Medieval Torture Museum Ghost Hunting Experience info card

CONTENT WARNING! Many of the exhibits at the Medieval Torture Museum contain explicit and graphic depictions of torture devices and methods. This post contains examples of some. Reader discretion is advised. “I think I’m going to go hunt ghosts at the Medieval Torture Museum,” I said when my husband askedContinue 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

Creepy haunted doll like Annabelle

The Museum of the Warrens, or the Warren’s Occult Museum as it was once better known, is no longer open. I never had the privilege of visiting to see the array of allegedly haunted and cursed objects that they collected during their investigations, such as the infamous man-killing Raggedy AnnContinue Reading

Macabre Museums coming soon graphic

  Are you a museum person? Some people aren’t. Their eyes glaze over at the mere thought of going to one. Well, you haven’t ever gone with me. But you can. At least virtually. In season 3 of the Haunt Jaunts podcast, we’re going to explore Macabre Museums. The newContinue Reading

Haunted Christmas cover of Haunted Places with Christmas Names image of creepy Santa

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

Monster to Midnight poster

Among the cool places we jaunted this year was Distortions Monster World. It’s a monster museum in Denver, Colorado, that showcases creations from the world-renowned “Monster Makers” at Distortions Unlimited. For Halloween season this year Distortions Unlimited and the award-winning production team at Blazen Illuminations have teamed up to presentContinue Reading

Creepy baby doll with human hair from Sanilac County Museum FB announcement

A lot of museums and historical societies host Halloween-themed events. Last year I thought the Pickering Museum Village’s haunted drive-thru ghost tour was pretty clever. However, have you ever heard of a museum holding a creepy baby doll contest? I never have, but that’s what the Sanilac County Historic VillageContinue Reading

Zak Bagans in chair in room of Haunted Museum

Thanks to the trailer for The Haunted Museum, we had an idea of a couple of the objects we might see in the new scripted horror series from Zak Bagans and Eli Roth. However, today discovery+ officially announced series details, including episode titles and descriptions. So now we know exactlyContinue Reading

Zak Bagans in his Haunted Museum

What happens when the paranormal and horror merge? We’re going to find out in The Haunted Museum, one of the new series premiering on discovery+ during Ghostober IV. The trailer for the groundbreaking new horror series collaboration between paranormal mega star Zak Bagans and master of horror director Eli RothContinue Reading

The Shanley Hotel on the Haunted History Trail of New York State

Over the moon excited. That’s how I felt when I first learned about the Haunted History Trail of New York State back in 2014. They continue to set the bar for how visitor and convention bureaus can cater to paranormal tourism and tourists seeking out haunted places. Like this year.Continue Reading

101 Haunted Places Bucket Journal

The concept of bucket lists has long been popular in the world of travel. Climbing that highest mountain, visiting every National Park, flying the world’s best airlines…but what about a bucket list for paranormal travel? What if a traveler wants to choose the Stanley Hotel over a Florida resort, orContinue Reading

Three creepy Antique porcelain dolls

You know that saying, “Ask and you shall receive?” It’s worked yet again. After visiting Zak Bagans Haunted Museum in December 2019, I had one question: Is there, or is there not, a doll on the Demon House stairs? Well, someone finally responded. Not from the museum. A fellow restless spiritContinue Reading