🪦 Upcoming Denton Events Did you know that the City of Denton has officially declared itself The Halloween Capital of Texas? As they put it: “Join us (if you dare) every October for a month of Halloween celebrations in the historic and haunted city of Denton, Texas. With over half a million visitors, hundreds of events, and an entire city decked out in haunted decorations, Halloween fun for all ages can be found lurking around every corner. Experience the holiday like never before with festivals, local markets, haunted history, live music, one-of-a-kind activities, festive cuisine, and so much more…” There’s…
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[Full disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. This means I get a few pennies if you purchase something on Amazon after following the link. Thanks!] Binge this: Haunted Hot Spots in North Texas The following is a bingeable mega-list of paranormal hot spots: It features a few of the haunted places I researched and investigated while writing Paranormal Texas, my popular travel guide to spooky hot spots here in North Texas. This is just a small amount of what the book includes, so if you enjoy this content, please consider buying Paranormal Texas: HAUNTED CEMETERIES IN TEXAS 13 Haunted…
Part Two: Witch’s Tombs & Misunderstood Cemetery Symbols Throughout the year, and especially as Halloween approaches, well-intentioned people forward me articles about alleged Witch’s Tombs that have no basis in fact. This is the second of two blog posts in which I explain why you should be suspicious of alleged Witch’s Tombs. Part One: In my previous post, I explained the problem with Witch’s Tombs, gave two examples, and explained how I think they are created. (Here’s a link to Part One.) Part Two: In this post (which you are currently reading) I describe the three cemetery symbols most commonly…
Part One: Witch’s Tombs & Misunderstood Cemetery Symbols Throughout the year, and especially as Halloween approaches, well-intentioned people forward me articles about alleged Witch’s Tombs that have no basis in fact. This is the first of two blog posts in which I explain why you should be suspicious of Witch’s Tombs. Part One: In this post (which you are currently reading) I explain the problem with Witch’s Tombs, offer two examples, and explain how I think they are created. Part Two: In this post, I describe the three cemetery symbols most commonly misconstrued as having ties to witchcraft and/or satanism.…
New zombie book from Patricia Josephine: The Cure Whoo hoo! My pal, Patricia, has a new book! It’s called The Cure. I’ve read it, and as usual, she kept me turning the pages until the very end. Patricia has a real knack for creating interesting and unusual characters, and no matter how strange they are, you end up caring about them. What’s the book about? Every human in the world becomes a zombie when they die. But Erin refuses to accept the world as it is now. She’s heard about a cure locked away in a lab in Upper Michigan, and…
TL;DR – That time I met a guy who lost an eye during the D-Day Invasion of 1944 Years ago, I played clarinet in a community band. Players ranged in age from 18 to 88, and our ranks included doctors, dentists, roofers, reporters, accountants, painters, retired folks, and even me, a coffeehouse owner. It was fun to mix and mingle with people from such a wide range of ages and belief systems, and I made a lot of interesting friends in that community band, one of whom brought history to life for me in an unexpected way. It happened as…