by mike | Oct 21, 2024 | Ghosts, Mysteries, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
“Across the alley from the Alamo.” That’s the first line of an old Mills Brothers song. Actually, across the street from the Alamo in downtown San Antonio stands the Emily Morgan Hotel, renowned in paranormal circles as one of the most haunted places in America....
by mike | Sep 9, 2024 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
Dark, dank, creepy… Abandoned tunnels seem likely places for all manner of paranormal activity. And among the league leaders is a short but spooky one on the Ontario, Canada side of Niagara Falls. It is known as the Screaming Tunnel. THE BURNING WOMAN The limestone...
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 | 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 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 | May 8, 2023 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
I suppose you could say that any movie, including the 2011 supernatural horror film, The Rite, will benefit from having the great Anthony Hopkins as its star. While the critics praised his performance as a dedicated exorcist, they hated just about everything else...
