Blood Wedding in The Morutary

Technically, The Mortuary Haunted Mansion wants couples (plural) to enter their Blood Wedding Ceremony contest. As they put it, the popular New Orleans haunted attraction is “a haunted house…in a real haunted house.” This year, their theme is “Blood Wedding,” but they’re also hosting an actual wedding—or not (we’ll getContinue Reading

Happy Haunts Materialize Foolish Mortals Welcome Sign

In 2019, Disneyland hosted a “50 spirited years of retirement unliving” event to celebrate the Haunted Mansion’s 50th birthday. You needed a special ticket for the after-hours event, but they also set up a Happy Haunts Materialize exhibit, which was open to any park visitor. Will the release of theContinue Reading

The Last of Us HHN cover

Move over, Chucky. The Last of Us has also inspired a haunted house at this year’s Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights (HHN). Although, to be fair to the Chucky haunted house, it hasn’t been formally revealed yet. However, it was teased at the end of last year on Halloween Horror Nights’Continue Reading

Red windows from Amityville Origin Story

After the first two episodes of Amityville: An Origin Story, I wasn’t sure where it was headed. By the end, I understood why I groan every time I see another Amityville anything. Overkill. In addition to some fantastically inane offerings —including Amityville Clownhouse, Amityville Karen, Amityville in Space, and porn movies—Continue Reading

Mermaid on railing at sunset

For International Mermaid Day, I thought it’d be fun to explore a few mermaid-themed places, including a haunted hotel and a haunted historic site. Ready? Let’s go! International Mermaid Museum – Aberdeen, Washington What better place to start the International Mermaid Day celebrations than at the International Mermaid Museum? It wasContinue Reading

Halloween Horror Nights Pumpkin Scarecrow

What’s the best time to go to Halloween Horror Nights? That depends on your definition of “best.” Do you want to buy the lowest-priced ticket possible? Or do you want to go during a peak time of the season? As in years past, Halloween Horror Nights 2023 ticket prices fluctuateContinue Reading

Haunted Mansion poster

The inspiration for the new Haunted Mansion movie was among the five things we knew about it. Of course it’s based on its namesake ride, but which park would it be from? Disneyland or Magic Kingdom? Or would it be a general mashup of both? Or would it be likeContinue Reading

We Have a Ghost poster

Netflix’s We Have a Ghost is set in Chicago. However, those familiar with typical Windy City neighborhoods may find themselves having doubts about whether filming actually took place there. Rightly so. (And if this describes you, what a great eye you have!) While the house in We Have a GhostContinue Reading

Haunted Mansions in Magic Kingdom and Disneyland framed

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

We Bought a Funeral Home with the Blumberg family

From what we know so far, Ghostober 2022 promises tons of spooky programming. However, it seems discovery+ hasn’t entirely revealed all of the treats it has in store. The streamer had another trick up its sleeve with the recent announcement that it’s adding an eerie new series, We Bought AContinue Reading

Fancy room in possible haunted Airbnb or VRBO

One thing you can count on every Halloween season? Lists! There are lists of all kinds, including the most haunted cities, the most haunted places to visit, or the most haunted hotels to stay in. But then some sites take it a step further and list even more specific placesContinue Reading

Creepy old Halloween house

Every year around this time, publications start releasing their picks for the most haunted of…well, everything, from cities to hotels. While “most haunted lists” are fun to look at —because, let’s face it, we’re hard-wired to rank things these days (thanks, Google)— they have a problem. They’re not actually whatContinue Reading