Welcome back to weird Wednesday where we like to roam the land for lost spirit and wayward wraiths. This week's haunt takes us to Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico.The ranch is located near Colfax, NM and was once the hideout spot of Black Jack Ketchum and his gang of outlaws. Born Thomas Edward Ketchum in … Continue reading Haunted Locations: Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico
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Did You Know?
Happy Monday. It’s time for Did You Know? Did you know that Extreme Horror and Splatterpunk are NOT the same? They are two different subgenres of horror, and Splatterpunk is not a variety of Extreme Horror. The August 2021 issue of House of Stitched Magazine has an in-depth article written by Brian Keene on these … Continue reading Did You Know?
Haunted Locations: Utica State Hospital, Utica, NY
Welcome back to weird Wednesday, where we like to explore the most haunted locations we can find on the internet, some near, some far, but all with rich history, disturbing legends, and ghostly residents. Today, we explore the Utica State Hospital, the first state run lunatic asylum. In 1843, when it opened, it was considered … Continue reading Haunted Locations: Utica State Hospital, Utica, NY
Haunted Locations:The Bell Witch Cave, TN
Welcome back to Weird Wednesday when we explore the haunted and horrifying houses of the dead, the demons, and the dreadful. Today’s trip takes us to Robertson County, TN, home of the Bell Witch. The legend of the Bell Witch dates back to 1804 and has been known as one of the most famous haunted … Continue reading Haunted Locations:The Bell Witch Cave, TN
Haunted Locations: Stull Cemetery- Lecompton, Kansas.
Welcome back to Weird Wednesday where we explore the frightening, the fearful, and the freaky! Hope all of you friendly fiends are ready for today’s edition! Stull Cemetery in Lecompton Kansas has one of the most colorful back stories of this series, so far. Rumored to contain the actual Highway to Hell and has been … Continue reading Haunted Locations: Stull Cemetery- Lecompton, Kansas.
Haunted Locations: Mansfield Reformatory, Ohio
Welcome back to Weird Wednesday where we like to take a walk on the wild side!Today, we visit Mansfield Reformatory, home of the Shawshank Redemption film location! The Ohio State Reformatory began construction in 1886, right on top of a former Civil War Camp site and admitted its first inmate in 1896. The goal of … Continue reading Haunted Locations: Mansfield Reformatory, Ohio
Haunted Locations: Daksa Island
Welcome back to Weird Wednesday, horror fiends, friends, and family. In today’s excursion, we travel halfway around the world to Croatia, to a tiny place called Daksa Island. Daksa Island is north of Dubrovnik, and in the distant past, had been home to Franciscan monks, dating back to 1291. For hundreds of years, the tiny … Continue reading Haunted Locations: Daksa Island
Just a little update
Hello everyone! If you're a new subscriber, or one of our loyal followers from the beginning, you'll be seeing a lot more posts here. Hopefully, this is a good thing. We tried to compartmentalize the Magazine with it's own blog but that was a painful process and we thought maybe we should just keep going … Continue reading Just a little update
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#StitchedSaturday 2/16/19 – Nick Gray
The Cries of a Newborn Nick Gray Tina awoke to the cries of her newborn baby. Looking over at the clock, she noticed it had only been a half an hour since she had cooed the baby to sleep. She rolled over, hair a mess, and put a hand onto her husband’s shoulder, shaking … Continue reading #StitchedSaturday 2/16/19 – Nick Gray