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.
There aren’t any new series, seasons, or specials premiering concurrently on Travel Channel or discovery+ from January 30 to February 12. However, a new season of Ghost Adventures, which previously premiered exclusively on discovery+, premieres on Travel Channel. And there are new episodes of seasons already underway. Like Kindred Spirits.Continue Reading
Death by Fame is one of two new ID shows premiering on January 23 in what rightly might come to be known, for better or macabre worse, as Celebrity Murder Mondays. (The other show is The Playboy Murders, which also premieres on January 23.) Ahead of Death by Fame‘s premiere,Continue Reading
Did real houses inspire each of the Haunted Mansions in U.S. Disney parks? What about the one in Tokyo Disneyland? Phantom Manor in Disneyland Paris or the Mystic Manor in Hong Kong Disneyland? Are they just reincarnations of either the Haunted Mansion in California or the one in Florida? OrContinue Reading
The trailer for Unwelcome, a forthcoming creature feature, starts off innocently enough. So much so you might even mistake it for a romance or some other tamer genre. A couple inherits a country home that needs a little bit of work. But it isn’t long before there are signs you’reContinue Reading
Strange quests, an eerie presence, and a catfishing sociopath are among the horror, mystery, and thriller features premiering at the Slamdance Film Festival this year. Not to be confused with Sundance, which is happening around the same time and in the same place (Park City, Utah). While both are filmContinue Reading
2023 (or will we have to wait until 2024?) could be the year(s) of horror franchise prequel series. We know Crystal Lake, a Friday the 13th prequel series, is coming soon to Peacock, and Velma, a Scooby-Doo prequel series, recently premiered on HBO Max. But It has one in the works,Continue Reading
Besides Halloween, many consider Friday the 13th one of the scariest days of the year. So maybe it’s no coincidence that the following are being released when they are. Let’s take a look at the spooky releases streaming in time for Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. Velma – HBO Max (Thursday,Continue Reading
“Crystal Lake? Is that really happening?” That was my first thought when I saw the photo a friend messaged me on Instagram. It depicted a teenager wearing a yellow shirt with “Camper” written on the back. He was standing in a lake with Jason Vorhees of Friday the 13th fameContinue Reading
Netflix certainly has a talent for proving that “truth is stranger than fiction.” They’ve done it again with their newest true crime documentary, The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker. Normally hatchet-wielding hitchhikers are associated with the stuff of horror stories. In this case, Caleb Lawrence “Kai” McGillvary, the homeless —or home-free, asContinue Reading
Is Netflix’s Wednesday about to get competition for the Top 10 series spot, or maybe just some additional company? Wednesday has held strong with a Top 10 showing ever since it premiered on Nov. 23, 2022. However, The Irish Times recently shared its picks for the 10 best new showsContinue Reading
*Updated January 12, 2023* There have been programming changes to the following shows: We originally reported that Shock Docs: Michigan Hell House would premiere concurrently on discovery+ and Travel Channel on Sunday, January 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. It will now premiere on Sunday, February 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.Continue Reading
Most people are super excited —and rightly so— about the recent discovery of a new bright green comet. After all, it’s not every day a new comet comes along. And this one is a rare find indeed. Scientists estimate it hasn’t been seen from Earth in 50,000 years. I, onContinue Reading
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