Spooky Places Articles

The Bloody History of the Queen Mary

The Bloody History of the Queen Mary When the Queen Mary sailed on her maiden voyage in 1936, she was the second largest cruise liner in the world, with almost twice the tonnage of the Titanic. Before the era of jet travel, luxury liners such as these were seen as the only way to travel in style, and famous personalities such as Fred Astaire, Bob Hope, Clark Gable and the royals were often seen enjoying it's first class amenities while crossing the Atlantic from Southampton ...

Europe’s Spooky Places

Europe’s Spooky Places By Roberta Beach Jacobson Europe feels a wee bit spooky now and then, you say? No, it's not your imagination. The continent is filled with creepy, crawly things of all manner. Here are some of the ghoulish highlights: Skulls and Skeletons Due to lack of burial space, these skulls and skeletons were removed from area cemeteries during the Plague years and the Palatinate War. They have been stored in the cellar of St. Michael's Church in Oppenheim, Germany. The Sewers of Pari...

Munster Mansion

Munster Mansion Texas Fan Builds Replica Home of TV's The Munster's Some Halloween fans are content to celebrate their favorite holiday once a year. Die-hard fans, however, find ways to keep the pumpkin flame burning all year long to feed their Halloween addiction. Some keep a few select collectibles on display year-round. With each glance they feel a twinge of excitement&emdash;their Halloween fix. Others gather with their fellow fans during the year and swap stories, share ideas, and generally have a Hallow-rific good ...

Hell, Michigan

Hell, Michigan A Little Town On It's Way Up "Eternity in Hell" is a sentence of suffering for most. But not for John Colone. Eternity is just about the length of time it would reasonably take to put in place the thousands of ideas that spew from the mind of this former top Chrysler dealer who has made a commitment to transform Hell - Michigan, that is - into a year round Halloween destination. "We'll be celebrating, and selling, Halloween 363 days a year," ...

Ohio State Reformatory

Ohio State Reformatory Located in Mansfield, Ohio - One Spooky Place Touring any empty prison is an eerie experience, to be sure. Now enhance that experience by doing it at night with only flashlights to light your way down deserted corridors that resonate of prior inhabitants. Intensify it further by placing that tour in a 149,000 square foot structure that looks more like a turn-of-the-century medieval chateau than a prison. The result is an Ultimate Halloween Destination - the Ohio State Reformatory (OSR) in ...

Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Museum

Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Museum A Scary Place Located in Fall River, Massachusetts Fall River (MA) Our tour guides will be informing you of the history and mystery of each room during your tour of the house where the most infamous crime of 19th century America took place. We are providing this guide to assist you and hope you will be able to decide for yourself who murdered Andrew and Abbey Borden on that fateful day. On Thursday, August 4, 1892 the bodies of Andrew and Abbey ...