GHOST HUNTING THEORIES

Traditional Jack O'Lanterns Are Still the Best!

The fine art of hollowing out a pumpkin, carving a face, and lighting a candle to go inside has become a competition yearly among the most artistic, but still the only thing that truly unsettles are the jagged-toothed ones of our youth.

Entrances to Hell?

Caves and entrances to Hell, they seem to be inextricably connected. Hell Cave (Jama Pekel) in Slovenia is one such supposed entrance to the underworld. Many locations have been called the entrance to Hell. Let's check some out -

If You Like This Abandoned Site, You'll Like These Movies

An abandoned site is an ideal movie location. But, what if certain abandoned sites make you want more? Here's some great movie options depending on the type of abandoned site that catches your eye -

Gigantic Halloween Props

12-foot skeleton from Home Depot

also on Amazon

I noticed at Spirit Halloween store they embraced the gigantic animatronics even more than the previous year. The previous year, local stores mentioned that the gigantic clown sold the first day they were open and they needed more.

Does size matter when it comes to Halloween figures?

G'bye summer. Hello Halloween Month!

Why not take the day off - make it a blanket day?

Sleepy Hollow Fans

When I was a child and our librarian during reading corner time read us Washington Irving's tale of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," I was perpetually in Halloween in my mind.

It is a tale that is so full of autumnal vibe and spooky haunts that it pops up in a lot of haunted attractions.

If you love the legend, here's some great versions to watch, music to listen to, and ways to put that vibe into your Halloween home -

No Gore Gothic Horror Movies

For those who aren't into slasher gore and shock factor, but enjoy the dark, atmospheric, storytelling of a good gothic horror movie, I have a list for you!

Sit back and enjoy knowing you won't be grossed out and you'll have a plot and haunting score, darkness and stormy nights to satisfy your romantic tastes.

I'll even tell you what it is I adore about each one to see if it matches your own romantic movie-watching needs.

Things To Do In October

It's hard to justify staying indoors when October weather comes. We are so fried from the summer and seeking the deep shadows and chill air of evenings outdoors.

And October doesn't just usher in great weather, it also ushers in as many events outdoors as summer does.

1970s Serial Killers and Crazed Criminals

The 1970s gave us gas shortages, a hostage situation, a recession, and some great rock and roll. It also gave us serial killers up the wazoo. Here's just some -

Happy Birthday to Cassandra Peterson, aka "Elvira." We girls share the same birthday.

Making Crafts From Forest Finds

You want to decorate your home? Materials are free in your own back yard.

Thank you to everyone who listened to Discover Sasquatch's Mutt and Jeff Adventure #4 about the chickosaurus find. I was pleased to be able to show everyone the neck/trachea and discuss this find. LINK

Bringing on the Autumn Atmosphere

It's crazy how in the winter, we daydream about beaches and swimming pools, but the minute it turns fall, our minds are on chilly noses, sweaters, bonfires, spiced cider, and the coming holiday of spookiness - Halloween.

Let's go!

We could go extensively into the details of why reincarnation or if such a thing is possible, but let's get some perspective on the subject -

("Burnt Offerings" movie)

Send-offs in the olden days were quite fancy and somber. Let's look at some intriguing hearses of old -

Ways to Use Autumn's Apples

Autumn and apples - a match that is divine! A crisp, organic, locally-grown apple has a flavor that no store bought apple from some other state can compare to. If you can just get some locally grown ones to eat, you will feel rewarded beyond belief. But, apples aren't just for eating at this time of year. Let's see what you can do with a bushel -

Just when we thought we had gone over the mass UFO sighting known as the "Phoenix Lights," for decades without resolution, a new fact has been brought to my attention - missing people!

crawling zombie hand

$29.99

C'mon, we Halloween-lovers often dream of having the serious cash to spend hundreds on animatronics, but the reality is, a good decorating base and a few smaller ones can be great accents. Here's some lower-priced ones with impact found on Amazon -

Autumn Leaves: Autumn Trees

My online name when I started on the internet and wanted to be anonymous was Autumnforest. My tatt is an autumn leaf twirling in the wind. I chose oak for the concept of an acorn having to turn itself inside out in the darkness of soil to reach up to the sky and become a mighty tree. The trees leaves change and drop, feeding the forest floor for another cycle of life.

Get your supplies now because you know you're going to want to create things and with the right basics - you're set!

Our favorite team is back for Season 4 of "Expedition Bigfoot" on Discovery Channel tonight!

Do Reptoids Exist?

Reptoids, Reptilian, Lizard People - no matter what you prefer to call them, such a race of creatures have been spoken about for centuries.

It's not autumn yet, but you know, we all have that internal clock as September nears - sweaters, new notebooks, school buses, football games, hot cocoa...

Was Tunguska Event a Meteorite?

Tunguska event was an enormous explosion that is estimated to have occurred at 7:14 am plus or minus one minute on June 30, 1908, at an altitude of 5–10 km (15,000–30,000 feet), flattening some 2,000 square km (500,000 acres) and charring more than 100 square km of pine forest near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Siberia.

If you're already plotting and planning a Halloween shindig, now's the time to start working on the themes and the grocery list. Here's some great inspirations -

Grandin Road
animated cauldron

Hey, it's early but not really if you're a Halloween addict! Here's some of what's out there this season -

One of a trillion reasons to love the US, we don't take ourselves too seriously when it comes to recreation. It's probably why we adore our Aussie cousins so much! They get it!

Blanket Fort Movie Marathon

There's probably a zillion ways to make a blanket fort (ask any kid), but when you're an adult it becomes more than a house within a house, it becomes a romantic getaway.

I get flat sheets from Goodwill and use push pins to drape off areas.

If you make it a movie marathon watching zone with perhaps some takeout Chinese or pizza, you're ready to have a slumber party with your partner.

You want to get into the Halloween mood and pretend summer is over?

There's something about darkness, firelight, candles, and the scent of pumpkin and cinnamon that brings out something primal in all of us.

I've done some poking around the streaming channels in search of good horror channels and good channels for finding horror movies. If you have a smart TV or Roku, adding the apps is easy and the benefits are massive!

art by David Claerr

*This post is brought to us by researcher, author, and artist David Clearr. He is one of my favored researchers and go-to's especially for the ancient giant and Bigfoot cultures.

Places To Go Now to Get Your Halloween Anticipation in High Gear

With Spirit Halloween shops opening around the country soon, we will be officially allowed to get unrepentedly into the Halloween Season mood. Consider some outdoor time in some creepy places. Get your mood on!

A fun movie marathon for summer travelers, the road trip horror genre. Other than prices at the gas station, restaurant, and hotel, there's plenty else to frighten you. Here's just some of the fun offerings -

Shrunken Apple Head Tree

This was a fun project. I actually did it in August so that the apples could age.

There is nothing that catches my attention more than a local legend that gives me chills. California State has a doozy of a goosebumps maker - the Dark Watchers.

Nature Spirits

At some point, you are likely to have taken a photo and looked back at it and thought you saw a face.

It's been a nasty hot summer and we're all counting the days until Spirit Halloween store opens and we can wear our first sweater of the coming season. Curl up with the air conditioner or fan on, make an icy cold drink, and enjoy some cooler-weather horror movies.

GASLIGHTING: Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which the abuser attempts to sow self-doubt and confusion in their victim's mind. Typically, gaslighters are seeking to gain power and control over the other person, by distorting reality and forcing them to question their own judgment and intuition. (rather sounds like our present administration and cults....)

At some point you are likely to find yourself away from home during Halloween. It seems almost impossible to comprehend, but life throws timing in your path that is not always ideal.

Yee Haw! Two of my favorite things together - ranchers and UFOs!

What To Do On a Dark and Stormy Night

Nothing like a dark and stormy night to give you the atmosphere and mood to stoke the fires of mystery. Even if your power isn't out, just turn out the lights in the house and let the lightning illuminate the creepiest corners -

Here's just some of the major stores and what they're carrying for Halloween 2023. Start thinking about your themes. I'll share mine -

If you are hooked on History Channel's "The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch," you've been avidly following this season hoping for the evolution of understanding of the phenomena on this property in Northeastern Utah.

For Phoenix, it's been an unusual total suck of a summer. The monsoon has been a non-soon. The sun is vicious and its biting tongue slings higher and higher temps at us. Yesterday we reached what is definitely the hottest day of the year as the rest of the month shows slightly lower temps and into August we never ever have our hottest temp.

There are so many riddles and puzzles in our universe and so few people who just take off and chase them. Give yourself one mystery to pursue and you will feel a childlike wonder missing in everyday life.

These memes are too fun to resist -

Halloween in July!

I am growing pumpkins in the garden. I started an early crop so I could have fun in the summer when I get autumn-itis and also so I could harvest the seeds if it was a good crop and replant in July for my October pumpkin patch. This gave me a great opportunity to put my autumn on -

Doll Island in Mexico. It's one of the most spooky-looking places that gives chills and thrills. There's something about dolls that inherently fascinates and bothers us. Use that to your advantage -

I was pleased to join Don Monroe and MK Davis, two researchers I greatly admire, to discuss the Hand of Unknown Origin on Discover Sasquatch Channel on YouTube.

(Photo above obtained by MK Davis and Don Monroe in Lovelock Cave, Nevada - a handprint 18" wide on the rock and with dermal ridges apparently left by touching the ash-covered ceiling many thousands of years ago.)