Lovecraft’s interest in the occult and his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos have kept Lovecraft scholars in a debate since his works were first published. Some scholars believe that his books are based on true works that are denied to most academics.

Theresa is a medium who lives with her husband and two children in Hicksville, New York. Her series, Long Island Medium, began airing on TLC a little over a year ago. The series not only focuses on her private and group readings, but also on the relationships with her family.

The Fleece Inn is located in the small farming village of Bretforton in Worcestershire, England. Built early in the 15th century, and seriously damaged by fire in 2004, it was restored with the original "witch circles" and witch marks."

The Copper Queen Hotel is said to be haunted by several ghosts. The most intriguing is that of a lady probably in her early thirties, Julia Lowell. She is said to have committed suicide in the hotel after being spurned by the man she loved.

Unlike most cryptids, Jake, the Alligator Man was quite social in his heyday. Witnesses say that the scaly beast enjoyed frequenting whorehouses and clubs, and entertaining at carnivals when he took a notion.

Last weekend while I was kayaking down a small river in southern Missouri, I would have been astounded to come across an island with broken and decaying dolls hanging from the trees as I paddled around a bend.

Renowned author Charles Dickens passed away on June 9, 1870. He had been working on The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and the work was not complete at the time of his death. With the help of the spirit of Dickens, Thomas James completed the novel.

In 1998, Cullen rented an old Victorian home that had belonged to a surgeon during the Civil War. The surgeon's daughter had been hit by a musket ball and died in the house. When Cullen and his young daughter moved in, the spirit of the girl awakened.

Review of the movie, The Possession, a summer 2012 release starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Natasha Calis and Madison Davenport. This paranormal movie was written by Juliet Snowden and Stiles White, directed by Ole Bornedal, and produced by one of my favorites, Sam Raimi.

One of the earliest documented cases of domestic violence took place in Greenbrier County, West Virginia in 1897 when Elva Zona Heaster was murdered by her husband. This case is unusual because the victim found a way to ensure that her husband paid the price for his crime.