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From the Newspaper Archives: The Hissing Ghost
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Continue reading →: From the Newspaper Archives: The Hissing GhostA ghost terrified a family near Leroy, Indiana in 1908 as reported by several Indiana newspapers. The Times of Hammond, Indiana opened their article by setting a spooky scene: To have a pair of cold, clammy hands pass to and fro over your face, while you are asleep in the…
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In My Commonplace Book: Tree-Stump Tombstones
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Continue reading →: In My Commonplace Book: Tree-Stump TombstonesTo learn more about commonplace books, read my post “A Brief Guide to Keeping a Commonplace Book.” Maybe you will remember that I began this blog because of my love for keeping a commonplace book, specifically spooky ones. Since I have been devoting my time to writing my book, I…
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A Spooky Valentine for You 🖤
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Continue reading →: A Spooky Valentine for You 🖤Happy Valentine’s Day! Notebook of Ghosts has been around since 2016, and I have always enjoyed making each and every holiday spooky. So, I decided to celebrate my love of ghosts and appreciation for your support by gathering and re-sharing my St. Valentine’s Day content from over the years. 👻🖤…
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New Year, Old Ghosts
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Continue reading →: New Year, Old GhostsIf one of your new year’s resolutions is to see a ghost, maybe visit one of these haunted hotels below. 👻 The Lady in Red On New Year’s Eve 1920, the Drake Hotel of Chicago was throwing an opening gala with 2,000 in attendance. Notable guests included John Drake and…
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From the Newspaper Archives: A Christmas Ghost
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Continue reading →: From the Newspaper Archives: A Christmas GhostChristmastime is an excellent time for a ghost story, especially one with buried treasure. The following story was published in The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) on December 22, 1890 (page 4). In December of 1890, The Cincinnati Enquirer published a story about ghosts and hidden treasure. Back in the day,…
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#25SpookyStories: A 2024 Christmas Reading Challenge
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Continue reading →: #25SpookyStories: A 2024 Christmas Reading ChallengeNothing satisfies us on Christmas Eve but to hear each other tell authentic anecdotes about spectres. It is a genial, festive season, and we love to muse upon graves, and dead bodies, and murders, and blood. – Jerome K. Jerome, Told After Supper (1891) Christmas is a time for ghost stories.…
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From the Newspaper Archives: Dumb Suppers
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Continue reading →: From the Newspaper Archives: Dumb SuppersAlthough there may be other variations, I am going to share two types of dumb suppers I have come across in my research. First, I will briefly cover a supper in which the dead are the guests of honor. In the second supper, the guest of honor is your future…
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#31SpookyStories: October 2024 Reading Challenge
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Continue reading →: #31SpookyStories: October 2024 Reading ChallengeThis is a post edited from prior years. Readings and links have been updated when needed. For the past few years many committed to reading 13 or 31 spooky short stories during the month of October. This challenge is not only doable, but it is accessible as I provide free…
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The “Poison Pen” Writer of Petersburg, Indiana
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Continue reading →: The “Poison Pen” Writer of Petersburg, IndianaPoison Pen Letter — (noun) a letter in which very unkind or unpleasant things are written about the person it is sent to, in order to offend or upset them (Cambridge Dictionary) Mrs. Hugh McCord of Petersburg reported in 1936 that someone was sending anonymous letters to her and her…
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Superstitions & Folk Beliefs About Teeth
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Continue reading →: Superstitions & Folk Beliefs About TeethHere are some fun superstitions and folk beliefs about teeth your dentist hasn’t told you about. Toothaches Sources Hirst, C.R., et al. “Superstitions about Teeth.” Folklore, vol. 6, no. 3, 1895, p. 301. Pickering, David. Cassell Dictionary of Superstitions. Cassell, 1995. Webster, Richard. The Encyclopedia of Superstitions. Llewellyn Worldwide, Limited,…
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