by mike | Dec 14, 2017 | Death, Ghosts, Horror, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
This is one of the strangest true stories ever…and it remains a mystery over a century later. This post first ran in 2013. In June of 1912, barely two months after the sinking of the Titanic, an unspeakable tragedy in the most unlikely of places took over the...
by mike | Oct 26, 2017 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Nightmares, Uncategorized |
This is a really strange story, one that still doesn’t appear to have an ending. I first presented this post in 2013. A long-ago childhood nightmare rose up unbidden from my subconscious recently to cause a few sleepless nights. That nightmare had a name: Cropsey. My...
by mike | Jul 31, 2017 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Nightmares, Paranormal, Spirituality, Uncategorized |
One of the most haunted places in the U.S. is located in suburban Chicago, of all places. The Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery, abandoned over four decades ago, is surrounded by the Midlothian Forest, which sounds more apropos to Middle Earth rather than Middle America. As...
by mike | Jul 27, 2017 | California, Death, Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
Kate is still roaming around the hotel, as many folks know. I first presented this spooky post in 2013. The Hotel del Coronado, which opened in 1888, is one of San Diego’s most famous and iconic structures. It has hosted all manner of royalty, both foreign and...
by mike | May 22, 2017 | Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Spirituality, Uncategorized |
I am still processing last week’s awesome trip to the Devils Tower. That story will come in next Monday’s post. For now, here is the Lakota legend about the tower, which is also known as Matȟó Thípila—the Bear Lodge. In a time long past (in a place now called South...
by mike | May 18, 2017 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Uncategorized |
I cannot believe this fun film is approaching four decades in the rearview mirror! This post first ran in 2013. Pardon the adverbs, but this 1981 film could be considered “humorously gross” or “grossly humorous.” Either way, An American Werewolf In London has more...
