165 years ago today, a disheveled man died alone at a Baltimore hospital. He had been found four days earlier, lying disoriented and distressed in a gutter, and had identified himself as one Edgar Allan Poe, missing for over a week… Read More ›
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It Is the Hour of Departure: Turn-of-the-Century Ghost Rides
From ancient times, people have seen spirits at play in the flickering of light and shadow. With the advancement of technology during the European Renaissance, scholars leaned to harness these dancing apparitions through the power of projection. By the late 1700’s, enterprising entertainers were creating magic… Read More ›
Her House Sinks Down to Death: Halloween at the Haunted Queen Mary
30 minutes south of Los Angeles sits a grey ghost, a towering ocean liner permanently docked at Long Beach harbor that was voted one of the top 10 most haunted places in America in 2008. Since its launch in 1936, the… Read More ›
The Year of Halloween 