The Woman in Black |
Susan Hill probably had no idea what a lasting impression she would make with her gothic ghost novel, The Woman in Black. The story spawned a widely praised television movie adaptation that is s...
Posted by Dark Destinations on Tue, 06 May 2008 08:39:00 PST |
Balloon Manor |
Each year in October, Medley Centre shopping center is host to Balloon Manor, a 10,000 square foot haunted attraction made entirely out of latex balloons. The brainchild of "Airiga...
Posted by Dark Destinations on Mon, 05 May 2008 05:51:00 PST |
The Kent State Shootings |
On today's date in 1970, a unit of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a group of protesters at Kent State University, wounding 9 students and killing 4. Two of the students slain weren't even inv...
Posted by Dark Destinations on Sun, 04 May 2008 01:18:00 PST |
The Phantom Killer |
Today marks 62 years since the last known victim of The Phantom Killer was murdered. The killers crimes crossed state lines from Texas into Arkansas. The killer assaulted two people, murdered f...
Posted by Dark Destinations on Sat, 03 May 2008 07:22:00 PST |
The Crater Lake Monster |
On this date in 2002, The Fort Meyers News-Star published an account from resident Mattie Hatcher who recalled seeing what she described as "like a dragon" and "a block long" in the water beneath her...
Posted by Dark Destinations on Fri, 02 May 2008 06:13:00 PST |
Vampira |
On this date in 1954, KABC-TV in Los Angeles aired the first episode of The Vampira Show. The night previous they had aired a preview entitled Dig Me Later, Vampira. The show starred actress Maila Nu...
Posted by Dark Destinations on Thu, 01 May 2008 05:11:00 PST |
The Belle of Louisville |
On this date in 1963, the steamboat known as the Belle of Louisville raced the Delta Queen. The event led to an annual tradition in Kentucky as The Great Steamboat Race. The Belle had been recently r...
Posted by Dark Destinations on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:31:00 PST |
Tales of the Body Farm |
Quietly tucked away at the back of the University of Tennessee Medical Center parking lot in Knoxville, Tennessee sits an interesting facility. Dr. Bill Bass started the facility in 1981 and its...
Posted by Dark Destinations on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:36:00 PST |
The Ethics of Thanotourism |
Millions of people stop to see where the World Trade Center once stood in New York and purchase souvenirs of the experience. Others take guided tours of World War II concentration camps that have been...
Posted by Dark Destinations on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:01:00 PST |
Bigfoot Exhibit Ends in September 2008 |
The State Capital Museum and Outreach Center in Olympia, Washington is the setting for a yearlong exhibit that focuses on the Pacific Northwest legend of Bigfoot (or Sasquatch). The exhibit exam...
Posted by Dark Destinations on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:44:00 PST |
