The Sunshine Lady: A Tale of Mystery, Legacy, and Light
In the picturesque town of Hendersonville, North Carolina, the historic Oakdale Cemetery holds a tomb unlike any other. And while from a distance this cemetery looks like your typical small…
In the picturesque town of Hendersonville, North Carolina, the historic Oakdale Cemetery holds a tomb unlike any other. And while from a distance this cemetery looks like your typical small…
Hidden deep within the shadows of the Colonel Armwell Long Cemetery lies a grave with an unusual legend. Locals call it Cat Man’s Grave, said to belong to the spirit of a watchful caretaker who guards the grounds even in death. They say his ghostly presence prowls like a feline, accompanied by glowing eyes in the darkness and the soft echo of phantom paws. Those who dare to disturb his rest are met with mysterious scratches or an eerie feeling of being hunted. Whether a tale of truth or superstition, one thing is certain—Cat Man’s legend still lingers, as unsettling as the moonlit cemetery itself.
Sounds like everyone’s worst nightmare, right? Unfortunately for a 13-year-old boy living in San Francisco in 1854, it was reality. On the evening of January 10, 1854, there was a…
While photographing the mausoleums in Mount Olivet Cemetery, I noticed that the Clement mausoleum only seems to have one inhabitant. While there is room six, only a single person appears…
Situated southeast of downtown Denver sits a large park that on any given summer day is full of people basking in the sun, jogging, or playing with their dogs. It…
Tucked away inside a neighborhood in Avondale, Arizona lies a cemetery, full of mostly anonymous graves. The small wooden crosses long since disintegrated in the desert heat. Rows and rows…
What does the beginning of WWI, anti-immigrant sentiment, and a vampire have in common? Oddly enough, a small dilapidated cemetery located in Park Hills, Missouri. Due to decades of neglect…
taphophile (plural taphophiles) A person who is interested in cemeteries, funerals and gravestones If you haven’t noticed by now, I LOVE CEMETERIES! I think they are some of the most…
Located on the North Slope of the Uinta Mountains just a few feet from the Utah – Wyoming border in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest is an area called Suicide Park. And…
Mouth Cemetery – The Dead History I received a request to research Mouth Cemetery, and I’m not going to lie, I got a little excited because what a name for…