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.
Andrea Alison, who blogs on both Ghost Stories and Southern Writemares, stopped by the other day and left a comment on one of my posts letting me know she had an award for me. Specifically, the “Strange Men in Pinstripe Suits” award. The ‘Strange Men in Pinstripe Suits’ award isContinue Reading
If you’re like me, a fan of horror movies, you may know many of them get their inspiration from real life events. Examples: Robert the Doll served as inspiration for Child’s Play, and Cheeseman Park tickled Spielberg’s muse for Poltergeist. I’m not sure if the boogeyman of Staten Island knownContinue Reading
The Travel Channel dubbed the House of Torment in Austin, Texas as “one of America’s scariest attractions.” It’s currently hiring monsters, werewolves, and zombies for the 2010 Halloween season. HOUSE OF TORMENT BACKGROUND INFO House of Torment’s immense popularity stems from the genuine and fervent obsession of its creative teamContinue Reading
Back in June, Steve Vaughn of Ghost Eyes invited me along on a paranormal investigation he’d put together to the Old South Pittsburgh Hospital in South Pittsburgh, Tennessee. He said it’d make for a “great haunted jaunt.” An overnight one at that. I’ve been following the adventures Autumnforest of GhostContinue Reading
August 2 thru August 6 is designated as Psychic Week. But according to an ABC News story from 2001, many psychics don’t even know there is such a week in their honor. Or didn’t. However, I’m thinking not much has changed in the last nine years because, even as nutsContinue Reading
Linda Moffitt is my kind of author. Her book, Washington’s Haunted Hotspots, is most definitely a travel guide for restless spirits. It’s loaded with over 175 haunted locations, 17 haunted trips, and specific info (including turn-by-turn instructions) for visiting each location. I came to know of, as well as know,Continue Reading
I’m really excited to be a part of Chateau Grrr’s “Cruise Against Lymphoma” Raffle. I mentioned this the other day, but now I’m free to promote it like crazy because tickets have gone on sale. From now until 7 p.m. on Saturday August 14, 2010 you can buy a $25Continue Reading
I haven’t been posting as usual lately because last Saturday we (meaning my husband and I) received some devastating news: my wonderful Aunt Alice passed away. (Since Wayne’s been a major part of my life for nearly 2/3 of it now, he definitely got a chance to come to knowContinue Reading
“Believers” isn’t a movie, but it involves ghosts on a screen of sorts so I figured it’d make a good topic for Movie Monday. If you’re a fan of the show, you may already follow “Believers” on Facebook. If you do, then you probably also know their show got pickedContinue Reading
Here we go again, another ghost tour claiming it caught a ghost not once but twice in pictures during its ghost tour. STV broke the story Friday in “Mystery as ‘ghost’ appears in two photos from Edinburgh tours.” Apparently staff at the Real Mary King’s Close feel the blond womanContinue Reading
A PR person representing BBC America shared an inside look video about tonight’s second season premier of Being Human. I had never heard of the show, but this certainly caught my attention: This witty yet terrifying series follows three twenty-something’s and their secret double-lives – as a werewolf, a vampire,Continue Reading
San Diego Comic Con 2010 is this weekend, which means it’s Halloween in July! What am I talking about? A post I saw on The Haunted Hotel’s Facebook page yesterday. For your convenience, I copied it and pasted it below. But long story short, if you live in or areContinue Reading
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