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.
I sat down and talked with Emerian “Emz” Rich and Naching T. Kassa from HorrorAddicts.net about their latest anthology, Dark Divinations. It contains 14 frightening tales of horror, all with two things in common: All stories are set in the Victorian era. They all involve some method of divination. InsideContinue Reading
Haunted places like the Winchester Mystery Museum and the 1886 Crescent Hotel re-opened for business on May 15 with new social distancing safety measures in place. As more states have begun re-opening and easing restrictions, we’re starting to see more and more haunted places announcing they’re re-opening too, like theContinue Reading
I came across an article on Patch.com about how the Old Joliet Prison is reopening on June 1. Sort of. Not all the way. Visitors will only be allowed on the grounds, not inside the prison, and social distancing guidelines must be followed, but there will be tours of allContinue Reading
If you Google “America’s first serial killer” H. H. Holmes pops up. Mental Floss wrote an article listing nine things we didn’t know about America’s first serial killer. There’s a documentary called H. H. Holmes: America’s First Serial Killer, which you can watch on Amazon Prime. Even tour companies inContinue Reading
Steve Gonsalves says The House in Between is a paranormal game-changer. I think it raises the benchmark –on both paranormal documentaries and investigations. The Movie Ahead of my interview with the documentary’s producers, Kendall Whelpton and Steve G., I had a chance to screen the film before it was availableContinue Reading
All week the haunted headlines have been buzzing about the new Canadian docuseries, Hotel Paranormal, starring Dan Aykroyd of Ghostbusters fame. It’s set to premiere tonight, May 15, on T+E, which stands for Totally Entertaining. It’s a channel that broadcasts all sorts of dramas and series, including ones about theContinue Reading
In “Buried Worlds with Don Wildman,” the iconic Travel Channel host takes his thirst for adventure into terrifying new territory to explore mankind’s darkest mysteries. His newest series premieres Monday, June 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel. In this series, Wildman sets out on a mission of aContinue Reading
It’s widely believed that supernatural entities feed off of fear, and the greater the fear, the more dangerous spirits become. Travel Channel’s special four-part miniseries “Ghost Adventures: Quarantine” premieres Thursday, June 11 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. It will air weekly through July 2 and will tests the theory firsthand. ZakContinue Reading
Coronavirus lockdown restrictions are easing in a lot of places, including California and Arkansas where the Winchester Mystery House and the 1886 Crescent Hotel are located, respectively. Both places recently announced they’re reopening starting Friday, May 15. But they’re not going directly back to business as usual. Let’s look atContinue Reading
What kind of Travel Channel paranormal programming can you expect to see May 11-24, 2020? There aren’t any new series premieres for a change, but new episodes of Ghost Adventures: Screaming Room return May 21, in addition to new episodes of the following shows. Show descriptions, their times, and theirContinue Reading
Are you curious to investigate the Conjuring House? Or, rather, the house that inspired The Conjuring movie? Nerdist reported that during the week of May 9, the house is opening its doors to visitors –virtual visitors, that is, via a live stream. The House: A Week-Long Live Streaming Paracon TheContinue Reading
After spotting contact information on the press release about The House in Between, I reached out to one of the film’s producers: Kendall Whelpton of Robot Ninja Media. (The other producer is Steve Gonsalves.) I was hoping for a screener of the film, which Kendall kindly provided, but I alsoContinue Reading
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