Jul 4, 2016 | Scary True Stories, Tales of the Supernatural
An ancient tomb is creepy enough. Add a fatal curse to the mix and you have the makings of a great horror story. Only in this case, the story might turn out to be true. British Lord George Carnarvon was obsessed with Egypt, so when archaeologist Howard Carter...
Apr 11, 2016 | Tales of the Supernatural
You may be asking yourselves, “Are Irish werewolves really a thing?” As it turns out, yes! Back in the 1200s, accounts of werewolves were extremely common in Ireland, to the point the country was known as wolf-land. (This might have something to do with...
Apr 7, 2016 | Tales of the Supernatural
“Oh my God! Did you hear that?” Nope. “Listen to this! I got something on my super high-tech digital recorder!” * disembodied snarfling with static* “The spirit told us to get out! Oh my God!” It did? “Hey, it’s a half...
Apr 6, 2016 | Tales of the Supernatural, The Writing Life
Edgehill While the existence of ghosts has long been debated, in Britain the matter has been considered resolved for some time…all because of the battle of Edgehill. It was October 23, 1662. Royalist troops were on their way to London to support the King when...
Apr 1, 2016 | Tales of the Supernatural
The Amityville Horror convinced many that the supernatural was real. The dwelling where it all took place had a frightening history before it became the world’s most famous haunted house. On November 13, 1974, 23-year-old Ronald DeFeo Jr. stumbled...