My Night in a Haunted Castle

  You can already tell it’s haunted can’t you?  About half way between Glasgow and Edinburgh, you’ll find Airth Castle in Falkirk, Scotland. This castle-turned-hotel-and-spa boasts around 500 years of history, which naturally means 500 years of ghosts!!!  That is, at least according to their Wikipedia page. I booked a room at the Airth Castle…

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Robert The Doll; A Key West Legend

 I recently met one of Key West’s most famous residents, Robert the Doll.  With my penchant for ghost stories, I don’t know how I’ve missed him on previous visits to Key West.  Now seems like a good time to feature him however, due to the proximity of Halloween, my continual avoidance of voo doo curses,…

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St. Augustine After Dark

I’ve been to St. Augustine a handful of times, most recently being this past Saturday Nov. 23rd.  It was a fortunate coincidence that it happened to be St. Augustine’s Night of Lights, an annual festival and tree lighting.  The entire town turned out.  Some dressed up for the event.  The mayor even made a speech. …

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The Potential Haunting of the Carnton Plantation

In honor of Halloween I’m going to revisit one of my favorite spooky locations, The Carnton Plantation in my hometown of Franklin, TN.  Now, I’m a sucker for a ghost story and I grew up in Franklin, TN, a small town that’s still milking the Civil War because that’s the last interesting thing that happened…

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The Haunted Pillar – Augusta, GA

After a long weird day in Harlem, GA for the 25th annual Oliver Hardy Festival , I found myself wandering the streets of nearby Augusta, GA in search of a comfy leather chair in which to enjoy and fancy, old-timey cocktail.  By population, Augusta is the second biggest city in Georgia, though casual stroll through…

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