Happy Saturday! Today we take a trip to Napanoch, NY, and take a look at the Shanley Hotel... not to be confused with the infamous Stanley Hotel! Enjoy! THE SHANLEY HOTEL Photo by Steve Shoemaker - amityphotos.com The story begins in 1845 when Thomas Ritch built Ritch’s Hotel. This was a highly popular hotel because of how convenient it was to the railroad.   Ritch sold the hotel in 1851, and it became Hungerford’s Hotel. It was still a largely successful location and catered

Happy Spooky Saturday! The haunted spot we're featuring today is well-known, but its story was simply too extraordinary not to tell. Buckle up. This one gets intense as we explore the Villisca Axe Murder House in Iowa, where an entire family was slaughtered. Courtesy of the Villisca Axe Murder House The Villisca Axe Murder House, located in Villisca, Iowa, is widely known for the brutal murder of eight people in 1912. In the 90s, it was restored to the state it was in the nig

Happy Spooky Saturday! Today is a wild ride! I decided to take a haunted location that's also related to reading in a way, Mark Twain's house, aka The House of Death, in New York City. This one has a lot of tragedy, so let's dive in! The House of Death in NYC. Photo credit: diaryofanewyorker.com A beautiful brownstone in a phenomenal location of NYC. One would probably not be surprised to find a ghost or two roaming around, but this one… this one is said to have over 20 ghost

Happy Saturday! I hope everyone had a super spooky Halloween! Today’s haunted location brings us to St. Louis, MO. The Lemp Mansion offers a whole lot of family drama and death… and beer. Let’s dive in. This one is a doozie! The Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo credit: www.lempmansion.com QUICK HISTORY : William J. Lemp builds a mansion in the 1860s. William uses the mansion as both the family home and an office for his brewery. He is also the son of the brewery’s f

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. Today I'm featuring my first read of spooky season:...

Happy Saturday!! Today we take a look at what's said to be Ohio's most haunted house. The Tiedemann House, also known as Franklin Castle...

Happy Saturday! Today's haunted location takes us to Savannah, Georgia. In 1909, there was an incident that resulted in a triple homicide...

We're finally into Spooky Season! The temps are getting cooler, and my house is all spooked out, so I'm planning on diving into the...

"A stranded young woman seeking shelter from a violent storm discovers a journal written by the former lady of the manor. As the storm...