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
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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Pied Piper Of Hamelin
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
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
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
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
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
How Does It Work?: Palmistry, Or, How To Hold The Future In The Palm of Your Hand
Previously: Tarot Cards. I couldn’t tell you when I learned that palm-reading existed; due in large part, I think, to the kinds of stories I developed an interest in at an early age, knowledgeable Continue Reading > about How Does It Work?: Palmistry, Or, How To Hold The Future In The Palm of Your Hand
Haunted Globetrotting: Bic Camera Namba and the Sennichi Department Store Fire, Osaka, Japan
Previously: Knock-Knock Road, Michigan. (CW: Massive building fire with an incredibly high loss of life in incredibly horrifying ways.) The Bic Camera location in Namba is far from the only Bic Continue Reading > about Haunted Globetrotting: Bic Camera Namba and the Sennichi Department Store Fire, Osaka, Japan