Bloody Mary and La Llorona are among two of the most popular paranormal folklore legends involving women. But there are also some other frightening female supernatural entities in myths, legends, and horror stories from around the world. Since March is Women’s History Month, and these phantom femme fatales have enduredContinue Reading
The walls of some historic hotels forever encapsulate echoes of bygone weddings, including ones that never took place. Historic Hotels of America lists several haunted historic hotels with such stories, but we’re going to concentrate on the ones where Southern ghost brides roam. Whether they were jilted at the alterContinue Reading
Did real houses inspire each of the Haunted Mansions in U.S. Disney parks? What about the one in Tokyo Disneyland? Phantom Manor in Disneyland Paris or the Mystic Manor in Hong Kong Disneyland? Are they just reincarnations of either the Haunted Mansion in California or the one in Florida? OrContinue Reading
I didn’t want to be greedy because the first two batches of Unsolved Mysteries volume 3 already contained two haunting episodes, “Something in the Sky” and “Paranormal Rangers.” Volumes 1 and 2 only had one each. Still, I couldn’t help but wonder (hope) if the next batch that dropped onContinue Reading
If anyone has been watching CBS on Thursday nights, they are likely going to notice that the network has a huge hit on its hands. It’s called Ghosts, and it carries an incredible cast, an extraordinary set, and awesome dialogue and writing. It tells the story of Samantha and JayContinue Reading
We all know the answer to the question, “Who ya gonna call?” But what about ghosts? Who do they call when they’re troubled by strange noises in the night or when they experience feelings of dread in their basement or attic? What do restless spirits do with all the peopleContinue Reading
December is often called the most wonderful time of the year. But did you know that the Winter Solstice, which happens during December, is also the second most haunted time of the year? Samhain, or Halloween, is the first. The hauntings that happen during Halloween aren’t the same as theContinue Reading
The first episode of Haunted Christmas, the second themed season on the podcast, explores haunted places with Christmas names…both secular and religious. But which ones? Well, I shared eight places that had both paranormal activity and the names of things commonly associated with Christmas. Think decorations, reindeer, and people andContinue Reading
Has a viral Twitter thread ever been turned into a movie? I don’t know if it’s ever happened before, but the “Dear David” Twitter phenomenon just landed a movie deal. And it’s going to be called, what else? Dear David! Let’s briefly recap what happened to inspire the movie andContinue Reading
At the beginning of this year, I wrote a Haunted Walk update after talking with HW’s creative director, Jim Dean, for the podcast. One of the things that came up was up their Virtual Haunted Campfires for 2021. Jim hosts them but he turns it over to special guests fromContinue Reading
The first time I talked with Josef from US Ghost Adventures, we left off with a tease promising a show devoted to Lily the haunted doll. Or their “Host a Ghost” as they call her. I had questions about Lily, first and foremost: Why do they advise not leaving herContinue Reading
Vicky Ward inquired if we ever publish personal ghost stories. I told her we haven’t really ever done that before, but I’d consider it. So she submitted this account for my review, which she titled, “The Candle Man.” Because it almost reads like a #ShortStorySaturday submission and gave me chills,Continue Reading
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