Those YouTubers, Instagramers and GhostTokers may have big audiences, but their techniques can lead to bad press for real ghost hunters. Check out how paranormal investigators and legend trippers compare after the jump.
The Midnight Caller legend developed in Internet forums. Over the years, the tales have become more common, and, as the winter solstice appears, you may need some protection from these soul-sucking specters. Get the ghastly scoop after the jump.
In this story, a ghost hunter tries to debunk the Midnight Caller legend, but his investigation doesn’t go as planned. Get the spooky tale after the jump.
Every year around Christmas, Vashon Islanders notice glowing balls of light in the island’s deepest, darkest forests. Some say a tragedy happened. Others believe it’s all folklore. Get the scoop on this local legend after the jump.
Liminal spaces represent a transition. It could be a physical space, an emotional space, or a transition from a life stage. When you encounter one, you know it. From eeriness to deja vu, people get discombobulated by the experience. Get the spooky scoop after the jump.
On December 8th, Ghostly Activities visited the piers along Seattle’s waterfront, and learned the dark history of this stretch along Elliot Bay. Get the eerie scoop after the jump.
The strigoi is a figure from Romanian folklore. It’s often considered a precursor to the modern vampire. Their legends carry a blend of cultural fears about the death, the afterlife, and revenge on the living. Get the strigoi scoop after the jump.
Back in the 1920s, children began to vanish in the Point Defiance area near Tacoma. Sometimes, their bodies were found along the beach in Point Defiance and the Tacoma Narrows. In other cases, they just vanished. But one thing was clear: A monster may have taken them. Get the scoop after the jump.
Hi gang! Happy Creepmas! If you didn’t know, Creepmas is another name for the period between December 5th through January 13th. That lines up with Krampusnacht through St. Knuts Day in Scandinavia. This period celebrates all the spooky stuff (Krampus, Yule Lads, Wassailing, and more) in Europe.
Our little ghost club likes to do things, and history is one of our biggest hobbies. After all, how can you go looking for ghosts and haunted places if you don’t know the how and why they’re haunted? Rhetorical question, of course. In mid-November, the club went to Tacoma to check out an event…