Did you know that you can buy haunted stuff on eBay? Well, neither did I! But then I Googled “haunted items,” and guess what showed up? Hmmm, shall we do a little shopping? Here’s the first item for your perusal: Haunted Doll Active Spirit of an Alcoholic Clown Henry Okay, it starts off sounding creepy…
Tag: horror
Rest Stops
I will be traveling next week. Unfortunately, it will be down to my mom’s funeral. But I will have the pleasure of my daughter’s company as we drive from the Atlanta area down to the Orlando area. So, in honor of a road trip, I thought it would be “interesting” to investigate paranormal occurrences at…
The Candy Lady
Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew, cover it with murder, and a candy bar or two? The Candy Lady. Okay, that’s not exactly how the song goes – but the urban legend does. Clara Crane was born in the sleepy town of Terrell, Texas in 1871 according to the OnlyInYourState website. Her…
The Morgue
Okay, the title kinds of gives it away, right? Wikipedia offers some interesting facts about the Dover Air Force Base and their morgue. During the Vietnam War, more than 20,000 dead American soldiers were brought back to the United States via Dover. The Vietnam War dead comprise over 90% of all the remains processed at Dover…
Cruising Reddit
Reddit is an odd conglomeration of social news, web content ratings and discussions. Basically, it’s a web-based bulletin board where you (if you’re a member) can discuss anything from politics to fitness. My favorite parts of Reddit are the ghost storyboards. There are some stories posted there that will make you shiver down to your toes. …
House Calls?
As I’ve researched ghosts and heard stories, one of the things I’ve learned is that some ghosts follow the patterns they established when they were alive. A jogger who has a heart attack on the park path and dies, might just show up on that same path in a month or so and keep jogging….
The Friendly Skies
I’m sitting upstairs in my office on Wednesday night scaring myself for your benefit. The house is quiet, the wind is howling, the night is dark – pitch, black, dark, and I am reading ghost stories to come up with something for Freaky Friday. I’m alone in the house. Well, alone as someone can be…
Ghostly Love
Ghost stories and Valentine’s Day? It’s surprising to realize how many ghost stories are actually stories of unrequited love, love gone wrong or star-crossed lovers. Romeo and Juliet – I bet their ghosts spend a lot of time hitting themselves on their own foreheads and saying, “Duh! If I had only…” The Ghost and Mrs….
The Loo
Let me share a secret about the hygiene of many, many writers. When we’re on deadline or in the midst of a creative burst, we may forget about one of the basic processes in everyday cleanliness – namely, the shower. I’m slightly embarrassed to admit, but there have been days when I’ve looked up from my…
Haunted Hegewisch
Hegewisch (pronounced heg-wish) is a neighborhood on the South-East side of Chicago. Actually, you can’t go any further South or East without leaving the City! One of my friends, an avid fan of all-things-Chicago, shared this story with me. This story is from the folks at http://hegewisch.net/ – check out their site and the other…