Nov 24, 2015 | Mysterious Places, Scary True Stories
Aside from wars and natural disasters, it was the greatest loss of life in modern times. This month marks the 37th anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre, when over 900 men, women and children swallowed cyanide-laced juice at the behest of their deranged leader, Jim...
Nov 3, 2015 | Scary True Stories, Unsolved Mysteries
An isolated farmhouse in Bavarian Germany. It is winter, 1922. Six months before the Gruber family was murdered, their maid quit. Not an unusual event itself, except for the reason. She was terrified of the house, claiming it was haunted. Before you write her off as...
Oct 14, 2015 | Bloody Book Club, Scary True Stories
I wonder whose brilliant idea it was to have clowns entertain children. Is there a child alive who actually likes them? Clowns have always made me uncomfortable (as have mascots, but that’s a different story). When I was little, I’d cry if one got too...
Sep 23, 2015 | Mysterious Places, Scary True Stories
I first was introduced to horror author Catherine Cavendish when I read her book The Pendle Curse. I’m not a fan of witch stories, but Catherine had been so nice to me during my launch that I decided to give it a read, and I’m so glad I did! It’s an...
Jun 29, 2015 | Bloody Book Club, Scary True Stories
Today’s scary true story comes courtesy of Brian Kirk, who writes psychological horror. One of the best things about being with Samhain Horror is all the amazing people I’ve gotten to meet. Brian is one of them–I’ve only met him online, but...
Jun 22, 2015 | Scary True Stories
I’ve been friends with Ev for a long, long time–we go back to the iVillage writing forums, if anyone remembers those. It’s funny how you can know someone quite well and still not know critical things about them–it seems Ev lives in a haunted...
