If you could go back to visit any point in time, what period would you choose? One of the three periods of the Mesozoic Era (Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous)? Or has Jurassic Park ruined such an adventure for you? Maybe something more modern, like the Roaring 20s? The Victorian era? TheContinue 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
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. The other day I saw a news story about Richard Browning, a jet pack inventor who broke (shattered) his own Guinness Book speed record. He calls himself “Jetman.” (Naturally. What else would call yourself?) That’s really something to see by theContinue Reading
Hot of the press releases presses comes this exciting nugget about Robert Englund coming to Travel Channel in a new series. The veteran actor and legendary horror movie icon (Freddy Krueger of the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise) will host a six-episode series that’s set to premiere later thisContinue Reading
Yes, an online ghost tour could be coming to Stockton, California, in October, according to Recordnet.com. The Downtown Stockton Alliance recently unveiled a free self-guided online historical walking tour. The plan is to release a spookier version to coincide with Halloween. Walk with Weber Captain Charles M. Weber founded StocktonContinue Reading
#FunFactFriday: Haunted Al Capone Goes to the Atlanta Penitentiary Infamous mob boss Alphonse “Al” Gabriel Capone entered the Atlanta Penitentiary on this day, May 4th in 1932. His stay was brief, as he was then transferred to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1934. Despite popular belief, Capone was jailed for carryingContinue Reading
Grave Gardening: Conserving America’s Garden Cemeteries Prior to 1830, families buried their dead in local church cemeteries or family cemeteries. In 1831, Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts became the first modern public cemetery. It was a “garden cemetery,” whereby landscape designers incorporated water features and plants amongst the graves.Continue Reading
In January, we had a day layover in Los Angeles before we flew to Singapore. Perfect excuse to do something I’d long been wanting to do: book a room and stay aboard The Queen Mary. Other than to see it as we boarded a Carnival cruise from the cruise portContinue Reading
When I was a kid, there was two things I really cared about to escape the real world. I watched a lot of Classic 60s TV, like “The Andy Griffith Show,” “Bewitched,” “The Munsters” and “Hogan’s Heroes.” I also watched a lot of Hollywood monster movies. You see kids, backContinue Reading
The other day I got an exciting email from Kelly Rapone of the Genesee County Chamber of Commerce in Batavia, New York, about a wonderfully haunt jaunty website: Haunted History Trail of New York State. It’s a state-wide trail developed for those who enjoy haunted inns, investigations, tours, etc….Each locationContinue Reading
A few weeks back, either Bio or the History Channel (I forget which now) reran Haunted History: Caribbean. I DVRed it because I was curious if they would mention any haunts on Nassau, one of the ports of call on the Haunt Jaunts Halloween in the Bermuda Triangle Cruise. Nope. IContinue Reading
Halifax, Nova Scotia was one of our ports when we took our Canada/New England cruise. I was stoked because I had Nova Scotia on my bucket list. (This was before I understood Nova Scotia was one of Canada’s provinces, not a city. That’s one thing our jaunts to Canada haveContinue Reading
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