The Ghost of Mark Twain
The latest Huffington Post blog gets into some details about a lone grave, the Ouija board, and the ghost of Samuel L. Clemens!! Read it here: Paranormal Parlor Games
Supernatural
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A Haunting in Paris: Ralph Adams Cram was a master builder with a secret talent for occult horror writing. This wonderful short-story shows a side to this famous architect that proves his own dabblings as a writer are just as noteworthy as the Federal Building in Boston, one of Cram’s most famous building designs. Besides …
Magical Creatures
Today marks the launching of a new venture, so get out those lady luck candles and send your good vibes to Varla! Weiser Books has created a series of electronic books and yours truly is the official curator of the Magical Creatures and the Paranormal Parlor series. I’ve been combing dusty stacks and virtual archives …
The Curious Case of the Haunted Toothbrush
In honor of my upcoming dental trip, I’ll share my latest Huffington Post blog with you. Too much Halloween candy!!! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/varla-ventura/kids-who-see-ghosts_b_943793.html
Huffington Post: Get Your Freak On!
Huffington Post’s Weird News is host to many fantastic and freaky tidbits of current events and mercurial musings on all things strange including the paranormal! Well I am honored to join the ranks as a blogger for such a remarkable website. You can read my first post here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/varla-ventura/skeleton-turnkey_b_931955.html
By the Ghost Light
It has been awhile since my last post, still recovering from Halloween mayhem I suppose. I have been enjoying the autumnal crispness settling into my bones, gladly awaiting the darkness of winter and the time of candlelight and ghosts. But what about the daylight hours? I had an interesting radio interview the other morning during …
“Half-Hangit” Maggie
I’ve been neglectful in writing of late, up to my bony elbows in pre-Halloween activities. The evolution of a gruesome cake, last minute additions to my costume, and pumpkin carving have all kept me up through the wee hours of the night. Tonight I will be finishing most of my All Hallows Eve prep, because …
Coast to Coast Ghosts and Hosts
Now that it is just past midnight I am wired from having talked to the venerable George Noory on Coast to Coast. So many amazing callers stories too. What a great way to kick off October. A favorite freaky story that comes to mind after hearing a caller talk about “a dead man in the …
Rattling Rafters and Haunting Moons
Recently I had the privilege of staying overnight at Preston Castle, an old boy’s reform school in Ione, California. It looms above the sleepy little gold rush town, peering down upon the vineyards and scraggly pines with half-shuttered window-eyes and a toothless brick grin. When we arrived the moon was on the rise, nearly full …
Fall Into
What better way to celebrate the Equinox and the Full Moon than a nice moonlit drive to a ghost town? Hauntingly beautiful both during the day and at night, Bodie California was once the second biggest city in all of California. More than 8,000 feet above sea level high in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, …