The epic conclusion to the #1 bestselling A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal; the gritty fantasy duology about an orphan girl and her crew who get tangled in a heist with vampires, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows. She’s had her tea, now she’s out for blood. White Roaring is sharpening its fangs after … Continue reading A Steeping of Blood (Blood and Tea #2) by Hafsah Faizal #fantasy #vampires #historicalfiction| Books and Such
There are a number of Civil War sites in America that were unfortunate—or cursed—enough to have more than one massive battle rage across their landscapes. Manassas was one of them. The reason Manassas Junction was important would not have mattered … Continue reading →| Mark Nesbitt
Out of the highlands of Maryland, from the north and west, flows the Potomac River, past Williamsport, Falling Waters, Sharpsburg and Shepherdstown. From the south, out of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, runs the Shenandoah River, given the same … Continue reading →| Mark Nesbitt
As a youngster, one of the highlights of my year was our family vacation to Gettysburg. Coming from the suburbs of Cleveland, the days spent in the rural atmosphere was refreshing for my parents. For me, the fabled history of … Continue reading →| Mark Nesbitt
July 1, 1863—The first of three day’s battles at Gettysburg was reaching a tipping point. During the morning, Union cavalry under Brigadier General John Buford had fanned out along McPherson’s Ridge to the west of Gettysburg to hold off Confederate … Continue reading →| Mark Nesbitt
It never fails. I had no sooner publish my most recent 13 Hidden, Haunted, Hotspots of Gettysburg #12 blog entry on Benner’s Hill and Major Joseph Latimer, when I ran across two fascinating adds to the original blog. I ran … Continue reading →| Mark Nesbitt
Young Major Joseph W. Latimer was supposed to be graduating with his class at the prestigious Virginia Military Institute. But he had left the school in his sophomore year when war between the two sections of the country broke out … Continue reading →| Mark Nesbitt
Often overlooked as just a sideline to the rest of the battle, Culp’s Hill was every bit as important as Little Round Top, and perhaps more important than the Wheatfield, Peach Orchard, and Devil’s Den, considering where a breakthrough would … Continue reading →| Mark Nesbitt
Researching for this blog I found an interesting post-script to the story of the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment’s loss of their commander and over 40% of their rank-and-file in Spangler’s Meadow. (See …| Mark Nesbitt
The Agent and the Outlaw (Les Dames Dangereuses#2)Publisher: City Owl PressPub Date: 19 May 2022Genre: Historical Paranormal RomancePanda Rating:(3.75 pandas) 📖 SYNOPSIS The murder of a marquis, an…| dinipandareads
Hi, gang. ✋ Craig here today. Years ago I came up with the idea for some extra posts that take a deeper dive into some of my topics. I stole these from video games and call them Expansion Packs. As we work our way through the speculative genres, I find that I keep mentioning The … Continue reading Expansion Pack: The Swamp| Story Empire
The Executioner's Three is a murder mystery with a touch of paranormal and horror. It is a young adult story that works very well for this time of year and is great to read for Halloween.| A Dance With Books
Title: Road Trip with a Vampire Author: Jenna Levine Page Length: 416 Pub. Date: Oct. 14, 2025 Publisher: Berkley Synopsis: Reformed bad witch Grizelda “Zelda” Watson had hoped to never see another vampire again when she slipped away to sunny California for a fresh start. She’d grown tired of them and their nonsense ages ago. … Continue reading Book Review & Excerpt: Road Trip with a Vampire by Jenna Levine The post Book Review & Excerpt: Road Trip with a Vampire by Jenna Levine appea...| One Book More
The real-life house that inspired the events of the hit horror movie The Conjuring is officially up for sale.| ScreenGeek
For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their Massachusetts town. Gillian and Sally have endured that fate as well: as children, the sisters were forever outsiders, taunted, talked about, pointed at. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, with their musty house and their exotic concoctions and their crowd of black cats. But all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape.| Hooks, Books, & Wanderlust
Comedian Matt Rife has been tearing up the comedy world, and now he's the new guardian of the infamous Annabelle doll - for better or for worse.| Grunge - History, Crime, Science, & Strange News
Publication Date: May 6th 2025 Welcome to the Thrashers, the elite friend group at New Helvetia High. They’re everything everyone wants to be. Jodi Dillon was never meant to be one of them. Julian, Lucy, Paige, and the infamous Zack Thrasher are rich, sophisticated, and love attention. Jodi feels out of place, but Zack’s her… Continue reading Book Review: The Thrashers by Julie Soto| AceReader
From the truth behind the famous ghost boy photo to the telepathic death of George Lutz, let's explore the strangest moments of the MGM+ documentary series. The post 13 Weird and WTF Moments from Amityville: An Origin Story first appeared on Cult of Weird.| Cult of Weird
Aviation history’s greatest enigma unfolded on 8 March 2014. The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 with 239 passengers and crew members on board sparked the world’s largest…| New Dawn – World's Most Unusual Magazine
Grave birds haunt the cemeteries of Hawthorne, South Carolina. Hollis Sutherland never knew these unique birds existed, not until she died and was brought back to life. The ghostly birds are manifestations of the dead’s unfinished business, and they know Hollis and her uncanny gift can set them free. When a mysterious, charming bachelor wanders…| Hooks, Books, & Wanderlust
After a devastating loss, Brynn Wilder escapes to Wharton, a tourist town on Lake Superior, to reset. In her fellow lodgers, she finds a friendly company of strangers. But in this inviting refuge, where a century of souls has passed, a mystery begins to swirl. Alice knows things about Brynn, about all of them, that…| Hooks, Books, & Wanderlust
Around 2010, psychologists started to think about how some of their findings might be the result of several problems with their methods, such as not publishing experiments with chance results, fail…| Richard Wiseman
Blurb: Midsommar meets The Shadows Between Us in this alluring mash-up of horror and fairy tale from New York Times bestselling author Madeleine Roux, where a girl must embark on a harrowing journey through a deadly forest… Read more New Book Release: A Girl Walks Into the Forest by Madeleine Roux →| Jonathan Pongratz
Author: Catherine Bakewell Clara’s magic has always been wild. But it’s never been dangerous. Then a simple touch causes poisonous flowers to bloom in her father’s chest. The only way to heal him is to cast an extremely difficult spell that requires perfect control. And the only person willing to help is her former best… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Flowerheart ~|
Hi, gang. ✋ Craig here again and I’m contemplating a new series. I’m the guy who writes almost exclusively in the speculative genres of paranormal/supernatural, fantasy, and science fiction. There …| Story Empire
I have recently carried out some detective work into one of my favourite paranormal studies. It all began with an article that I co-wrote for The Psychologist about how research into the paranormal…| Richard Wiseman
Fruit de nombreuses années de recherches sur le couple et leurs histoires, Occulture revient sur les plus célèbres enquêtes « paranormales » qu’ont menées Ed et Lorraine Warren – Amytvi…| LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU
I thought it’d be fun to celebrate spooky season with a little stats punny plot. We’re going to turn a normal distribution into a paranormal distribution! HA! Ok first let’s get some packages. library(tidyverse)library(tweenr)library(gganimate) Now let’s generate our Normal data: We’re doing this twice in the data frame because we need to have the same number of data points as the paranormal data, which has a little wiggly bottom. n <-100x_top <-seq(-1.5, 1.5, length.out = n)y_top <...|
The centuries-long genocidal program of the US settler-colonial regimen has largely been omitted from history. Now, for the first time, acclaimed historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz offers a history of the United States told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples and reveals how Native Americans, for centuries, actively resisted expansion of the US empire. An…| Hooks, Books, & Wanderlust
For a dozen years now, my plan has been to read Stephen King’s novels in publication order. My intent was to read at least one novel each year, but that didn’t pan out since I took an unplanned bre…| Zezee With Books
OVERVIEW This series is about the Archangels who make up the Council of Heaven. Each book is about how they find their consorts. A fun read and an interesting concept. BLURB After long …| Dragons Rule OK. V.M.Sang (author)
Have you ever wondered if dogs can see ghosts and sense things we can’t? This article delves into the mysteries of canine behaviour by exploring strange phenomena. Discover the enigmatic behaviours that defy explanation, from midnight zoomies to selective hearing. Unlock the secrets of your dog’s unexplained actions with these captivating insights. Midnight Zoomies: Is […] The post 5 Strange Dog Behaviours That Can’t Be Explained appeared first on Houndy.| Houndy
Hi book nerds! Were you ever forced to go to summer camp? I went in 5th grade, and it was awful! Bugs a plenty, limited electricity, crappy cabins, and… Read more Book Review: The Curse of Camp Cold Lake (Goosebumps #56) →| Jonathan Pongratz
Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Title: Happy Medium Author: Sarah Adler Format: ebook (borrowed) Pages: 416 Publication Date: 4/30/24 Categories: Romance, Contemporary, Paranormal A clever con woman must conv…| Past Midnight Book Reviews & More
Blurb With her demise, everyone should be safe, but something insidious is happening to Mateo’s town and to the woman he loves. People are dying and Blair is changing, taking on mannerisms that are…| worddreams.wordpress.com
You might have heard of auras - an alleged visible color that is linked to a person's personal characteristics. But do they have any scientific validity?| Grunge
Nope. We don’t “got” ghosts. Ever since I covered the interpretation of the Kelvedon Hatch nuclear bunker I’ve been meaning to go back and watch the predictably terrible ‘Most Hau…| The BS Historian
Murtha Snattleby has developed a twisted appetite.| The Dread Machine
A hoarder acquires a unique jar from a new junk store. What’s inside? Nothing. There is nothing inside the jar. Nothing at all.| The Dread Machine
