Before leaving California, a friendly barista started a conversation with me. He said my face was familiar. After a brief discussion, “Oh, yeah,” he said. “You’re that writer who writes creepy stuff. I follow your blog. And I’ve got one for you.” He told me about a forgotten Greek temple. Where there are no crowds. […]
I’m spending the next couple of weeks camping among the redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Felton, California. And as beautiful as they are, I discovered the redwoods hold centuries of creepy legends. Ghost Tree Legend of Felton The redwoods of Felton do not simply grow—they loom. By day, they stand as ancient sentinels, […]
The Wendigo has become one of the most overused figures in modern horror. Movies reduce it to antlers and teeth. Video games turn it into a boss fight. And novels often strip it of its meaning until it becomes just another forest monster. Yet the original stories, however, were never about spectacle. They were warnings. […]
