Even though I didn't love the ending of White Noise, I admit that I got caught up in the plot about ghosts and possibly making contact. We all miss those who pass on to the other side. And I'd venture to say that we all harbor that tiny seed of hope that we could, one day, speak to those beloved friends and family members who have passed on. But does electric voice phenomena really occur? EVP - IS IT REAL? I'm sure we've all watched those ghost hunting shows at least once in our lives. Electronic recordings are one of the staples of those shows. But amidst the[...]
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0 This is a reprint of an article I wrote in 2010. Hope you enjoy it! Post Mortem Photography: Sentimental Keepsake or Creepy Reminder? How many of us have rifled through shoeboxes and envelopes of dusty old family photos? Imagine coming across a lavish scene of your ancestors decked out in their Sunday best, only to realize upon scrutiny that in the photo they are, in fact, deceased. Such a discovery is made in Alejandro Amenábar’s The Others, and it becomes a major plot point that carries the story through to its electrifying ending. About The Others[...]
How lucky are we over here at the Midnight Society that we get to celebrate two birthdays in a row?!! Today, we rented out a haunted library so we could throw a party for Amy Giuffrida! Amy is a superhero, and one of her powers is that she is always on top of what's happening with all the members of the Midnight Society. If one of us puts out a new story, releases a book, or just has news to share, she is always among the first to congratulate and cheerlead for us. She is a constant source of support for all. So Amy, we've all brought some terrifyingly awesome[...]
I'd bet that everyone has, at some point or another in their lives, heard various urban legends. Maybe you heard it in a nursery school rhyme while playing hopscotch on the playground. Maybe it was something whispered to you at a sleepover when you were a pre-teen. Maybe it was something that made the rounds in the hall at school that you heard from your best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend who heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with some girl. LOCAL LORE When I was a kid living in the suburbs of Toronto, we moved down the s[...]
It’s sometime after ten and we’re standing in front of Old Yard holding an eighteenth-century lantern replica with a tin roof, holds slotted into it to let the heat escape. We’re dangling it over the wall that separates the parking lot from the cemetery. The candlelight reflects off a small slabbed tombstone — isolated from the rest of the graves without any real indication why. It could be a dissenter’s plot. I run over the number of reasons why someone might be buried as a dissenter in 19th century Stowe: usual reasons include not adhering to the popul[...]
It's October! Time for #SocietyScreams, a month of spooky Halloween fun! So in honor of this fabulous time of scariness, I'm having extra movie live-tweeting creepiness! Next week is demon week, so I'm jumping on that train by live-tweeting all three Insidious movies. Monday, October 10th (YUP THAT'S THIS MONDAY, AHHHH!) at 9 EST, join me in watching... Movie cover for Insidious from google images A 2011 supernatural horror film was written by Leigh Whannell and directed by James Wan. The Lambert family Josh (Patrick Wilson), Renai (Rose Byrne), t[...]
The tale of Resurrection Mary began a long time ago, in the 1930's. But first...a little bit about the setting. Resurrection Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in North America. It was consecrated in 1904. Resurrection Cemetery is located at 7201 Archer Ave., Justice, IL 60458 and is said to encompass over 540 acres with over 152,000 graves (which don't include the crypts, which number over 5,000). Here's a screenshot from Google maps for reference. I've heard the residents in the area have a nickname for it... They call it "The Resurrection Triang[...]
I wish I had a ghostly tale to tell, one where I had a scary encounter, one to knock your socks off! Sadly, I do not. Not even close. Ghosts fascinate me. What lingers on the other side of the veil makes me quiver with delight. A movie about ghosts? I'm there, the first in line. A show that follows ghost hunters? I watch them all. Any TV series that tells real life experiences? Ghost hunting? I've been...twice. And will go again, just ask me. Dude. Ghosts. Are. Intriguing. Why? Because we don't know everything. Maybe we can't know everything, which mak[...]
I love ghosts, truly my favorite part of the world of horror. They fascinate me. So for this month's movie I chose one of my favorite ghost stories. Co-written and directed by Andres Mushietti, with the fantastic Guillermo del Toro as executive producer, Mama hit theaters in 2013. Dude. I went. And I was the only one in the theater. Empty theaters are creepy...in case you wondered. The shadow play from the flickering light caused me to glance into the space around me more than once. I had a blast! So, the movie! Let's watch it, shall we? TOGETHER! YES.[...]
May is Ghost Month here at the Midnight Society! I love ghosts stories more than a person should. Normally if I talk to someone for more than thirty minutes, I can be found asking if they know any good ghost stories. It's the truth and the rest of the Midnight Society can attest to that! The story I'm here to tell you today is true, and it's a story of murder, heartbreak, and a mystery that still haunts the Hotel Del Coronado today. On Thanksgiving day in 1892, a beautiful woman checked into the Hotel Del Coronado. She never checked out. The Hote[...]