Earlier this week, one of my friends, Camille Hack McDaris, asked me if my “house guests” get more active during this time of year. And then suggested that perhaps a Freaky Friday about this subject would be in order. So, here it is! First, personal experience. I have noticed a lot more “corner of my…
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Superstitions in Tudor England
It all started with a Facebook post – someone offering tutoring but not quite getting it right. So, I had to post a meme of a Tudor gentleman on horseback looking quite dashing. Then, a brilliant friend replied to me, letting me know that the Tudors were rather unlucky. I didn’t know that – so…
The Wolf Girl of Devil’s River
This weekend my daughter, son-in-law, and three grandsons are going camping up in the northern part of Wisconsin. As we were talking about how great camping will be, my oldest grandson who is nearly eight years old talked about catching a bear or, at least, a wolf while he was up there. We had a…
Pets – A Ghostly Gage
Our pets have the most uncanny ability to see, and deal with, the paranormal. I remember, years ago, we brought our Siamese-mix cat, McDuff, to the vet because he was acting WEIRD! He would walk into our living room and stare into one corner of the room. He would arch his back and hiss, then…
At The Zoo
In 1968, Simon and Garfunkel wrote a song called, “At the Zoo” and it was featured on their Bookends album. The lyrics of the song begin with, “Someone told me it’s all happening at the zoo. I do believe it. I do believe it’s true.” Those words might either give comfort or consternation to the…
The London Underground – Part Two
Welcome back to the London Underground. Last week we were able to investigate three stops – The Bank, Bethnal Green, and Farringdon. This week we’re going to explore a few more stops and I promise, each one will be as scary or scarier than the last one. All aboard!! Let’s start at the Liverpool Station….
The London Underground – Part One
When I used to live in Chicago, I often took the subway either to school or to work. Working late some nights, I was sometimes the only person standing on the empty platform waiting for the next train. And, I’ve got to say, it was really creepy. But I’m happy to say that it was…
The Killing Stone
Remember at the beginning of the year, we all looked back with a sigh of relief that we made it through 2021 and said of the upcoming year, “Well, we survived 2021 – how bad could 2022 be?” Yeah, NEVER ask that question again!!!! So, amidst all of the other terrible, horrible, no good, and…
Fort Drum Barracks Ghosts
When I think about the Civil War, I tend to picture places like Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, Antietam in Maryland, Fort Sumter in South Carolina, or Shiloh in Tennessee. The first state that comes to mind is never California. And yet, California actually paid an important part in the War Between the States. For a quick…
The Demon Cat of Washington, D.C.
A harbinger spirit is a spirit that foretells the coming of a future event. I think we’ve chatted about the Gray Man who foretells the coming of hurricanes by walking along the end of a pier. Well, the harbinger of the week, and the one we least want to see, is the Demon Cat of…