When I was traveling to visit my dad in West Virginia last month, I stayed in a hotel in Raleigh, Virginia, on the first night, and after ...

This dandy Postcrossing card was sent to me by Ashley in Florida to mark World Postcard Day 2026 . Ashley loves books and Halloween, and d...

Title: Spook Author: Jane Little. I can't find much biographical information about her. Her other books included Sneaker Hill and Th...

In years past, I've written about how damaged postcards, photos and other pieces of ephemera can gain a different kind of beauty from th...

There was a time when I was thinking about doing a deep dive on paranormal author Susy Smith (1911-2001). It does turn out that she had an e...

Here's the wonderfully horrifying cover of the Fall 1964 Issue #9 of Horror Monsters. This was the next-to-last issue of the magazine...

In August I wrote about M for Mischief being one of the first books that I distinctly remember having, circa second grade. Well, there...

Ahh, the 1970s. A time when you could just go around advertising occult volumes featuring the Sigil of Baphomet on the back cover. Is i...