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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

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The exterior of Kreischer Mansion in 2009

Haunted Road Trip: Kreischer Mansion’s Cursed Halls, Staten Island, New York

December 12, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: The Tanglin Hill Old Brunei Hostel, Singapore. (CW: Suicide, homicide.) On New York’s Staten Island, in the area now known as Charleston, but once called Kreischerville, there’s a Continue Reading > about Haunted Road Trip: Kreischer Mansion’s Cursed Halls, Staten Island, New York

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: dark tourism, haunted house, haunted houses, Haunted Road Trip, haunted travel, New York, Staten Island

Newspaper headline announcing the Collyers' deaths

Creepy Wikipedia: The Life And Death Of The Collyer Brothers And Their “Mystery House”

January 27, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Mowing Devil. In 1947, no one had seen the Collyer brothers for years. Not properly, at least; it had, after all, been nearly 15 years since they had boarded up the windows and Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The Life And Death Of The Collyer Brothers And Their “Mystery House”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Collyer brothers, Creepy Wikipedia, Grey Gardens, Homer Collyer, Langley Collyer, mental health, Mystery House, New York, weird history

Abandoned: The Catskills, The “Borscht Belt,” And The Pines Hotel Resort, New York (Photos/Video)

January 20, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Hồ Thuỷ Tiên Water Park. There are a lot of decaying resorts tucked away in the mountainous regions of the United States — and I do mean a lot, particularly along the East Coast. The Continue Reading > about Abandoned: The Catskills, The “Borscht Belt,” And The Pines Hotel Resort, New York (Photos/Video)

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Abandoned, abandoned hotels, abandoned places, abandoned resorts, Borscht Belt, Catskill Mountains, Catskills, New York, photography, resorts, The Pines, The Pines Hotel, The Pines Resort, urban exploration

Abandoned: The Lost Ruins Of The Domino Sugar Factory, Brooklyn, New York (Photos)

April 1, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: Mystery Fun House, Orlando, Florida. Once upon a time, if you wandered over to the Williamsburg waterfront in Brooklyn, New York, you’d see an awesome sight: The hulking remains of the Continue Reading > about Abandoned: The Lost Ruins Of The Domino Sugar Factory, Brooklyn, New York (Photos)

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Abandoned, abandoned places, Brooklyn, Domino Sugar Factory, history, New York, photography, photos, video

Unresolved: The Moving Mannequins Of The John Lawson House

December 3, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: The Redhead Murders. For at least 10 years — possibly longer — the John Lawson House, which is located at 9A Main Street in New Hamburg/Wappinger Falls, New York, was known for a Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Moving Mannequins Of The John Lawson House

Filed Under: Places, Tales Tagged With: haunted houses, John Lawson House, mannequin, New Hamburg, New York, Poughkeepsie, travel, Unresolved, unresolved mysteries, Wappinger Falls

Abandoned: The Fading Splendor Of New York’s Old City Hall Subway Station

February 5, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: Dogpatch USA. You’d never know it just looking at it, but the New York City subway system is full of secrets. Those tiny ledges jutting out from walls? They’re often indicative of old Continue Reading > about Abandoned: The Fading Splendor Of New York’s Old City Hall Subway Station

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Abandoned, abandoned places, abandoned subway, city hall subway station, New York, photography, subway, urban exploration

Haunted Road Trip: Mount Misery Road and Sweet Hollow Road, Long Island, New York

May 4, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: The Whaley House. In the affluent Long Island suburb of Huntington, New York, there lies an area known as West Hills. The home of poet Walt Whitman, it contains a large nature preserve Continue Reading > about Haunted Road Trip: Mount Misery Road and Sweet Hollow Road, Long Island, New York

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Haunted Road Trip, haunted roads, Huntington, Long Island, Mary's Grave, Mount Misery Road, New York, Sweet Hollow Road, Walt Whitman, West Hills

Creepypasta of the Week: “The Strangers”

November 3, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: "The Art of Jacob Emory." If you’ve ever lived in a place where you had to rely on a subway system to get around, the creepypasta “The Strangers” will probably strike a chord with you. Continue Reading > about Creepypasta of the Week: “The Strangers”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, New York, NYC, subway, the strangers

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