Killer Budgie: The Genteel & the Unspeakable from Chris Woodyard

The cliché spook is, or course, clad in a white sheet or appears as a vaguely-human-shaped white mist. Yet in reality (or as much reality as these things have) ghosts, monsters, and paranormal entities come in a surprisingly variegated palette. Paranormal researchers have tried to account for this variety in terms of auras, psychology, synaesthesia, and Jungian symbolism. And while I’ve […]

Top 10 Haunt-spots in Ohio I’ve been writing about the ghosts and horrors of Ohio—and beyond—for most of my life–interviewing people about their ghostly experiences and visiting haunted sites both private and public. Here are the Ohio haunt-spots that stand out for their sheer scare-factor. It is a very personal, subjective list. I’m a card-carrying […]

Taking Pen in Hand

The Christmas Ghost Department The Christmas Ghost Department – for sale or hire.

A Flap of Angels – More Seraphic Sightings A flap over angels sightings in heaven and on earth.

The Twelve Deaths of Christmas Twelve Christmas-themed deaths because it’s the hap-hapless-est time of the year!

A Christmas Ghost Story – The Crown Derby Plate Revive the tradition of the Christmas ghost story with “The Crown Derby Plate,” by Marjorie Bowen.

A Christmas Tree on the Chimney A Christmas tree mysteriously appears on a glass lamp chimney and cannot be washed off.

The Erdspiegel The Erdspiegel or “earth mirror,” created by burying magically inscribed glass and paper on Christmas.