At top, Tropical Storm Ida, Stephen Fields Beach, Plymouth, Massachusetts. I fear thee, ancient Mariner! I fear thy skinny hand! And thou art long, … [Read more...] about A True Ghost Story from the Sea: The Curse of the Charles Haskell
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True Confessions: In which the author relates his own encounters in the land of Sleepy Hollow
Above: The shot I was taking in Washington Irving's Sunnyside when the lady laughed. People are always asking me if I believe these stories, they say … [Read more...] about True Confessions: In which the author relates his own encounters in the land of Sleepy Hollow
Peter Stuyvesant: A citizen of old New Amsterdam, carrying on nearly 400 years later in New York City
Statue of Peter Stuyvesant, St. Marks-Church-In-The-Bowery. Before there was New York, there was New Amsterdam. Founded by the Dutch in 1614, New … [Read more...] about Peter Stuyvesant: A citizen of old New Amsterdam, carrying on nearly 400 years later in New York City
A warlock’s curse? The ghosts of Salem’s Howard Street Burying Ground
Salem's Howard Street Burying Ground with the Old Jail in the Background Giles Corey married three times, the last time when he was pushing eighty … [Read more...] about A warlock’s curse? The ghosts of Salem’s Howard Street Burying Ground
Tales of Old Stony Brook II: Of William Sidney Mount, spirits and Spiritualism
The Hawkins Mount House. In Richard Matheson's classic novel from the 1970s, Hell House, a team of investigators are sent to spend a week in a … [Read more...] about Tales of Old Stony Brook II: Of William Sidney Mount, spirits and Spiritualism
Huntington Bay, NY: The Rise and Fall of Ferguson’s Castle
So we were driving along Harbor Road in Huntington Harbor, and Miss Bronwen was eyeing me suspiciously. True to form, as I pulled into the parking lot … [Read more...] about Huntington Bay, NY: The Rise and Fall of Ferguson’s Castle
Chelsea Manor, East Norwich, NY: A Long Island Christmas Carol
"So what you're saying then," said Miss Bronwen, "is that Santa Claus is a ghost?" "Maybe not a ghost," I replied, "But certainly what would be … [Read more...] about Chelsea Manor, East Norwich, NY: A Long Island Christmas Carol
