by Court | Jul 27, 2020
She haunts the Old Faithful Inn – specifically, the “Crows Nest” – the lookout on the top of the building that is straight off of a set for “haunted old hotel.” If you Google “what does a haunted hotel look like” this is the first damn result, guaranteed....
by Court | Apr 10, 2020
In 1793, Philadelphia was besieged by Yellow Fever. It likely arrived with white refugees fleeing the Haitian Revolution, and Dr. Benjamin Rush noticed that those people weren’t getting as sick. He postulated – WRONGLY – that because of this, black people...
by Court | Mar 27, 2020
“The tastes of the duke were peculiar. He had a fine eye for color and effects. He disregarded the ‘decora’ of mere fashion. His plans were bold and fiery, and his conceptions glowed with barbaric lustre. There are some who would have thought him mad. His...
by Court | Feb 28, 2020
Most of you have heard about the Donner Party – the group of white settlers who ventured into California before the Gold Rush, got stuck in the mountains, and had to eat each other to survive. It’s grisly, it’s grotesque, and it’s a staple of American culture....
by Court | Nov 7, 2019
One of the reasons I started this site was because I’m full of weird ghost and murder gossip and I have no outlet for it. I’m walking around all day constantly reminding myself not to say HEY DID YOU KNOW THIS ROCK CAME FROM A CEMETERY or A MUSICIAN WAS ACTUALLY...
