Spirit Photography
On Spirit Photography by Charles Spratley The history of Spirit Photography is almost as old as photography itself. It will be William Mumler who will change the way the world felt about the paranormal. He will do what mediums of his day couldn’t do, he provided physical proof of an afterlife through the use of…
The Plague Doctor
The Doctor is In by Charles Spratley A black robed figure comes through the night. His hat silhouetted by the many bonfires in the city streets. His mask a parody of a bird’s beak. The long wooden stick in his hand clacks as it strikes the cobblestones at his feet. The doctor has arrived. In…
Masonic Ghosts
A Ghostly History of Historic Lodges by Charles Spratley When you take my tour of Old Town Orange and we start the tour early or perhaps I find myself divinely inspired I share a small story with my guests, that of the haunted Masonic Lodge in the plaza area above the Chase Bank branch. The…
Black Star Canyon
The Unanswered Mysteries of Black Star Canyon by Joel Robinson Back in the fall of 2010, our team of canyon volunteers had just finished a haunted history reenactment in Black Star Canyon. It was about 10 o’clock at night. Jesse, one of the volunteers, and I parked past the first creek bridge to retrieve some…
The Beast of Gevaudan
Into The Belly of the Beast by Charles Spratley The year was 1764, a hard year for France. It had just lost the Seven Years War, which ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris, the King was deep in debt, and a horrific monster stalked the countryside of Southern France. The first attack will…