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 10, 2019 | Mysterious Places
Is there anything creepier than an abandoned asylum? How about an abandoned asylum filled with paintings like this? Brr! Brazilian street artist Herbert Baglione let his imaginative talents run wild in a psychiatric hospital in Parma, Italy–turning the already...
Mar 12, 2019 | Mysterious Places, Scary True Stories
In honour of my upcoming release, Forest of Ghosts, which is set in Romania, including a pivotal scene in Hoia Baciu, I thought it would be worth sharing my real-life experiences in the world’s most haunted forest. If I believed in omens, I would have been...
Jan 12, 2019 | Mysterious Places
In the Philippines, a town called Kabayan is home to hundreds of mummies. These strange creatures are curled into fetal positions and tucked into oval-shaped coffins made of pinewood. They were laid to rest in caves, rock shelters, and manmade burial niches. The sheer...
Jul 9, 2018 | Mysterious Places
When people think of islands, they envision sun, surf, and piña coladas. But islands aren’t all Jimmy Buffet tunes and limbo sticks. You may be surprised by the darkness lurking beneath that shimmering sand. Here are my picks for five of the world’s...
