The USS Constellation was launched in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 7th of 1797. It was rebuilt in 1854, using some of its original parts. Over the years, she was engaged in several conflicts. As years pass, a history emerges, and…
The Mysteries of The Bennington Triangle
This episode is the beginning of a short series on haunting forests and the tales they hold. Today, we’ll begin with The Bennington Triangle. Throughout time, literature has used forests to symbolize the unknown, the wild, and the forbidden. Some…
10 Surprising Medieval Misconceptions
There are numerous modern misconceptions surrounding the Middle Ages. One is that medieval people believed the earth to be flat. Almost every medieval scholar believed the Earth to be round. In the 19th century, the idea that medieval people believed in…
Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard and Starvation Heights
In the early 1900s, Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard opened a sanatorium in Olalla, Washington. She named it Wilderness Heights. Dr. Hazzard didn’t have any degrees, but she had written a book on the benefits of fasting. In her sanatorium, she…
Does the Devil Think About You?
We often don’t think about God until the day the devil thinks about us. When things are going great, we go about life in a state of flow, but when something tragic happens to us—or to the world—it stops us…
The Gray Man of Pawleys Island
Pawleys Island is on the coast of South Carolina and is home to a little over 100 residents and the legend of the Gray Man. Some believe the Gray Man to be the spirit of a young man who died…
Haunted Dolls
Why are people afraid of dolls? Is it their likeness to something real—their fake smiles and glassy, still eyes? Is it their lack of animation or the way they seem to watch you no matter where you move? For some…
A Ghostly and Ghastly Tale Told by John C. Calhoun
An article in The Vidalia Advance, dated October 12, 1921, recounted the ghostly and ghastly tale once told by John C. Calhoun, the seventh vice president of the United States, serving from 1825-1832. In the article, the author, T. Larry…
“The Unquiet Grave” by a 19th-Century Anonymous
Do you ever seek out haunting poetry some mornings to soothe your melancholic heart? Oh no, just me? Ah well, it does my little gothic heart good to read a lovely spooky poem, and this one does not disappoint. Without…
The Headless Nun of French Fort Cove and Beaubears Island
Sister Maire Inconnue (which means “unknown”) was born in France in the 18th century. Sister Marie traveled from France to Canada to help tend to the Acadian refugees during the French and Indian War. This turned out to be a…
The Monomoy Island Ghost Horse
On Monomoy Island, located off the coast of Cape Cod, a ghostly black stallion is said to sometimes appear swimming around the island. The sightings and legend are most likely inspired by the island’s dark history. Mooncussers, or land pirates,…
The Mirror Haunted by Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens is known for one of the most beloved ghost stories of all time, but what if I told you that he was known to have his own ghost story in Boston, Massachusetts? During the author’s second tour of…
