Butter Churn of the Dead
Excerpt from my book: Behold! Shocking True Tales of Terror…And Some Other Spooky Stuff. You can buy a copy of this book by clicking here. Collecting haunted objects has become a curious past time for […]
Articles by Rick Hale
Restless Graves Part IV: Goodleberg Cemetery in Wales, New York
Amidst the green rolling hills of western New York State, several small towns and villages dot the landscape; among them is the small community of Wales. While the town itself appears to be free of […]
Restless Graves Part III: Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois
When I was a child, I grew up between two very different worlds. My parents were divorced, and my mom lived in northern Illinois near the Wisconsin border. While my dad resided in the various […]
Restless Graves Part II: Union Cemetery in Easton, Connecticut
If a cemetery should gain a reputation for being haunted, the people who operate it do everything they can to keep the stories at a minimum. Sadly, those stories do get out into the world […]
Restless Graves Part I: Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh, Scotland
“Old yew, which graspeth at the stones that name the underlying dead, thy fibres net the dreamless head, thy roots are wrapt about the bones.” In Memoriam, Alfred Lord Tennyson Walking among the silent memorials […]
The Madame’s House of Horrors
If there is anything history has taught us, it’s that monsters do indeed exist. They walk among us in human form and rather than fangs and talons, they possess sinister intent and a murderous disregard […]
Not All Ghosts Are Made The Same
Since the very beginning of organized psychical research, the one question that has dominated the field is “What is a ghost?” Are they really human consciousness that survived the death of the body? Or, are […]
The Dark Abbey
Italy’s Lucedio Abbey, while beautiful to behold, has a twisted history that has haunted the once great home for men of god for eight centuries. In the mid 12th century, Renier, Marquess of Monferatto donated […]
Haunted Chicago Bar Crawl
In my 20s, I would often make the trip to Chicago and hangout in the various bars and clubs that populate my beloved Windy City. A particular favorite of mine was Exit on North Avenue. […]
Blood Sucking Fiends Part 7: Strange Nights in Highgate
Before I start, I would like to dedicate this to the memory of David Farrant who was an eccentric member of the paranormal field who will be missed. Ideally, cemeteries are supposed to be a […]