A vampire was said to be roaming the night during the late 1800s. Members of the Brown family of Exeter, Rhode Island were falling victim to the drinker of blood. The mother Mary Eliza and two daughters were dead. The son Edwin appeared destined to die unless the vampire was identified and dealt with. Was […]
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How many hotels do you know of that have catered to many famous people? Which has the reputation of being a mob hideout? That has a stream running through the middle of the dining room? And also may be haunted? The Brookdale Lodge began life in 1870 as the Grover Lumber Mill in the Santa
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When your ocean liner earns the nickname the Grey Ghost, you know that ghost stories will follow. Construction on the RMS Queen Mary, then known as Hull Number 534, was begun by the Cunard-White Star Line in 1930 in Scotland. Due to the Great Depression, construction halted in 1931. It resumed in May 1934. The
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St. Augustine, Florida is oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the United States. In addition to being the home of the Fountain of Youth, St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, The Pirate and Treasure Museum, and several love trees, it is home of the St. Augustine Lighthouse. Originally a Spanish watchtower built in
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When I was growing up in the South Bay Area, there two haunted locations that we heard about every Halloween. The first is the world famous Winchester Mystery House. The other was a toy store. Yes, you read that right, a toy store. The Toys”R”Us store in Sunnyvale, California was supposedly haunted by the ghost
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It’s sitting on the street between the entrance to the mobile home park and the closed down movie theater complex. Tall windows and gables covered with gingerbread edging can be glimpsed over ivy-covered walls. Once past the gates, you see well-manicured lawns and gardens. You hear the sound of the tour guides leading people throughout
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What could be more adorable than a doll dressed in a sailor suit, clutching a stuffed dog of its own? A doll given to a young boy, who saw him as a best friend? A doll he had long conversations with. A doll he blamed whenever he got into trouble. A doll he moved into
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Ever look at a doll and swear that it was in a different position five minutes ago? Have the sensation that the eyes of the carving you picked up on vacation were staring right at you no matter where you went in the room? Did heavy footsteps in the middle of the night start the
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Follow The Snarkology Halloween Hop for more fascinating articles and prizes! Scrying, or trying to see visions through reflections is a common practice to most cultures with many media associated with scrying – blood, water, fire, smoke. One of the most familiar in Western culture is the use of a crystal ball by a fortune
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It starts with random thumps against the wall in the pre-teen’s room. Then it’s followed by door knobs rattling, keys going missing from your purse and turning up on top of the refrigerator, and the bed shaking for no reason. By the time the tissue box flies across the room without anyone throwing it, you
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