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

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

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

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From the Journal …

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

The haunted Hamptons and ghosts from the sea from Long Island’s south shore

Tales of Old Stony Brook III: What dark, deceptive spirit haunts the Country House Restaurant if it’s not Annette Williamson?

Tales Told By A Tombstone: “Prepare For Death and Follow Me,” Secrets of the Witch’s Grave at Big Hill Cemetery

The 1925 Tri-State Tornado: In search of the scars from the worst tornado in U.S. history and finding them closer than I expected … A tale told by a tombstone

American folk horror from the heartland …

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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

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

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

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Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger): It gave oracles their sight and made witches fly, yellow blossoms on one of the darkest of plants inhabiting a deadly corner of the Witch’s Garden

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