by mike | Jun 12, 2023 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
It is curious that lighthouses seem the ideal places for hauntings. That is certainly true of the Point Lookout Lighthouse in Maryland, considered by some to be the most haunted lighthouse in America. THE FIRST KEEPERS Point Lookout marked the entrance to the Potomac...
by mike | May 18, 2023 | Death, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Nightmares, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
The Conjuring Universe marched on through 2019 with a couple of creepy new entries. This post first ran in…well of course, 2019! The most recent films in the Conjuring Universe both hit the silver screen in 2019. Film number six, The Curse of La Llorona, fits into the...
by mike | May 15, 2023 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
You may recall Moaning Myrtle, a rather whiny ghost, who haunted one of the bathrooms at Hogwarts. But Myrtle was a fictional character, not one of the real ghosts that haunt toilets, loos, and lavatories all around the globe, effectively scaring the shit out of...
by mike | Apr 10, 2023 | Ghosts, Mysteries, Myths & Legends, Uncategorized |
Given its vastness and minimal population, “America’s Last Frontier” has spawned many a strange tale. But none may be any weirder than the story of the SS Baychimo—Alaska’s ghost ship. STUCK IN THE ICE The SS Baychimo, a huge cargo steamer, was built in Sweden in 1914...
by mike | Mar 9, 2023 | Myths & Legends, Nightmares, Travel, Uncategorized |
I devoted a whole chapter about this weird island in my novel, Back on the Bike Path. This post first ran in 2019. There is an otherworldly place not far from the heart of the sprawling Mexico City called La Isla de las Muñecas—the Island of the Dolls. It is located...
by mike | Feb 20, 2023 | California, Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
Learning about some of these spooky truck roads almost makes you not want to get behind the wheel. But drive we must, so here are a couple more that you might want to think twice about navigating. A SCENIC AND SPOOKY BYWAY Stephen King gave us plenty of (fictional)...
