The Ghost Adventures: Cecil Hotel two-hour special premiered as part of the launch of discovery+ on January 4. Yes, another streamer to sign up for, but they’re offering a seven-day free trial. If you’re a GA fan, taking a few moments to sign up will be well worth it. EvenContinue Reading
The Zodiac Killer first struck in December 1968. The infamous serial killer sent his first letters to three papers in 1969. They all included a part of a 408-symbol cryptogram, which was cracked within a week. However, a few months later, papers received another cipher, this time containing 340 characters.Continue Reading
Situated on downtown Los Angeles’ Main Street stands an infamous hotel with a checkered past: the Cecil Hotel. Multiple suicides, murders, devil worshipping and serial killers are all part of the Cecil’s history. Most recently it’s been known for the mysterious death of a young woman named Elisa Lam. HerContinue Reading
Have you ever heard of the Torso Murderer? I thought it sounded familiar when it first came up in “Phantom Hand,” the premiere episode for season 2 of The Holzer Files. However, when I looked into it more I realized I was probably confusing it with the Torso Killer. BothContinue Reading
If it was near April Fool’s Day I’d think this was a really clever story and be jealous I hadn’t thought of such an outrageous headline myself. But, no joke, Zak Bagans and crew did use cadaver dogs to search an alligator pit at the zoo formerly owned by TigerContinue Reading
If you Google “America’s first serial killer” H. H. Holmes pops up. Mental Floss wrote an article listing nine things we didn’t know about America’s first serial killer. There’s a documentary called H. H. Holmes: America’s First Serial Killer, which you can watch on Amazon Prime. Even tour companies inContinue Reading
Are you ready to descend into True Terror with Robert Englund as he recounts history’s horrors? I’ve been ready ever since Travel Channel announced this series was coming. Each episode features a trilogy of terrifying tales ripped straight from the headlines. Most come from the 1800s or early 1900s. IContinue Reading
No one commented on the Alcatraz Listening Experiment post here on the blog, but people weighed in on social media. All of the comments reflected what I thought I initially heard, or that I heard others around me on the tour say they thought it sounded like. Curiously, no oneContinue Reading
How good are your ears? Are you any good at distinguishing what EVPs are saying? (Whether you’re an actual investigator or a paranormal TV armchair one.) Bad Ears? I always think I have the worst ears. I rarely hear what people say they hear in EVPs. It has to beContinue Reading
Earth’s lush terrain and shining seas can hide tales of adventures gone terribly wrong. Some people have met mysterious, ill-fated ends. With little evidence and just a few fragmented clues, the trail to truth eventually runs cold. Travel Channel’s new eight-episode series, Lost in the Wild, premieres Sunday, December 29Continue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Something that’s been on my mind lately is the time we explored one of Agatha Christie’s haunts: the Pera Palace Hotel. Maybe because Turkey has been in the news recently? I don’t know, but it made me look back into itContinue Reading
One of the stories that stuck with me from the Ghost Tours of Anchorage tour was the ghost of the Snow City Cafe. Maybe because the delightful eatery had already bewitched me? It was only a block from our hotel. We’d ended up grabbing lunch there after we’d checked intoContinue Reading
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