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Abandoned: The Decaying Splendor Of Winderbourne Mansion, Boyds, Maryland

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Previously: Fairfield State Hospital. Not too far away from Washington, D.C. lies Boyds, Maryland. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, it was long known as a primarily rural area; Continue Reading > about Abandoned: The Decaying Splendor Of Winderbourne Mansion, Boyds, Maryland

Haunted Globetrotting: Old Changi Hospital, Singapore And The Specters Of War

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Previously: Cincinnati Music Hall. (CW: Torture, murder, war crimes, human rights violations.) On the northeastern edge of Singapore lie the remains of an old hospital. Well — it was a hospital Continue Reading > about Haunted Globetrotting: Old Changi Hospital, Singapore And The Specters Of War

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Pied Piper Of Hamelin

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Previously: Madam Koi Koi. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: The 13th century C.E., Hamelin, Germany. Appearance: Subject appears to be a male-presenting human Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Pied Piper Of Hamelin

Haunted Road Trip: Cincinnati Music Hall And The Ghosts Of Potter’s Field

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Previously: The Yokai Streets And Villages Of Japan. On Elm Street between 12th and 14th Streets in Cincinnati, Ohio, there’s a beautiful, red brick building in the High Victorian Gothic style Continue Reading > about Haunted Road Trip: Cincinnati Music Hall And The Ghosts Of Potter’s Field

Creepy Wikipedia: The Moberly–Jourdain Incident, Time Slips, And The Ghosts Of Versaille

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Previously: Weegee. Have you ever been to the Palace of Versaille? I haven’t — not yet. (Ironically enough, despite being the only member of my family to have studied French, I am also the only Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The Moberly–Jourdain Incident, Time Slips, And The Ghosts Of Versaille

From Phantasmagoria Shows To High-Octane Halloween Haunts: A History Of Haunted Attractions In The United States

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There are so many things I love about the Halloween season: The cooling weather; the fiery foliage; the sense that, finally, it is socially acceptable for me to watch a horror movie literally every Continue Reading > about From Phantasmagoria Shows To High-Octane Halloween Haunts: A History Of Haunted Attractions In The United States

Creepy Wikipedia: Weegee, Crime Scene Photography, And The Business Of Murder

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Previously: The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine. When I first stumbled upon the Wikipedia page for the photographer Weegee, who is known primarily for his street shots, documentation of the activity of Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: Weegee, Crime Scene Photography, And The Business Of Murder

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