The movie “The Conjuring” brought to light an allegedly true story about a family burdened by a haunted home, and spotlit famed paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. But what actually happened at the Harrisville Farm House that the film was based on?
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A Tale of Two (Haunted?) Castles
Travel with us to Europe’s 12th century, to two allegedly haunted castles with origin stories to write home about. Burg Eltz – a German castle haunted by the brave woman who died at the hands of her fiancĂ©, defending her home after a very unwanted kiss. Predjama Castle – a Slovenian castle built into a cave, haunted by the owner who was killed by a cannon while on the toilet.
Continue reading A Tale of Two (Haunted?) CastlesHaunted Disneyland: The Spookiest Place on Earth
The happiest place on Earth or the spookiest place on Earth? Disneyland has its share of legend, lore, ghosts, accidents, and, unfortunately, deaths. Are there really 999 haunts at Disneyland?
Continue reading Haunted Disneyland: The Spookiest Place on EarthGhost Ship: The Unsolved Mystery of the Mary Celeste
Superstition at sea is strong, and the bizarre mystery of what happened to the Mary Celeste and her crew was ripe with theories. In 1872, the Mary Celeste was found fully stocked with everything except her crew, in the middle of the ocean, with little evidence pointing to what happened.
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Point Defiance Park in Tacoma Washington has been sight to more than one tragedy, including the murder of Jennifer Bastian.
Continue reading The Tragedies at Point Defiance ParkCamarillo State Mental Hospital: Welcome to the Hotel California
You can check in, but you’ll never check out. Since 2001, it has been California State University Channel Islands, but before it housed students, it housed patients of the Camarillo State Mental Hospital as the longest running mental hospital in the state of California.
Continue reading Camarillo State Mental Hospital: Welcome to the Hotel CaliforniaElizabeth Short: The Black Dahlia Murder Part Two
In part one we look at the murder, but what about the suspects? And is Elizabeth Short still around?
Continue reading Elizabeth Short: The Black Dahlia Murder Part TwoOuija – I Want To Believe
Most people have heard of, seen or used a Ouija Board, but does it actually work? Could it really summon negative or positive spirits that communicate with the living? Or is there more to it?
Continue reading Ouija – I Want To BelieveFodor: The Alma Fielding Poltergeist, Part 2
In the heyday of spiritualism, Alma Fielding’s haunting and poltergeist activity in Croydon was initially impossible to debunk, a true diamond in the rough for parapsychologist Nandor Fodor. But was it legit?
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Welcome to the OG Scully – Nandor Fodor – an Eastern European ghost hunter and prolific author, who practiced his investigations during the heyday of Spiritualism, while debunking mediums and faux seances right and left. However he did specialize in one thing in particular: poltergeists.
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