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Ghost Season
This story is weird because a lot of it is urban legend, but the core fact that her body did not decay seems to be true
White Ladies
It turns out phantom white ladies are a whole thing
Oh, Those Summer Nights
Here’s a roundup on the best, most important news that hit this summer.
City Cemetery Landmark Designation – Help Wanted!
You can be a part of history! Spooky history!
Crescent City’s Cemeteries
The sea has battered this town for centuries now, graveyards included
Goth Travel Bucket List
These are places I’m dying to go (DYING, GET IT? GET IT?!)
Mary Ellen Pleasant Pt 7: Epilogue
Our story concludes
News Roundup
Enjoy this roundup of fun summer news stories!
Mary Ellen Pleasant Pt 6: Ghost
All that remains
The MOVE Bombing
The spectacular mishandling of victim remains from Philadelphia’s MOVE bombing.
Mary Ellen Pleasant Pt 5: Voodoo Queen
The tide begins to turn, and a smear campaign gains footing
Mary Ellen Pleasant Pt 4: Black Wall Street
“I wrote back to him on his own paper that my name was Mrs. Mary E. Pleasant. I wouldn’t waste any of my paper on him.”
Mary Ellen Pleasant Pt 3: Freedom Fighter
“I’d rather be a corpse than a coward.”
Mary Ellen Pleasant
Mary Ellen Pleasant was truly remarkable and left quite a legacy in San Francisco and California
Mary Ellen Pleasant Pt 2: Argonaut
In which a foundation of investments are made.
Mary Ellen Pleasant Pt 1: The Origin Story
Our enigmatic capitalist gets her start.
Introducing Mary Ellen Pleasant
The Mother of Civil Rights in California
Roundup of the Weird
Please enjoy this pile of weird news clippings that I’ve been saving for you all
THEM on Amazon Prime
Horror at its best: cinematic terror that tells the story of true horror and trauma
The Doodler
Spring is here! You know what goes great with tulips, sunshine, lambs and bunnies? SERIAL KILLERS!
Irish Folklore
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! What a time to think about how much we miss being in bars!