sleep with ghosts” in the sense of having intimate relations with them. I do, however, enjoy checking into allegedly haunted hotels and spending the night. The other day, I got to talking with some peopleContinue Reading
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