The History of Haunting and Horror

Gothic horror stories, places stained with history and hauntings, a healthy dose of witchcraft, paganism, stone circles ... the Gothic Curiosity Cabinet of Todd Atteberry

Witch's Gardener Haunted Traveler

Phil Rickman’s Crown of Lights, from the Merrily Watkins series delivers horror and prophecy

Continue Reading Phil Rickman’s Crown of Lights, from the Merrily Watkins series delivers horror and prophecy

The Old Slave House: The Crenshaw House breeds a ghost story that preserved the blackest stain on Illinois’ past. Will the state preserve the house, and the history?

Continue Reading The Old Slave House: The Crenshaw House breeds a ghost story that preserved the blackest stain on Illinois’ past. Will the state preserve the house, and the history?

From the Journal …

In the war of the worlds, we’ve already thrown in the towel. Where does that leave us?

Haunted Old Louisville: Is this Victorian gem America’s most haunted neighborhood? A summer photo essay

The haunted Brown Hotel and Theater in Louisville, Kentucky plays host to ghosts, monsters and Blue Oyster Cult

Book excerpt from The Haunted History of Southern Illinois … Christmas ghost stories on the prairie in southern Illinois

In defense of Halloween

Tales Told By A Tombstone … on Betsey Reed, The White Lady of Baker Cemetery, and a quartet of southern Illinois hauntings from Lawrence and Crawford counties

American folk horror from the heartland …

Now shipping! Get it signed and save $5-8 over Amazon if you order direct, plus free shipping.

Unique gifts for lovers of horror, the gothic and other children of the night

The Witch’s Gardener

On keeping a witch’s garden with the lady of the house,
where we grow witch’s herbs and a witchy love

Enter the garden

This ain’t the garden of Eden … Clearing up from a ten year old witch’s garden gone feral, and dealing with a snake in the dead apple tree

Continue Reading This ain’t the garden of Eden … Clearing up from a ten year old witch’s garden gone feral, and dealing with a snake in the dead apple tree

Starting a moon garden, to bring the senses, and memories to life

Continue Reading Starting a moon garden, to bring the senses, and memories to life

The Witch’s Garden, Spring 2021: On light, structure, what survived the winter and the witch’s gardener’s best friend

Continue Reading The Witch’s Garden, Spring 2021: On light, structure, what survived the winter and the witch’s gardener’s best friend