Nearly a hundred years before the modern spiritualism movement swept the globe and the infamous Fox sisters fooled a whole community with their toe-clicking séances, another ghostly phenomenon shook 18th century London. It’s a story filled with sex, lies, scandal, and murder, that almost ended with an innocent man swinging from a rope. Today we …
It is said that in 1776, at the Battle of the White Plains during the American Revolutionary War, a Hessian soldier on horseback, fighting for the British, had his head blown clear off by a cannonball. Imagine it, a bowling ball of iron crashing through your skull. You’ve seen watermelon get smashed with a sledgehammer …
Looking for a spooky ghost town to visit this summer? We’d recommend checking out the former state capital of Alabama, Old Cahawba Archealogical Park.
Surrounded by a modern city, St Michael Castle, formerly known as Mikhailovsky Castle or Mikhailovsky Palace, is one of the most intimidating structures in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Built during the turn of the 19th century, this imposing structure tells the tale of a strict mother, an erratic son, and a plot against the monarchy. Was …
You’ll find the almost 100 year old Hotel Monte Vista on San Francisco in Flagstaff, Arizona, where it’s been standing since New Years Day 1927. This little piece of desert history is home to at least nine different ghosts. It’s lived through prohibition, seen the limelight—and today we’re going to dick-tect some stories from its …
The Battleship North Carolina was a major player in the Pacific War theatre during WWII. Even though the death toll during her active years was quite low, ghosts are said to be quite active aboard the ship. So active that paranormal investigators, including TAPS, have been investigating it for years. This naval relic is allegedly …
The history of Seattle is a rough one, but the history of Seattle’s Underground is even rougher. Washington was originally the home of the Coast Salish, specifically the Suquamish and Duwamish tribes—the name “Seattle” actually comes from the Duwamish Indigenous leader, Sealth. Like most of the land in America, the land was taken by white …
We are packing our bags and heading into the time machine so we can zip ourselves back to the 18th century. We’re headed to present-day Texas which was then Papaya territory—we don’t mean the tropical fruit that smells like vomit, but rather a tribe of indigenous hunter gathers. The Papayans lived around what is now …
On June 10, 1912, eight people were found dead in the Moore’s home in Villisca, Iowa. The murders spawned nearly ten years of investigations, repeated grand jury hearings, a spectacular slander suit, murder trials, and numerous minor litigations. Law enforcement agencies from neighbouring counties and states joined forces, and bloodhounds were brought in to track …
