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A History of Séances

February 27, 2025 March 7, 2025
Strange & Unusual

Mary Reeser: Spontaneous Combustion Case

August 13, 2020 April 30, 2025
True Crime

James Ruppert: The Easter Sunday Massacre

March 30, 2025 April 30, 2025
Haunted America

Kate Morgan: The Tragic Mystery of the Hotel del Coronado

December 9, 2024 March 8, 2025
Haunted History

Death Did Not Silence Her: The Murder of Zona Heaster Shue

April 22, 2025 April 30, 2025
HistoryPosthumous ProfilesStrange & UnusualUrban Legends

Unraveling the Legend: Lilly E. Gray Victim of the Beast 666

October 29, 2018 February 1, 2025
Haunted AmericaTrue Crime

The Paines Hollow Ghost

December 9, 2025 December 9, 2025 Jennifer Jones

For a couple of years now, I’ve been obsessed with a story that refused to let me go. Every time I thought I’d found answers, something else came loose. Now I think I’ve finally unraveled enough to give it a proper telling. So grab a lantern, because we’re heading down the well together into one of Ohio’s strangest ghost stories: the Paines Hollow ghost.

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Strange & Unusual

Elmer McCurdy – Dead Man on Display

October 8, 2025 October 8, 2025 Jennifer Jones

Some outlaws are remembered for their daring heists or legendary shootouts. Elmer McCurdy is remembered for something far bizarre.

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Haunted America

Ghosts of the Otero Ranch House in Tubac, Arizona

September 2, 2025 September 2, 2025 Jennifer Jones

This is the second to last stop in our Haunted Hotels series, where we’ve been exploring the places in

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Aerial view of the Biltmore Hotel Coral Gables showing the historic Mediterranean Revival architecture, iconic tower, pool, and golf course.
Haunted America

The Biltmore Hotel: Where History Haunts the Halls

July 12, 2025 July 12, 2025 Jennifer Jones

For the next chapter in our ongoing Haunted Hotel series, we land at the Biltmore in Coral Gables, Florida.

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Haunted America

Temperance House in Newtown: A Colonial Ghost Story

June 19, 2025 May 14, 2025 Jennifer Jones

Some places can survive fire, renovation, and time itself without shaking their ghosts. In Newtown, Pennsylvania, the Temperance House

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A blurred, desolate landscape with "THE DELPHOS RING" text overlaid.
Strange & Unusual

The Delphos Ring: Kansas’ Mysterious UFO Incident

June 18, 2025 June 17, 2025 Jennifer Jones

Growing up, I devoured every UFO book I could get my hands on. Most cases followed the same pattern:

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Haunted America

The Emily Morgan Hotel

May 15, 2025 April 8, 2025 Jennifer Jones1 comment

In downtown San Antonio, across the street from the Alamo, stands the Emily Morgan Hotel. Locals and travelers alike

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Haunted History

Death Did Not Silence Her: The Murder of Zona Heaster Shue

April 22, 2025 April 30, 2025 Jennifer Jones2 comments

In January 1897, someone discovered Elva Zona Heaster Shue dead in her home near Livesay's Mill, West Virginia. She

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Haunted America

Do Not Disturb: The Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel

April 17, 2025 April 16, 2025 Jennifer Jones

At the corner of Ivar and Hollywood, just behind the frantic pulse of the Walk of Fame, sits the

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True Crime

James Ruppert: The Easter Sunday Massacre

March 30, 2025 April 30, 2025 Jennifer Jones2 comments

On Easter Sunday, March 30, 1975, in Hamilton, Ohio, a family gathering turned into one of America’s deadliest familicides.

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The Paines Hollow Ghost

December 9, 2025 December 9, 2025

Elmer McCurdy – Dead Man on Display

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Ghosts of the Otero Ranch House in Tubac, Arizona

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Aerial view of the Biltmore Hotel Coral Gables showing the historic Mediterranean Revival architecture, iconic tower, pool, and golf course.

The Biltmore Hotel: Where History Haunts the Halls

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