Vampire teeth mouth with Debunked overlay

New Orleans abounds with vampire stories. There’s even one about a pair of men known as the Carter Brothers, who some say were arrested in the 1930s for being serial killers, confessed to being vampires, and were executed. Allegedly their ghosts still haunt the French Quarter to this day. This isContinue Reading

The Conjuring House for Sale

Two years ago, in June 2019, Cory and Jennifer Heinzen closed on a three-bedroom Cape Cod located in Harrisville, Rhode Island, known as the Old Arnold Estate. Which would have made no one’s radar if not for the fact that the house is better known as The Conjuring House, whichContinue Reading

1990 Crime Scene tape with ghost

While producing the “Ghosts Who Solved Their Own Murders” episode of the Haunting American True Crimes series, a year popped out at me: 1990. It ended up factoring into two things I referenced. The first was the movie Ghost. In fact, that’s how I begin the episode: “Unfinished business whereContinue Reading

Paranormal investigator Dave Schrader and a team of paranormal experts hold a seance at the Lizzie Borden house

The Curse of Lizzie Borden, the next installment in the Shock Docs series, premieres on discovery+ on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Paranormal investigator Dave Schrader assembles a team of paranormal experts to investigate whether a dark entity helped facilitate one of the most infamous ax murders of all time. TheContinue Reading

Haunting American True Crimes cover

Ever since I can remember, mysteries, true crime, and the law, in general, have fascinated me. When I was in high school, I even intended to go to college and become a lawyer. Junior year of high school I was nominated by a teacher to participate in a sort ofContinue 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

The Curse of Lizzie Borden poster

In 2006 a low-budget horror movie called The Curse of Lizzie Borden was released. Even though it was awful, it was followed up two years later with a sequel, The Curse of Lizzie Borden 2: Prom Night. Because, naturally, a prom-themed horror movie was the only thing that could follow,Continue Reading

Rendering of Kelly Little Green Men

Where did the term “little green men” come from? As far as relating to UFOs and aliens, that is. That’s also sometimes how gremlins are described. Have you ever wondered? Or did you just think, like I did, that it must have some Roswell connection? It does, of course, haveContinue Reading

Chad Michael Murray staring in window as Ted Bundy

The drama series One Tree Hill sometimes included plotlines that touched on true crime (ie. attempted murders, stalkers, and hostage situations). However, one of its leads, Chad Michael Murray, pretty much stuck to playing the “good son” Lucas Scott. He then went on to other roles, including Edgar Evernever, theContinue Reading

U.S. Ghost Adventures Lizzie Borden House New Owners

Are you an enthusiastic ghost hunter or paranormal investigator? Do you have experience giving tours? How’d you’d like to make money putting those skills to work in one of America’s most haunted places? The Lizzie Borden House recently announced they’re hiring for nightly ghost hunts of the house. Earlier thisContinue Reading

Crime scene tape in the woods or camp ground

June 13, 1977. It wasn’t a Friday (it was early on a Monday morning) when the gruesome discovery at Camp Scott in Oklahoma was made. An unthinkable discovery really. One of the saddest I’ve learned about in a long time, which I did thanks to a comment author Priscilla BettisContinue Reading

Campers sitting around a campfire at night telling scary stories

The beach. Amusement parks. Camping. All quintessential summer pastimes that come with their own thrills and chills. However, there’s something perhaps most particularly thrilling about roughing it in the woods, isn’t there? And what better way to end a day being one with the land than by telling scary campfireContinue Reading