Weird happenings in Argentina or viral marketing for Travelocity? You decide. A video purporting to show a ‘gnome’ in a pointed cap stalking the streets in the town of General Guemes.
“Suddenly we heard something - a weird noise as if someone was throwing stones. We looked to one side and saw that the [...]

Pierre Rabby talked a lot
of nothing much of any note
so his wife saved up and bought
a little shabby fishing boat.
Mrs. Rabby reached her goal
when the boat began to fill
with water from the little hole
she created with her gimlet drill.

We’re very excited to announce that the pilot episode of the new Strangetastic podcast is now available for download. Like the website, the Strangetastic podcast is devoted to the things that frighten us best. The first thirteen episodes are adapted from ghost stories in the book Ozark Superstitions by Vance Randolph.
If you’d like to check [...]

The FATE Magazine blog linked to this today, and I found it worth my time.
I’ve seen a lot of ghost photographs over the years, and they mostly look like artifacts of poor photography and faulty equipment, but I’m fascinated by the idea of an art gallery displaying ghost Polaroids. I wish more people with an [...]

The end of our Mystery House series raises the question, what can readers expect from Strangetastic? Good question, and we’re glad you asked.
Starting Monday, Stephen begins a weekly series exploring folklore adapted to film, and for the first few months he’ll explore  the role of urban legends in Strangetastic’s favorite genre: horror.
Podcasting and horror fiction [...]

I love how mainstream media embraces Halloween, leading to Bizarro-world versions of their usual columns. Today, ‘This Old House’ answers your questions about what you do if your quaint 19th century farmhouse is haunted:
“Once you’ve found an investigator you’re comfortable with, ask him how long he’s been involved in paranormal research, and about his past [...]

Unfortunately, the ‘psychics’ on Most Haunted Live at the Winchester Mystery House are the worst psychics I’ve ever seen. Cliche possessions, boring revelations, and night vision cameras do not make for compelling television.I’m even okay with obvious fakery if it’s interesting. Call it my inner ‘PT Barnum,’ but a genuine phoney is okay with me.

Tonight the Travel Channel will broadcast live from the Winchester Mystery House. The show starts at 9pm Eastern/Pacific, and is planned to run all night.
From the Travel Channel website description of the show:
” After their successful investigation at Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary, the ‘Most Haunted Live’ team returns to the United States to investigate the Winchester [...]