by mike | May 30, 2024 | Humor, Mysteries, Mystery Series, Paranormal, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
Oh, how I wish they would produce new episodes of Jonathan Creek! This post first ran in 2021. Jonathan Creek is a narrow tributary to a Canadian river. Jonathan Creek is also the title of a venerable British TV mystery series, as well as the name of its lead...
by mike | Apr 22, 2024 | Books, California, Ghosts, Life, Nightmares, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Circumstances preclude my presenting a new post for today. But here is one of my favorites from long ago. As a writer I don’t often use the old cliché, “Love at first sight.” But that’s what happened the first time I saw Barney. This runty German shepherd, about two...
by mike | Oct 23, 2023 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
Even though I had bought a Blu-Ray copy of the 2007 “gothic supernatural horror” film, The Orphanage, I almost didn’t watch it. A co-production between Spain and Mexico, El orfanato is presented entirely in Spanish, with English sub-titles. Snob that I am, I’ve always...
by mike | Sep 28, 2023 | Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
How do you lose a humongous paddle steamer? I first presented this post in 2020. The SS Iron Mountain, a stern-wheel paddle steamer, proudly sailed the waters of the mighty Mississippi River following its launch in 1872. Its owners foresaw a long and prosperous run...
by mike | Aug 17, 2023 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
Big train running down the tracks…even though the line has been abandoned for decades. This post first ran in 2020. To be clear, we’re not talking about the city in Missouri, but rather a small town in Canada, located in the province of Saskatchewan. This rural burg...
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...
