Apr 27, 2023 | Unsolved Mysteries
I read a lot of true crime. No matter how upsetting the story, I can usually put it aside after I’ve finished reading. Not so with the sad, strange case of Elisa Lam. Lam, a 21-year-old Vancouver woman, went missing during a solo trip to Los Angeles in 2013....
Apr 20, 2023 | Scary True Stories, Unsolved Mysteries
I was at a rural farmer’s market on a sunny day when something caught my eye. Amid stalls of questionable antiques was a treasure trove of old horror books that were in sad shape. Amid these gems was Murder in Amityville, written by Hans Holzer and published in...
Apr 13, 2023 | Mysterious Places
Going live on Instagram at 8 pm CDT tonight–April 14th, 2023–to talk about my experiences on Poveglia. Please join us at https://www.instagram.com/jh_moncrieff/ for The Witching Hour! “You realize you are alone on this island.” Those were the...
Apr 6, 2023 | Scary True Stories, Unsolved Mysteries
Nine experienced campers set up their tents in the Ural Mountains, in an area known as Dead Mountain. Something, or someone, awakens them in the night, terrifying them to the point that they cut open their tent with knives and flee into the snow. Some are in their...
Oct 20, 2021 | Tales of the Supernatural
Welcome to the last chapter of my interview with Amethyst, a real-life witch. If you missed part two, click here. Q: We had a question about what a day in the life of a witch is like. I know you said every witch is different, but what is yours like? A: I’m...
Oct 6, 2021 | Tales of the Supernatural
My interview with Amethyst, a real-life witch, continues. If you missed part one, click here. Q: What are some of the biggest misconceptions about witches? A: The biggest misconception is that we’re all the same, we all present the same, we all have the same goals,...
Sep 29, 2021 | Tales of the Supernatural
How better to celebrate the release of Book of the Dead, the first in my brand-new SpellSight series, than by interviewing a real-life modern witch? But first, I have a confession to make. When Amethyst first told me she was a witch, I thought she might be more than a...
Sep 1, 2021 | Tales of the Supernatural
Hello dear reader, I’m so excited that my new SpellSight series is about to be unleashed upon the world. Book of the Dead stars Laura, the witch from the GhostWriters series, and also brings back Jackson and Kate, as well as Eden the Egyptologist and the Psychic...
Jul 28, 2021 | Scary True Stories
I’m not sure how cats got such a bad rap. One of the theories put forth is that many associate cats with women, and that’s the reason so many serial killers start off torturing felines. If true, that is beyond troubling. One important thing to remember,...
Jul 21, 2021 | Bloody Book Club, Scary True Stories
Some of you may remember my terrifying encounter in a haunted house. Like any good writer, I decided to let it inspire a novel. After all, who doesn’t love a ghost story? The good folks at Flame Tree Press will release The Restoration on the world on October...
