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.
It’s been almost 13 years since I went to Salt Lake City, but it left an impression on me. Not only because of my spooky nights at the Shiloh Inn, but also because it was such a wonderful city to explore in the evenings after my work was done. I thoroughlyContinue Reading
One of HJ’s very first blog posts was Spooky Nights at the Shiloh Inn. The haunting experiences I had while staying there have turned out to be among the first jaunts I ever took. Except, I hadn’t set out to have a haunted jaunt. This was before I started travelingContinue Reading
Last week I wrote how one of the hazards of haunt jaunting is the paranormal posers I come across. But there’s also another kind of paranormal poser. The shady ones. The haunted places that aren’t even actually haunted and falsely advertise their paranormal activity for publicity and profit. Those kind aggravate me to no end.Continue Reading
Have you ever wanted a Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or maybe an alien to call your own? I have. Everytime I get Design Toscano‘s catalog, I see beasties I’d love to have for my home and yard. I thought it’d be fun to do a post showcasing all theContinue Reading
Today is Circus Day. When I heard it was coming up, the first thing I thought of was clowns. Scary clowns. Actually, aren’t all clowns scary? I’ve racked my brain trying to think of one clown who hasn’t freaked me out. There was a morning show in Denver when IContinue Reading
At the beginning of this month I received the following email from a teacher named Sarah: I just wanted to let you know that, as a student teacher, I’ve been referencing your web page (https://hauntjaunts.net/blog/find-haunted-places/) for our history lessons. I know it might sound a little weird, but I like toContinue Reading
For the most part, I’ve met nothing except wonderful people either when I’m out haunt jaunting or that I’ve met online because of the blog. However, every now and then I come across the person I’ve come to consider a “Paranormal Poser.” TYPES There’s a couple of different types: The “expert”Continue Reading
Excuse me while I take a moment to vent about something for Movie Monday: sucky remakes. In particular, sucky slasher movie remakes. Specifically, Halloween, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street. I consider these the Big 3. They spawned sequel after sequel and kept me entertained all throughContinue Reading
A comment on HJ’s YouTube video about the Hotel Monteleone’s Haunted 14th Floor (embedded below) and the Missing 13th Floor… post on Ghost Hunting Theories sparked another Friday the 13th post today. On the video, a YouTuber asked, “how did everyone in there die?” Good question. I hadn’t talked about thatContinue Reading
I knew I wanted to commemorate Friday the 13th somehow, but I had no idea what I was going to do until one of HJ’s BFFs, Kimberley K, popped a note on HJ’s Facebook page this morning. She stopped by to say she was debuting her winning Camp Crystal LakeContinue Reading
This past Saturday I dragged my poor husband to a past life regression meditation at Zierra Myst over in Mount Juliet. I’ve been wanting to do a past life regression ever since my neighbor in Jacksonville did one. In her case, she had it taped and was nice enough toContinue Reading
There were some neat videos in my YouTube Subscription Update this week, so I figured I do something a little different for Movie Monday today. I always like sharing what I find, so why not put the ones I liked best all together in a post? The first one is viaContinue Reading
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