Axe in a stump of wood

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

Peggy the Doll

Peggy the Doll has her own room at Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum. One of the 13 things to expect when visiting the museum is spending time alone with her to ask her questions. Well, you won’t be all alone. The other members of your tour group will be with you.Continue Reading

Atlas Obscura logo

  This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. On our jaunt to Vegas, I introduced my husband to Atlas Obscura. I was shocked he didn’t know about them yet. In case you’re not familiar with Atlas Obscura, here’s what it’s all about: it’s a website loaded with curiousContinue Reading

Chicken Boy statue

Chicken Boy, not to be confused with Mike the Headless Chicken, is not a boy at all. He’s a statue. Why is he called Chicken Boy and why does he have a day? Meeting Chicken Boy I first saw Chicken Boy’s Day on Brownielocks. I must’ve briefly looked into himContinue Reading

Castle Frankenstein

This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here.  All the coolest monsters had castles, didn’t they? Dracula, Frankenstein…okay that’s all I can think of. (If you know of any I’m forgetting, feel free to remind me.) One of the August 30th days on the Weird Holidays & Observances pageContinue Reading

The Queen Mary

The Queen Mary is famous for its alleged paranormal activity, but did you know there are things perhaps even scarier than the ghosts? At least to me. Here’s the seven things I found scariest while spending the night aboard the Queen Mary. (A few of which I’ve noted in otherContinue Reading

I discovered the American Association of Psychics thanks to the Weird Holidays & Observances listings. The first week of August is National Psychic Week, and the first Sunday is National Psychic Day. (Except until today I had it incorrectly listed as the first Monday in August. Whoops. Fixed now!) Anyway,Continue Reading

The firehouse in the Ghostbusters movie

This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Here’s a fun one for movie buffs from the Weird Holidays & Observances page: June 8 is Ghostbusters Day. And 2019 marks a significant milestone for the paranormal comedy: its 35th anniversary! Yep. That’s right. Ghostbusters was released in theaters 35Continue Reading

Archive of the Afterlife Paranormal Museum logo

Revised May 22, 2019 May 18 is International Museum Day. It may seem like an innocuous day to include on the Weird Holidays & Observances listings, but not if you put a twist on it. Which, of course, I can’t help but to do. From paranormal and cryptozoology to witches,Continue Reading

I thought seeing the Ghost Deer of River Park was cool. Actually, I think anytime I’ve gotten a chance to see a white, or albino, animal has been cool. It wasn’t until I was in my 30s that I saw my first one, though. And it was all thanks toContinue Reading

One bit of Friday the 13th trivia I came across that intrigued me the most was the Thirteen Club. A People article that talked about the club explained: “[I]ts stated mission was to improve the standing of the holiday and also flout all manner of superstitions. At its first meeting,Continue Reading

One of the ports on our British Isles cruise a couple years back was Greenock, Scotland. We’d done our research and knew that a quick train ride would take us to Glasgow. Before we’d left home, I’d bought City Sightseeing Glasgow Hop-On Hop-Off Tour tickets for us from our affiliate,Continue Reading