The other day, I was searching for information about brownies – the little people kind, not the delicious, gooey, chocolate kind – and I happened across the story about the Cauld Lad of Hylton, and then I went down a rabbit hole. So, welcome to my rabbit hole. According to the Sunderland Echo website, the…
Category: Freaky Friday
Ain’t No Sunshine
Just in case you haven’t heard, next Monday, April 8, 2024, is a solar eclipse. Because I live in the Midwest, we will handle it the same way we handled the last big eclipse; we won’t see it because it will be cloudy and overcast. But some of you may have a part in the…
Don’t Mess with the Fae
Years ago, when I was beginning to write “The Order of Brigid’s Cross – The Wild Hunt,” I told my (mostly Irish) mother what I was going to be writing about. This educated and fairly sophisticated woman advised me to make sure that I had “protection” if I was going to be writing about the…
The Ghillie Dhu
This was a new one for me—a Scottish version of Bigfoot, you know, if Bigfoot were a kindly, caring, and protective fairy of the woods. According to a Myths & Legends Facebook post, “In Scottish folklore, the Ghillie Dhu is a mysterious and reclusive creature believed to inhabit the dense forests of the Highlands. Described…
Charleville Castle
After I posted last week’s Freaky Friday, I received two comments from friends—Kate Mayo and Wyatt Herrmann—about the series “Haunted Ireland,” which also featured a story about Leap Castle. I was not disappointed—the investigation at Leap Castle was amazing! Of course, now I’m binge-watching (well, binge for me is more than one show in a…
Leap Castle
Since yesterday was Leap Day, and we only get those every four years, I thought I’d take advantage of it and talk about Leap Castle. According to theirishroadtrip.com, Leap Castle is the most haunted castle in Ireland – and that’s saying a lot! Leap Castle is one of the longest continually inhabited castles in Ireland,…
Hoia Baciu Woods
The new season of Expedition X started this week, and in the first show of the season, Jess and Phil visited a spot that Josh Gates had visited way back in 2009 when he starred in “Destination Truth.” If you remember back to that episode (Season 3, Episode 1), they decided to perform some isolation…
The Bruce Castle Ghost
First, I have to get this out of the way. Whenever I hear the name “Bruce,” my mind sings it with a rolling “r” and a lot of “s’s” at the end. And then, the words “don’t bring me down” also accompany the thought. Now, perhaps you already know that when the Electric Light Orchestra…
A Ritual for Conjuring Spirits
Generally, the week of the New Year brings with it advice on losing weight, getting organized, setting goals, and jump-starting your life. So, why not try something totally different? Conjuring spirits. Now, I actually don’t recommend that you conjure spirits – just as I don’t recommend that you use a Ouija board because you never…
Dog Ghosts
I was re-reading “Good Tidings- A Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mystery (Book Two) last week because it’s set during this time of year, and I just love that story. In this book, if you remember, Mary picks up a new ghost friend in front of Chicago’s Anti-Cruelty Society building, a ghost dog. And it turns out…