September is a celebration month around Haunt Jaunts headquarters. Two birthdays and a wedding anniversary, and this year one of the birthdays happened to be a milestone (50) and so was the anniversary (25). I had big trips planned to mark these occasions, but we all know how that storyContinue Reading
Never has a year needed a day like International Moment of Frustration Scream Day, which falls on October 12 every year, worse than 2020. Because we’ve all pretty much had our moments when we wanted to scream this year, haven’t we? (Don’t leave me hanging. I know I’m not aloneContinue Reading
I always say the people at Travel Channel and their PR firm are good to me, but this time they’ve gone above and beyond. This Ghostober special delivery box is simply spooktacular! One of the account execs at their PR firm had reached out last month on behalf ofContinue Reading
One of the observances on the Weird Holidays & Observances page that has always intrigued me is Curious Events Day. A few years ago I shared nine curious photos to celebrate the day. I admitted, “I’m not exactly sure what Curious Events Day is.” And then I wondered, “Who createdContinue Reading
When I ran the Haunted Magazine and American Hauntings Teas Giveaway I couldn’t help myself. I had to treat myself to one of the newsletter-subscriber prizes. Specifically, the American Hauntings Teas handmade tea box made from the wood of a haunted house. Here’s the description of it from their site: TheseContinue Reading
The other day I got an interesting email from the folks at the Haunted Walk, a ghost tour company. They also have a podcast called Haunted Talk. They were reaching out to other paranormal podcasters to see if they’d be interested in giving their “The Haunting at Home – AContinue Reading
Something I’ve been passionate about for a long time is using paranormal travel (what I fondly refer to as “haunt jaunts”) as a teaching tool. There are at least 13 (but probably even more) things you can learn by traveling to haunted places, from history and architecture to geography, languages,Continue Reading
The Queen Anne Hotel is perhaps San Francisco’s most popular haunted hotel. However, in a half-mile stretch, there are actually three haunting hotels of Sutter Street: the Hotel Vertigo, the Hotel Majestic and the Queen Anne Hotel. I realized this during a visit to the City by the Bay inContinue Reading
There are few in the paranormal community who don’t know Troy Taylor from American Hauntings. He’s an author, a ghost tour guide, a podcast host, and (when COVID-19 isn’t messing things up) holds a popular ghost conference at the end of every June. But did you know he also sellsContinue Reading
Several other major Halloween haunts canceled this year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, including Terror Behind the Walls, Dark Harbor and Halloween Horror Nights. However, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the world’s largest regional theme park company, has decided to give the ax to its traditional annual Fright Fest to make wayContinue Reading
Which city do you think is your state’s most haunted? That’s what the Haunted Capitals Project wants to find out. It all started when I saw something from Destination Mansfield. They proclaimed themselves the Haunted Capital of Ohio. Columbus is Ohio’s state capital, but a haunted capital? That was intriguing.Continue Reading
There’s No Such Thing as Ghosts? is a new paranormal documentary now streaming on Amazon Prime, and it’s absolutely worth renting for $4.99 or, better yet, spending the extra $1 to buy for $5.99. Psst. The link(s) above lead(s) to our Amazon affiliate. As noted in our affiliate policy, ifContinue Reading
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