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.
The Chicago Pedway system isn’t a secret tunnel system to those who live and work in downtown Chicago. It’s a handy way to get around underground, especially during inclement weather. But it felt like discovering a secret world when we found it while staying at the Radisson Blu Aqua hotelContinue Reading
There are a couple of reasons Netflix’s newest true crime docuseries, Catching Killers, is so binge-able. For one thing, it’s short, only four episodes. Well, technically three because one of the cases is a two-part episode. However, the number one reason Catching Killers is so absorbing is because of theContinue Reading
If you’ve ever attended the San Diego Comic-Con, Wondercon, or LA Comic Con, you may have seen —or even posed on— Sci-Fi World’s Star Trek Enterprise Bridge. Or perhaps another impressive prop. They’ve traveled to other cons across the U.S. since 2012 with a variety of them. However, while theyContinue Reading
Are you a pumpkin/Jack-O-Lantern lover? If so, Dollywood’s Great Pumpkin LumiNights is well worth a visit when the park puts on its Harvest Festival. It’s a pumpkin lovers paradise! But it’s not just enjoyable at night. Or on sunny days. We visited on October 30, the last day of theContinue Reading
The first season of UFO Witness launched exclusively on discovery+ on January 14 this year. Apparently it was well watched. Today discovery+ announced it had been greenlit for season 2. But that wasn’t the only UFO Witness announcement. They also revealed season 1 would premiere on Travel Channel starting Monday, NovemberContinue Reading
In 2020, a lot of paracons and horror fests found themselves pivoting and becoming virtual streaming events. But that went for cons of all kinds, including true crime ones. I’m not sure why CrimeCon has decided to do another At Home one this year, but it’s great for true crimeContinue Reading
After a release date that was rescheduled a few times, Ghostbusters: Afterlife will finally hit theaters on November 19, 2021. On that same day, Sony and IMAX are teaming up to host a one-night-only fan event that includes a Q&A session with writer and producer Jason Reitman. The cool thingContinue Reading
After watching The Curse of Lizzie Borden, I couldn’t help but wonder: Is the house still haunted? After all, it appeared from the seance that Dave Schrader, Chris Fleming, Sam Baltrusis, and Luann Joly conducted during their investigation, it was possible they’d cleansed the house. When I got a chanceContinue Reading
New Orleans abounds with vampire stories. There’s even one about a pair of men known as the Carter Brothers, who some say were arrested in the 1930s for being serial killers, confessed to being vampires, and were executed. Allegedly their ghosts still haunt the French Quarter to this day. This isContinue Reading
The “Bits and Pieces Bonus Episode” of the Haunting American True Crimes season of the Haunt Jaunts podcast was the last one for that series. However, during it, I encouraged listeners to subscribe because another season would be coming soon: Haunted Christmas. It will just be a short season, onlyContinue Reading
There are several season finales in this batch of programming highlights, including The Haunted Museum episode about the Dybbuk Box. Let’s check out the others too, in addition to all of the other episodes you can watch on discovery+, Travel Channel, and in some cases both, between Nov. 8 andContinue Reading
First off, I have to give a shout-out to author Priscilla Bettis. She often inspires me to write about things after she leaves astute or informative comments. This time it was when she mentioned Andrew Pyper’s The Residence on the post announcing the release date for the Demon in theContinue Reading
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