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…
The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall
The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England, is the ghost of Lady Dorothy Walpole. Unlike many other haunted tales, we have photo proof of Lady Dorothy’s ghost on the stairs of Raynham Hall, taken by Captain Hubert C….
