Sep 29, 2020 | Mysterious Places, Scary True Stories
In Rockland County, NY, straddling the border between the towns of Stony Point and Haverstraw, and only three miles from where I live, lies one of the most tragic places in all of New York State. And likely one of the most haunted. It is Letchworth Village, and its...
Aug 11, 2020 | Mysterious Places
Before Covid, one of the places I was excited to visit in Edinburgh, Scotland was the Real Mary King’s Close. Located under the Royal Mile, in the historic Old Town area, the Close (a Scottish term that means “alleyway”) is Edinburgh’s only...
Mar 20, 2019 | Tales of the Supernatural, The Writing Life
Two more sleeps! https://www.jhmoncrieff.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Forest-of-Ghosts_vimeo.mp4 “Moncrieff has once again deftly woven real life intrigue with the supernatural, giving us characters we are deeply invested in, which makes the horror all...
Jun 26, 2018 | Mysterious Places
One of the most haunted castles in the world is located in Ireland. Pronounced “Lep,” Leap Castle was built in the 15th century for the O’Carroll family. The O’Carrolls took the term “sibling rivalry” to Cain-and-Abel levels. One of...
Oct 11, 2016 | Mysterious Places
Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the abandoned sanitarium known as Waverly Hills is considered to be one of the most haunted places on earth. The building was designed to accommodate 40-50 tuberculosis patients starting in 1910, many of whom died from the disease....
