by Maledicta | Apr 23, 2018 | Books, Macabre Amusements, Weird Tourism
Cemeteries are, by their nature, full of stories, which is what author Loren Rhoads wanted to tap into when creating the book, 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die. “Our relationships with the places we visit can be deepened and enriched by learning the stories...
by Maledicta | Apr 23, 2018 | Oddities and Curiosities, Weird Tourism
The Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada, has been dubbed America’s scariest, creepiest, most paranormal-friendly motel. It’s haunted; it’s on a long stretch of lonely deserted highway; it’s next door to a cemetery filled with the graves of people who died under...
by Maledicta | Apr 8, 2018 | Oddities and Curiosities, Weird Tourism
My home state of Pennsylvania is full of places with a connection to the supernatural. Places like creepy abandoned prisons and mental hospitals, haunted hotels, and lonely country roads with a dark history. Then there’s the town of Gettysburg, home to one of...
by Maledicta | Mar 12, 2018 | Halloween 365, Oddities and Curiosities
Your grave marker is how people will remember you long after everyone you know has passed, so you’d better make it good. When done well, it can provide a sense of one’s style in life. The epitaph should be pithy, the shape and style memorable. You could go for...
by Maledicta | Nov 1, 2017 | Macabre Amusements, Maledicta's Movie Corner, Video
Director: George Romero Stars: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea Snack Report: Halloween Candy, of course! I can hardly believe 31 nights have passed, and my first annual (?) Fright Nights Challenge is finally at an...
