Occult Day is observed on November 18. Which I guess answers the “When is it?” question, doesn’t it? But what about the rest? What is it, who created it, and why? Let’s find out. However, let’s first define what “occult” means. What does occult mean? The word “occult” derives fromContinue Reading
I don’t know if the Museum of the Weird also serves double duty as headquarters for the Keep Austin Weird movement, but it totally could. (And, yes, there is such a thing. Just check out #keepaustinweird on Insta. It’s very popular.) All I know is that when we jaunted toContinue Reading
November 13, 2020, marks the second Friday the 13th in 2020. The first one was on March 13. I had no idea when I updated the Weird Holidays & Observances page this year that Friday the 13ths in 2020 would be so memorable…or scary. Well, time will tell if thisContinue Reading
Is the Witch of November some sort of spooky beauty contest winner? Actually, the November Witch and the Witch of November are the same thing, just phrased a bit differently. I’d never heard of either until I paid attention to the lyrics of Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting song about the wreckContinue Reading
A couple of years ago we took a jaunt up to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. One of the places we visited was Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, which included exhibits about some famous shipwrecks. That’s where I learned about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Did Gordon Lightfoot’s song, “TheContinue Reading
There aren’t any new series or season premieres, but there are plenty of new episodes and programming marathons on Travel Channel November 9-22. Here are all the paranormal programming highlights for your viewing entertainment. For more information about any of the shows or their stars, be sure to visit TravelChannel.com.Continue Reading
The fact is, there are a lot of Stranger Things facts, from how the show was created to certain 80s references found in it. However, I’m only going to explore six facts about the series, its creators, and its stars. But pay attention, because there are more Stranger Things factsContinue Reading
As Stranger Things Day neared this year, I kept noticing questions that asked, “Is Stranger Things real?” What? How could anyone think Stranger Things was real? Of course it’s not. However, is it based on real-life events? Maybe. Bear with me for a sec. It’s going to seem like I’mContinue Reading
It was thanks to Comic-Con@Home that I first learned Shaun of the Dead co-stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost had once again teamed up to collaborate on a new project, Truth Seekers. At first, we didn’t know much about the at-that-time forthcoming Amazon Original series beyond the storyline, trailer, andContinue Reading
I don’t remember when I added Stranger Things Day to the Weird Holidays and Observances page. Was it the first year it was created or last year? Who knows? It’s not important really. As soon as I learned about it, I added it and it’s there now, where it willContinue Reading
Time to tally up the Haunted Capitals Project votes and reveal what 2020’s haunted state capitals were! Sadly, because I didn’t do a lot of promo, not all states got a lot of votes. However, all states received at least one vote for a city…and if that one was it,Continue Reading
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