The Vampire of Gibson Cemetery: Fact, Fear, and Folklore
What do World War I, anti-immigrant hysteria, and a vampire have in common? As strange as it sounds, they all converge in a forgotten cemetery in Park Hills, Missouri. This…
What do World War I, anti-immigrant hysteria, and a vampire have in common? As strange as it sounds, they all converge in a forgotten cemetery in Park Hills, Missouri. This…
If you’ve ever felt drawn to the quiet beauty of a cemetery, you’re not alone. There’s even a term for people like us—taphophiles—those fascinated by cemeteries, funerals, and gravestones. In…
Just a few feet from the Utah-Wyoming border, on the North Slope of the Uinta Mountains, lies Suicide Park. Within it sits a small, eerie burial ground — Suicide Park…
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 a cemetery! Turns out the name…
There are cemeteries, and then there’s Cimetière du Père Lachaise — 110 acres of winding paths, towering mausoleums, and history so thick you can almost hear it whispering. Père Lachaise…
On the outskirts of a nearly forgotten town, where the desert stretches endlessly under an unforgiving sun, lies the Goldfield Cemetery. One of the most interesting things about the town…
A Lifelong Fascination with the Macabre My fascination with all things creepy started early. By the time I was eight, I had seen almost every cheesy horror movie, devoured ghost…
The Legend: If you visit Emo’s Grave, circle the Moritz Columbarium three times while chanting “Emo, Emo, Emo” and then look into the columbarium you’ll see the red glowing eyes…
The Legend of Jean Baptiste Salt Lake City is home to one of the strangest true-ish legends that I’ve come across to date. It involves a mysterious man whose job…
The Legend of the Weeping Woman of Logan Cemetery: If you stand in front of the Weeping Woman of Logan Cemetery at midnight under a full moon and say, “Weep,…