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The Tale of 2 Skeptics & Spiritualism
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Continue reading →: The Tale of 2 Skeptics & SpiritualismSpiritualism is the belief that the dead are inclined to and have the ability to communicate with the living. According to the Camp Chesterfield website, a “spiritualist is one who believes, as part of his or her religion, in communication between this and the spirit world by means of mediumship, and who…
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A Short Break
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Continue reading →: A Short BreakHello. The blog will be quiet for a wee bit while I move into my first home! I’m painting rooms black, saging our new space, and unpacking all my books on the macabre. For the time being, check out my Resources section for great articles and websites.
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A Friday the 13th Reading List
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Continue reading →: A Friday the 13th Reading ListAn important part of my notebook is the running list of things I’d like to read. And, I wanted to share sources I scribbled down this morning over coffee. For obvious reasons, I had the number 13 on my mind. Let me know if you have any interesting links to add,…
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Black Dogs and Death (Ongoing)
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Continue reading →: Black Dogs and Death (Ongoing)One of my majors in undergrad was Greek Mythology, so I’ve always been aware of Cerberus or the Hound of Hades. This multi-headed dog guarded the gates of the Underworld, making sure the dead remained. I, a fan of the show Supernatural, was also introduced to Hellhounds, dogs that drag their victims to…
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Nightmares, Sleep Paralysis, and the Supernatural
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Continue reading →: Nightmares, Sleep Paralysis, and the SupernaturalI have been plagued by horrible nightmares since my childhood. Just last week, I had a dream that my oldest dog was bitten by a wolf and bled to death in front of me. The dream was so realistic and upsetting that upon waking I realized I had been crying…
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Bloody Mary and Other Childhood Games
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Continue reading →: Bloody Mary and Other Childhood GamesThis week in my notebook, I returned to distant memories of when I would summon supernatural forces. A few sleepovers stuck out in my mind of innocent child play with dark consequences. At one sleepover, two older girls told me that they had summoned Bloody Mary in the mirror. Rolling…
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Phone Calls (and more) From Beyond the Grave
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Continue reading →: Phone Calls (and more) From Beyond the GraveIn the 1953 short story “Long Distance Call” by Richard Matheson (spoiler alert coming), a frail Miss Keene receives several calls from a mysterious source, which drives her to the point of madness. When the calls are finally traced, it is revealed that the call is coming from…the cemetery. Miss Keene…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day: The Banshee
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Continue reading →: Happy St. Patrick’s Day: The BansheeWhen I was little, I would watch the film Darby O’Gill and the Little People every St. Patrick’s Day. My favorite scene (of course) was the one with the banshee. A beautiful lass Katie is sick and on her death bed. The banshee is flying and screaming outside her window.…
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Indiana Cemeteries: Crown Hill
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Continue reading →: Indiana Cemeteries: Crown HillYou know you are odd when a foggy Saturday morning excites you, because it’s the perfect atmosphere for exploring a cemetery. Lucky for me, I had planned a trip to Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, IN. This cemetery is 555 acres of beautiful memorials (200,000 graves) and interesting history. Notable persons…
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The Facebook Stalker
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Continue reading →: The Facebook StalkerIt’s interesting to watch ghost stories and folklore develop during an age of social media. Can ghosts manipulate YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, or whatever to communicate with the people they left behind? Today’s ghost story made its rounds on the internet and, although we can only trust people on the internet so much,…
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