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.
On a jaunt to Alaska in 2018, I embarked on a self-initiated scavenger hunt in search of cairns, or inukshuks, as I learned they’re called up there during my exploration of the Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge. Which, my apologies right off the bat if you clicked this hoping toContinue Reading
2020 has been a good year for Sarah Paulson releases. In addition to starring in Hulu’s limited series, Mrs. America, she also has a new Netflix series premiering this fall, Ratched, as well as a new horror movie, Run. Let’s take a look at both, which are sure to thrillContinue Reading
I’ve been meaning to check out Crackle ever since they sent me info about the Ghostbusters documentary, Cleanin’ Up the Town. I wasn’t in the mood for a documentary when I finally sat down to check them out, but I was in the mood for something scary. Or hopefully scary.Continue Reading
Crackle’s mix of Hollywood blockbusters, award-winning indies, classic TV, and hand-picked exclusive and original content is always FREE. Crackle Plus, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company and one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, today announced the upcoming content releases planned forContinue Reading
One of the hottest Halloween destinations each year is Salem, Massachusetts. Their super popular Haunted Happenings event draws 500,00 visitors every spooky season. As we’re all painfully aware, though, throngs of people gathering together is currently no bueno. How will the COVID-19 pandemic impact Haunted Happenings 2020? They recently releasedContinue Reading
The Queen Anne Hotel is perhaps San Francisco’s most popular haunted hotel. However, in a half-mile stretch, there are actually three haunting hotels of Sutter Street: the Hotel Vertigo, the Hotel Majestic and the Queen Anne Hotel. I realized this during a visit to the City by the Bay inContinue Reading
Ever since the Paranormal Day Paracon, and especially my Terror Tryst with Paul and Andy, I’ve meant to host a Haunted Magazine Giveaway. In fact, during my chat with them, I said I’d be giving away three copies of their mag. Well, I’m a little bit late about getting myContinue Reading
There are few in the paranormal community who don’t know Troy Taylor from American Hauntings. He’s an author, a ghost tour guide, a podcast host, and (when COVID-19 isn’t messing things up) holds a popular ghost conference at the end of every June. But did you know he also sellsContinue Reading
Several other major Halloween haunts canceled this year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, including Terror Behind the Walls, Dark Harbor and Halloween Horror Nights. However, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the world’s largest regional theme park company, has decided to give the ax to its traditional annual Fright Fest to make wayContinue Reading
What kind of paranormal programming can you expect to see on Travel Channel August 17-30, 2020? There’s no new series premiering, but there are exciting new episodes of Into the Unknown and Ghost Adventures: Screaming Room. The Shows Listed in alphabetical order. For more information about any of these showsContinue Reading
Which city do you think is your state’s most haunted? That’s what the Haunted Capitals Project wants to find out. It all started when I saw something from Destination Mansfield. They proclaimed themselves the Haunted Capital of Ohio. Columbus is Ohio’s state capital, but a haunted capital? That was intriguing.Continue Reading
Legendary Eats is a new eerie eaterie in Lexington, Virginia, that serves spooky sandwich creations named after myths and legends like Sasquatch, the Jersey Devil, Nessie and El Cuco. I saw a story about them from WSET.com that included a post about their menu from their Facebook page. At first,Continue Reading
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