This is a guest contribution from Sally Writes. This year the moon landing, Sesame Street and a host of other things turn 50. If you’re a part of the group that turns 50 in 2019, it’s time to start thinking about how you’ll celebrate. Turning another year older is downright scaryContinue Reading
This is a guest contribution from Adelina Benson. Are stereotypes stopping you from seeing the world? You are not alone. However, there are some stereotypes you have to abandon quickly and visit these amazing countries: Germany Most people see Germany as a country of workaholics who don’t know how toContinue Reading
This is a guest contribution from Lisa Smalls. I lost someone close to me to a care accident when I was 17. Now at that age, we have this coping mechanism called youth. We think ourselves so indestructible during waking moments, we can trick ourselves into forgetting the bad thingContinue Reading
This is a guest contribution from Vanessa Bermudez. Learn more about her in the About the Contributor section below. There are plenty of haunted hot spots throughout the United States, but some locations have a deeper history that expands beyond their paranormal instances. These five plantations are believed to be inhabitedContinue Reading
This is a guest contribution from Amica Graber. Have you ever wondered which state is the most haunted? I did, so I decided to find out by creating an interactive map featuring over 1,000 haunted places in all 50 states. I was also interested in places aside from the traditionalContinue Reading
This is a guest contribution from Lisa Smalls. The bogeyman—also known as the cause of horrid nightmares and wet beds. The idea of the bogeyman lurking under the bed has haunted children for years. Even the slightest bump in the night or creak of the stairs is enough to scareContinue Reading
This is a guest contribution from freelance writer Sally Writes. Some parts of America are believed to be haunted by spirits, including Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia, and Coffin Rock, in Burkittsville, Maryland. If you’re brave enough to visit a haunted spot and camp out there on Halloween night, you mayContinue Reading
Hoodoo of Sacrifice: The Skeleton Key Conjurs This week I depart for New Orleans to attend the Popular Culture Association in the South and American Culture Association in the South’s Annual Conference. Scrolling through the conference program, I selected the various panels that I wish to attend. One of themContinue Reading
Ouija Board = Good Luck! Ten facts about the Ouija Board you may not know. The Kennard Novelty Company applied for a patent on the game on July 1, 1890. Spirit or talking boards were already popular as America was reconciling the deaths from the now ended Civil War. ShortlyContinue Reading
This is a guest contribution from Lisa Smalls. It’s no secret America loves horror. Last year, horror films had their best year yet, bringing in a whopping $733 million in ticket sales with two months left to go in the year. We might not know why we’re so obsessed withContinue Reading
This is a guest contribution from freelance writer Sally Writes. Three in four Americans believe in the paranormal, according to a Gallup survey. With Halloween just around the corner, now is the perfect time to get the ultimate night of ghostly terror put together. There are so many great ideas thatContinue Reading
This is a guest contribution from freelance writer Sally Writes. In what is probably no news to you horror lovers, one survey reported that 26% of people looking to buy a home responded that they would be open to purchasing a haunted home, and 36% said that they might consider aContinue Reading
Loading ...