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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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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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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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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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Continue reading →: Starved Spirits: Dr. Linda Hazzard’s Deadly Fasting MethodAppetite is Craving; Hunger is Desire. Craving is never satisfied; but Desire is relieved when Want is supplied. – Linda Hazzard, Fasting for the Cure of Disease (which you can read online) While staying at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia, sisters Claire and Dorothea (Dora) Williamson saw a newspaper…
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Continue reading →: Indiana Cemeteries: Tippecanoe BattlefieldIndiana’s inconsistent weather means you must leave the house on a sunny day. Last week, winter paused and we welcomed the sun and 60-degree weather. I decided to visit a familiar space, but to defamiliarize my experience of it. Each year, I attend the Fiddler’s Gathering in Battle Ground, IN.…
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Continue reading →: Cats and Death: A Very Brief Western HistoryThe other night I did my nightly routine of letting my kitten out of the bedroom, because she was trying to bite my toes, and then listening to her scratch my door. I let her in, she bit my toes. I let her out, she scratched my door. Again and…
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Continue reading →: Indiana Cemeteries: Spring ValeTouching the edge of Indiana 25, I never realized the expansiveness of this cemetery from the road. The tall trees drown out the noise of the passing cars, leaving an eerily peaceful silence. At the front gate, a poetic plaque reads: A spot where nature stopped and smiled as she wrought and…
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Continue reading →: Happy Valentine’s Day: Ghost Stories of Tragic Love“Deep in earth my love is lying. And I must weep alone.” -Edgar Allan Poe They say tragic events can leave spirits on earth, and passionate love so often ends in tragedy. They also say unfinished business can leave souls wandering the earth. How often have we felt a romance end…
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Continue reading →: Frozen to DeathWelcome to a special Wednesday post about freezing to death: perfect winter ghost stories to tell around a warm fireplace or for scaring others at the cold bus stop. When The Midnight Society announced their #SpookyAllYear blogging event, I thought of two things: (1) I have to participate and (2) Damn, I…
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