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THE BOON ISLAND CANNIBALS OF MAINE
BOON ISLAND DATE(S) VISITED: JULY 3, 2020 LOCATION: YORK, ME MAP During the first leg of our yearly Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death...


THE PHANTOM HITCHHIKER OF ROUTE 44 INVESTIGATION - MAY 23, 2020
THE PHANTOM HITCHHIKER OF ROUTE 44 DATE(S) VISITED: MAY 23, 2020 LOCATION: SEEKONK-REHOBOTH LINE, MA MAP This local legend is somewhat...


BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (NOVEL)
Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character Count Dracula, the novel tells...


BRAM STOKER - BIOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
Abraham Bram Stoker was an Irish author, best known today for his 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better...


THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a gothic story written by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and...


WASHINGTON IRVING - BIOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
Washington Irving was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best...


THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. It...


THE EXORCIST
Released in the winter of 1973, this supernatural horror film was directed by William Friedkin and produced and written for the screen by...


WAR OF THE WORLDS (ORSON WELLS RADIO PLAY)
The War of the Worlds, written by H.G. Wells (1898) has always been a favorite alien invasion story and has seen so many adaptations over...


EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (a.k.a. Invasion of the Flying Saucers and Flying Saucers from Outer Space) is a 1956 American science...


HERBERT WEST - REANIMATOR
This horror short story was written between October 1921 and June 1922 and it was first serialized in February through July 1922 in the...


THE HORROR AT RED HOOK
Written on August 1–2, 1925, Red Hook is a transitional tale, situated between the author's earlier work and the later Cthulhu Mythos....


SUNSET
Not only did Lovecraft write many descriptions of sunsets in his stories, he also wrote a poem, aptly named, Sunset. From his home in 66...


HISTORY OF THE NECRONOMICON
This short text was written by Lovecraft in 1927, and was published after his death in 1938. It is a brief pseudo-history describing the...


THE DUNWICH HORROR
This horror novella was written in 1928, and it was first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales. It takes place in Dunwich,...


AMERICA'S STONEHENGE (MYSTERY HILL)
AMERICA'S STONEHENGE (MYSTERY HILL) DATE(S) VISITED: NOV 5, 2017 LOCATION: SALEM, NH MAP America's Stonehenge is a privately-owned...


THE THING ON THE DOORSTEP
Written in August 1933, and first published in the January 1937 issue of Weird Tales, The Thing on the Doorstep is a story which...


IT'S ALIVE! CLASSIC HORROR AND SCI-FI ART FROM THE KIRK HAMMETT COLLECTION
PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM DATE(S) VISITED: OCT 30, 2017 LOCATION: SALEM, MA MAP Best known as the lead guitarist of famed heavy metal band...


THE HAUNTING
The Haunting is an introductory Call of Cthulhu scenario which has been included with the game since the beginning and it is said that it...


AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS
H. P. Lovecraft wrote this novella in February/March 1931 and was rejected that year by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright on the...
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