by mike | Jan 10, 2022 | Ghosts, Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Myths & Legends, Nightmares, Uncategorized |
“Your girlfriend lives in the corner penthouse of spook central.” Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) delivers that line to fellow Ghostbuster Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) in the 1984 comedy/horror classic, one of my all-time favorite films. The building Ray is referencing...
by mike | Oct 18, 2021 | California, Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
The Queen Anne Hotel in the City by the Bay probably didn’t ask for the notoriety that comes with being haunted. But then, it didn’t count on housing the spirit of a woman named Mary Lake. A SORDID AFFAIR The Queen Anne Hotel wasn’t always a hotel. Built in 1890, the...
by mike | Jul 12, 2021 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
The Florida city of St. Augustine, located on the Atlantic coast and founded in 1565 by explorers from Spain, is the oldest European-established and occupied settlement in the U.S. It is also home to one creepy old haunted lighthouse—if you can believe the legends. A...
by mike | Jun 14, 2021 | Death, Ghosts, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
Horror producer/director James Wan has been associated with a number of successful films, including the Insidious franchise and the (mostly) awesome Conjuring Universe. But his 2007 effort, Dead Silence, is not exactly one of those successes. Bad reviews (20% on...
by mike | May 17, 2021 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Paranormal, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
Built in 1796, the antebellum Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana has a reputation as one of America’s most haunted houses. Currently a bed & breakfast, the main house is said to have been built above a Native American burial ground, and we all know...
by mike | Apr 12, 2021 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Paranormal, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
The 1980 Canadian-produced psychological horror film, The Changeling, offers little violence. And forget about buckets of blood—there is maybe a thimble full. That said, it is truly one of the most chilling tales ever told. Case in point: given its age, I’ve watched...
