A month ago I stood atop a long barrow on White Horse Hill, with the grass covered chalk walls of Uffington Castle behind me, the galloping Uffington … [Read more...] about Pondering why landscapes become sacred and the mysteries of the Uffington White Horse, Uffington Castle and White Horse Hill
Haunted Hikes
The hammer of the gods still ring out at Wayland’s Smithy, a long barrow chamber tomb nestled in a secluded grove in Oxfordshire
The chambered tombs and long barrows of Britain have long tickled the imagination, and perhaps none more so than Wayland’s Smithy. Perhaps it’s the … [Read more...] about The hammer of the gods still ring out at Wayland’s Smithy, a long barrow chamber tomb nestled in a secluded grove in Oxfordshire
Folk horror from Wiltshire: The Blood Stone at Luccombe Spring, starving out the Vikings at Bratton Camp, the White Horse of Westbury and the nature of folklore
The Luccombe Valley below Salisbury Plain and Bratton Camp, just visible in the upper right. In the foreground are two of the four barrows in the … [Read more...] about Folk horror from Wiltshire: The Blood Stone at Luccombe Spring, starving out the Vikings at Bratton Camp, the White Horse of Westbury and the nature of folklore
Traveling back in time to explore the hauntings in Parsonage Woods, and the ghosts of Castle Combe
If you’re looking for the picture book English village, it’s hard to find better, at least in Wiltshire. Lacock is a bit more refined, with about … [Read more...] about Traveling back in time to explore the hauntings in Parsonage Woods, and the ghosts of Castle Combe
Lucifer’s neolithic home, Devil’s Den stands vigil near the Avebury circle complex
Devil's Den Dolmen. It is naturally the subject of many legends in the district, and few, we imagine, of the people about would care to find … [Read more...] about Lucifer’s neolithic home, Devil’s Den stands vigil near the Avebury circle complex
Hiking Rockefeller State Park Preserve: Looking for Spook Rock, Hulda the witch and the non-headless horseman origins of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow
At last she came to a little house, and an old woman was peeping out of it, but she had such great teeth that the girl was terrified and about to run … [Read more...] about Hiking Rockefeller State Park Preserve: Looking for Spook Rock, Hulda the witch and the non-headless horseman origins of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow
A Salem Walking Tour in Three Miles
Salem is a walking town, with Essex Street acting as the main pedestrian artery. If you're spending the night in Salem, haunted hotels are the way to … [Read more...] about A Salem Walking Tour in Three Miles
Urban Legends: Mysteries as dark as the night from a Sleepy Hollow Road in Kentucky
Sleepy Hollow Road, Prospect, Kentucky Since teenagers started driving, one of the rites of passages, at least for those who live near real country … [Read more...] about Urban Legends: Mysteries as dark as the night from a Sleepy Hollow Road in Kentucky
The death, resurrection and retribution of Zona Heaster Shue, The Greenbrier Ghost
Zona Heaster Shue was born in the mountains of West Virginia. Raised around Richlands, as far as we know, Zona never left Greenbrier county in her too … [Read more...] about The death, resurrection and retribution of Zona Heaster Shue, The Greenbrier Ghost
Haunted Gettysburg: True ghost stories from Little Round Top, then and now
44th New York Infantry Monument and 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Little Round Top, Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, … [Read more...] about Haunted Gettysburg: True ghost stories from Little Round Top, then and now
The Pursuit of Ichabod Crane, from the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving
Writing in an introduction from a reprinting of the story in 1996, Henry Steiner, Village Historian of Sleepy Hollow states that "At the close of his … [Read more...] about The Pursuit of Ichabod Crane, from the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving
The Legends and Myths of Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow Road, Part III. Mary takes another swing with her bloody hatchet on the big screen
The legends and stories of a woman named Mary are found scattered all over Sweet Hollow Road and Mount Misery. I've spoken to people who were teens in … [Read more...] about The Legends and Myths of Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow Road, Part III. Mary takes another swing with her bloody hatchet on the big screen
The Legends and Myths of Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow Road Pt. II: Of Native Americans, Mothmen, M.I.B.s and UFOs
Dearest Miss Bronwen, I never had the opportunity to finish telling you about the legends of Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow Road, and I knew you … [Read more...] about The Legends and Myths of Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow Road Pt. II: Of Native Americans, Mothmen, M.I.B.s and UFOs
The Legends and Myths of Sweet Hollow and Mount Misery: Part I, The Asylums of Mount Misery
Mount Misery, West Hills County Park, Melville, Town of Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York "So why have I lived my whole life on Long … [Read more...] about The Legends and Myths of Sweet Hollow and Mount Misery: Part I, The Asylums of Mount Misery
A Romantic Getaway At Kings Park Psychiatric Institution
Top: Building 93 at Kings Park Psychiatric Center. "What could be more romantic than a leisurely stroll through an asylum?" I asked Miss Bronwen as … [Read more...] about A Romantic Getaway At Kings Park Psychiatric Institution
Tales From Head of the Harbor and St. James I: New Thoughts on Mary Hatchet and Mary’s Grave
Top: Mary's Playhouse at Head of the Harbor. Mary lived with her father in a large rambling house on Stony Brook harbor, in what is today known as … [Read more...] about Tales From Head of the Harbor and St. James I: New Thoughts on Mary Hatchet and Mary’s Grave
