Ghost Story | Juneau County in Wisconsin
Her appearance can save – or kill – travelers on a foggy stretch of road George* never believed in ghosts or anything considered paranormal. Then, he experienced the unexplained.
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Trigger Objects | Get Ghostly Engagements On Tape
Trigger objects can increase the probability of a ghostly encounter. They are simply any object that has personal meaning to the spirit or its time period. Ideally, you want to have an idea who the suspected ghost is. This will let you pick something that resonates with the ghost. Otherwise,…
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Our Favorite Haunts: Hull House in Chicago, Illinois
Jane Addams’ Hull House was meant to be a place of refuge for new immigrants. Built in 1856 by Charles Hull, it served many new arrivals and grew to a campus of 13 buildings by the mid-1910s. Jane Addams was a very good person and she tried her best to…
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Ghost Hunt Recap: Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California
On June 8th, Ghostly Activities will investigate the Hector Forrester haunting at a private residence in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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True Ghost Story: Ashburn Neighborhood, Chicago, Illinois
Maria, a proud grandmother, found the perfect home for her family in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago’s South side. A few weeks after she moved in, the activity picked up. It got worse when her granddaughter would visit.
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Old Hags | Symptoms & Protection From Attack
“Old Hag Syndrome” has been around since the Middle Ages. It was thought that witches, or hags, would sit on a person’s chest at night and cause exhaustion, leaving you very fatigued the next day.
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Chicagoland Ley Line Map
I built this map for a simple reason. I wanted to test a ghost-hunter idea with a basic tool. Plot a bunch of haunted locations. Connect the clusters. See if “lines” show up. They did. But the weird part is where they showed up. The three strongest lines track major…
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How to Tell the Difference between an Urban Legend and a Haunting
Urban legends and hauntings have a lot in common. They usually involve a tragic and untimely death. Unrequited love leads to a suicide. Children die and return to say goodbye or warn you of danger. There are differences between them. Urban legends almost always involve drama or danger, while most…
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Ghostly Spotlight: Lizzie Borden
You know her: You love her. This axe-wielding psycho has inspired plenty of horror movies and nightmares. She also really lived and breathed, unlike the Bloody Mary urban legend.
