I will admit upfront that the categorization of this article is a bit deceitful as it really only required me to travel to the other side of my hometown…..actually not even that far as the office of my day job is close by (yes I work a proper office job with a cubicle and Excel spreadsheets and everything. Why hasn’t anyone told Gfunk my talents are worthy of at least $47,812,592.57 annually? But…

About an hour south of my home in Memphis is the historic small town of Holly Springs, Mississippi. Aside from driving through their occasionally and stopping for gas I have sadly never really thought much about this town. That changed when I began to see ads for for the Haunted Holly Springs Tour. This community having enough paranormal activity to warrant a whole ass tour was a bit unexpected…

In 1979, author Peter Straub’s breakout hit Ghost Story landed on the bookshelves becoming one of driving forces of the renaissance in horror fiction at the time. Regarded as one of the scariest books ever written and selling millions of copies, the novel’s success naturally grabbed the attention of Hollywood. Universal ultimately purchased the rights to Ghost Story and released the film in…

It is no secret that ever since the early days of cable, documentaries about the paranormal tend to bring in the ratings. People are naturally curious about things they can not explain and are willing to turn to the warm glow of their television to learn more about the unknown. Networks know this and over the years have had no problem producing documentaries that are completely fictitious.…

We are familiar with a good number of historic haunted hotels. Places like the Stanley Hotel to the Omni Parker House are world renowned for their supernatural activities. But in some hotels there are rooms so haunted that the management keeps them off limits to guest. Here are a few hotel rooms where you probably will never be allowed to check in. Room 18 (St. James Hotel, Cimarron NM): Former…

Horror is often used as a mirror for the dark side of our society. In Reagans’ America the rich got richer and the nuclear family headed in record numbers to the suburbs to enjoy the Era of Excess. But this materialism was built on the bones of those whose homes were now the lands for expansive new neighborhoods. In a famously contentious partnership in 1982 producer Stephen Spielberg and…

With this edition of Creepy Mysteries I get the privilege of welcoming you wonderful readers into a dark little corner of my hometown Memphis, Tennessee. Historic bars and pubs are the kind of establishments that tend to have more than the drinkable spirits lingering about. In the South Main neighborhood of Memphis, one such bar has become a beloved landmark of the city. The two-story dive…

Thanks to a whole genre of TV as well as recent trends in horror flicks,that have cropped up in recent years, people all over the world have become fascinated with the paranormal. The problem is these new wannabe paranormal investigators think they learned everything they need to know from these shows and flicks and dive right in making tons of mistakes in the process.  Those of us who have been…

Despite all we know much of our world remains a mystery to use. Submitted for your approval is the tale of a monster cat, a bizarre murder, and a mystery from beyond our world. Once again if you wish to look through the archives of this series feel free to do so below. Part 1          Part 5          Part 9          Part 13          Part 17 Part 2          Part 6           Part 10        Part 14…

It is time at last to indulge you reader with another edition of 5 Creepy Unsolved Mysteries. The latest in this series looks at dinosaurs, strange travelers, and once again we look at the mystery of the Men in Black who pop up quite frequently in this series. Once again if you wish to peruse through the tales of the unknown we have covered so far feel free to look through them. Without ado, I…

It is time once again for us to explore the realms of the unknown and the unexplained as we present five more creepy unsolved mysteries for your delight. If you wish to look back on previous editions feel free to read them here: Part 1            Part 2 Part 3                Part 4 Part 5               Part 6 Part 7                Part 8 Part 9               Part 10 Part 11 1. The…

Last year around, Halloween time I presented an article about the most haunted places in American. Now with Halloween once again approaching and America still home to some of the most haunted places in the world, I felt it necessary to write a sequel to enjoy with this years Halloween festivities. For those interested you can read the original piece right here. Thrasher Park (Norcross, Georgia):…

It is now the time of year as Halloween draws near, which seems to be the appropriate time to unleash the newest edition of 5 Creepy Unsolved Mysteries. If you wish feel free to scroll through the previous editions of this series where we explore the unexplained. Part 1                      Part 6 Part 2                      Part 7 Part 3                       Part 8 Part 4                    …