My Night at the Dale
Every single spot of air or earth at Lily Dale is potentially haunted, at least according to its residents and devotees. Almost no reports of psychic phenomena are considered either […]
Paranormal
“A Night on Witches’ Walk”: A Seneca Supernatural Tale
[The grandmothers were the ultimate keepers of much of the supernatural tradition, it seems, among the Allegany Seneca. In his childhood the late author and storyteller DuWayne “Duce” Bowen (1946-2006) […]
Goodleberg Strikes Again: The Damning of Goodleberg, Part 5
[Author’s Note: The small country burying-ground in the Town of Wales, Erie County, NY, known as Goodleberg is one of New York State’s most mythologized “haunted” cemeteries. It is also […]
“This Hungry Churchyard”: The Damning of Goodleberg, Part 4
But if thou, jealous, dost return to pry… By heaven, I will tear thee joint by joint And strew this hungry churchyard with thy limbs. Romeo, Act V, Romeo and […]
The Damning of Goodleberg, Part 3: The Dreaded Doctor Speaker
Yes, it’s that time of year again. The summer months are on us and here come the ghost-hunters. It’s sure to get hot at the top of that hill holding […]
The Damning of Goodleberg, Part 2: Dogs in Black and Ladies in White
Yes, it’s that time of year again. The summer months are on us and here come the ghost-hunters. It’s sure to get hot at the top of that hill holding […]
The Damning of Goodleberg, Part 1
Yes, it’s that time of year again. The summer months are on us and it’s sure to get hot at the top of that hill holding the most prominent outdoor […]
The Wight o’ the Stane
An enormous supernatural tradition has built up around the ancient earthworks. In England, they say Merlin built Stonehenge with his spells. A formation of standing stones – Long Meg and […]
Scheduling Revelation
When I’m anywhere near a major sacred site, a “place of ancient sanctity” in the words of John Michell, I try to get into it by myself with a journal […]