One of the weird dates I have listed on the Weird Holidays & Observances page is October 19: Michael Myers Birthday. You know, the homicidal maniac in the Halloween movie franchise? “He has a birthday?” you may be wondering. (I know I did when I learned about it.) According toContinue Reading
One of A&E Network’s paranormal shows premiering this October is the ambitious World’s Biggest Ghost Hunt: Pennhurst Asylum. Not WLGH But don’t confuse it with the World’s Largest Ghost Hunt. That’s a different beast entirely. The WLGH coincides with National Ghost Hunting Day every September. Teams from around the worldContinue Reading
Have you been watching The Holzer Files on Travel Channel? I don’t have cable so I haven’t had the chance to see it, but I do have the chance to talk with someone connected to the show: Hans Holzer’s daughter, Alexandra. Which, can I just say, blows me away. HansContinue Reading
You know the sneak peek at the Haunted Mansion-themed prize pack I did a few weeks ago? Well guess what time it is? Contest announcement time! I decided to try something a little bit different. Sort of make it a multimedia affair. I’m going to use the podcast in conjunctionContinue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. When I wrote about Ghost Adventures locking down Travel Channel’s Ghostober lineup with their new Serial Killer Spirits mini-series and a Halloween event, the Halloween event only had a working title. Now it’s got an actual one: Ghost Adventures: Curse ofContinue Reading
Preserved in a glass case among the exhibits at Alcatraz East are the curious clown suits of John Wayne Gacy. Although is curious the right word, or would creepy be better? They were both, I guess. I got to thinking about them because one of the serial killer spirits theContinue Reading
When I had the radio show, I interviewed a new guest just about every week. That’s one of the things I missed doing and partly why I decided to start the podcast. I’ve known Lon Strickler from Phantoms and Monsters almost as long I’ve been doing Haunt Jaunts. (Haunt JauntsContinue Reading
This is a guest post from Tia Philippart. The terrors of the Halloween season are here! Witches, spooky spirits, strange creatures, and more. These mysterious occurrences are all haunted legends that comprise the grounds of America’s most haunted roads. The roads each hold an individual tale — giving you goosebumps withContinue Reading
There are places all over the world that spawn urban legends. One such place is in the small town of Brazil, Indiana at the 100 Steps Cemetery. The Cemetery houses headstones that date back to the 1860’s, but that isn’t why the graveyard is known. Inside the cemetery there areContinue Reading
The Jonathan Corwin House in Salem, Massachusetts, is better known as the Witch House. Which is a little bit of a misnomer because no witches ever lived there. However, it does have two important connections to the infamous Salem Witch Trials: Jonathan Corwin was a judge who investigated allegations ofContinue Reading
This is a guest contribution from Sally Writes. With 100 million Americans planning to go on a family vacation in 2019, many will be considering a fall holiday. However, for families who enjoy the Halloween season and wish to embark on a seasonally appropriate trip, finding a destination suitable forContinue Reading
Travel Channel’s four-part miniseries, Ghost Adventures: Serial Killer Spirits, premieres Saturday, October 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The GAC Crew will tackle the question: does evil linger? Every Saturday throughout October, the crew investigates the haunted locations associated with some of America’s infamous serial killers. They embark on a terrifyingContinue Reading
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