#haunted inn

[alexhillmystery]

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[connectparanormal]

Explore the Haunted Inn: Ghost Stories of Inselhaus

This story has immigration to the USA, the bed and breakfast industry, and multiple ghosts. Video version at Ghost Haunting of the Inselhaus Inn.

From the site:

The interview features Dorothee Gossel discussing her life and experiences running the Inselhaus, a bed and breakfast in Macomb, Illinois. Gossel shares her immigration from Germany, the history of her family, and the inn’s ghost stories, particularly anecdotes featuring a ghost named Edith. The conversation highlights the welcoming community and fond memories she has created.

[ghostlytales]

The Henderson Castle Inn – Kalamazoo, Michigan

Overlooking downtown Kalamazoo, the 1895-established Henderson Castle is as famous for its arsenal of ghost stories as its exquisite Queen Anne-style architecture. The 25-room house was the creation of Kalamazoo resident Frank Henderson, who spent the better part of a decade working with surveyors, engineers, and landscape architects to build his dream home. Sadly, he only got to live in the finished mansion for four years. That clearly wasn’t enough time for old Frank, as his ghost has reportedly been spotted in and around the property by several visitors. The Henderson Castle opened to the public in 2011, sharing its history through ghost-themed cocktails at its Spirits Lounge and monthly murder mystery dinners.

[lavandamichelle]

The Haunting Getaway

Evelyn and Mark had been dreaming of a quiet, romantic getaway for years. After months of saving, they finally booked a week-long stay at an old inn nestled in the remote countryside. The inn was renowned for its historical charm, stunning views, and—most intriguingly—a reputation for being haunted. As they drove through winding roads lined with autumn foliage, the sun dipped below the horizon,…

[paranormal-playground-podcast]

The Haunting of the Stagecoach Inn in Newbury Park

The Stagecoach Inn in Newbury Park is a well-known haunted location. Ghost enthusiasts often visit, hoping to witness paranormal activity. The haunting of the Stagecoach Inn is a fascinating topic for both locals and tourists. A Brief History of the Stagecoach Inn The Stagecoach Inn has a rich history dating back to the 19th century. Originally a hotel, it has seen many travelers. Over the…

[spoldhamauthor]

The Towpath Inn

There is a bridge that sits astride

A canal, where dark waters slide

Like a black ribbon, deep and wide;

By a tavern called the Towpath Inn

The path that gives the Inn its name

Has barely changed, is just the same

As when the narrowboats first came;

The boaters and their kin

They say some nights you can hear it, still

When the moon is pale, the air is chill

When the atmosphere is calm, tranquil;

Nothing at all stirring

The past floods in, and all around

Is the plod of hooves upon the ground,

The break of water, a gentle sound;

Almost beyond hearing

As if a ghostly boat were making way

Down the cut, where the otters play

Past the bank, where the tall reeds sway;

To where the lock stands firm

He spied it once, one man swore

Stumbling out of the old Inn door

Certain he knew what he saw;

Though none could confirm

For that man drank too much ale

So folk did not believe his tale

Yet he tells it still, though to no avail;

It’s called a drunken lie

But I know what that man perceived

I know why he is so aggrieved

I know that he’s to be believed;

For I saw, with my own eye

With roses and castles painted bright

A narrowboat sailed past me one night

Coming from nowhere, no end in sight;

A pale horse drawing it on

It drifted past me, quiet as death

The name on the side, Beloved Beth

I watched, astounded, held my breath;

Then horse and boat were gone

If you should ever see a bridge astride

A canal, where dark waters slide

Like a black ribbon, deep and wide;

By the Towpath Inn, then do

Remember time, like water, flows

Under the bridge where a pale horse tows

The boat 'Beloved Beth;’ who knows?

You might see it, too…

S P Oldham

[hextechjesus]

My friend texted me this. It's decided Izzy in season 3 is going to be haunting stede and ed at the inn

[matttheratking]

I'm deciding that Izzy comes back to life out of spite. Crawls out of the earth like WHY THE FUCK AM I ON LAND. WHY WASN'T I BURIED AT SEA. YOU MADE MY LEG A CROSS???? I'M FUCKING JEWISH EDWARD

[marythekumquat]

Eyyy I’m back with my favourite ball of sunshine.

Just a shitty lil crappy sketch of Rennick cuz why not. Look at him. So mad. Yikes. Grumpy bum.

If you’re having a bad day. Just remember, it can’t be as bad as Rennick’s day. You’re doing fine. The thing with Innes is an actual deleted voice clip I only just heard today. Innes had a few choice words for him, tho.

I draw pictures of old guy then repeat the next day. I draw man. This is a man. Mean man. Old mean man. Yuh.

[chiropteracupola]

So come fill up your glasses of brandy and wine / Whatever it costs I will pay / So be easy and free, when you're drinking with me / I'm a man you don't meet every day...

[crazycatsiren]

I had an interesting couple of nights.

First night, nothing specific. I had a feeling that we weren't alone in our room.

Then last night, at around 2am, I heard horse hooves outside our window.

Clip clop, clip clop, lasted no longer than 20 seconds. Came out of nowhere, then disappeared just like they appeared.

Now, as an equestrian, that's a sound that my brain immediately registers. I've heard it far too many times to not recognize it right away. I didn't even have to think about it. Horse hooves, wearing horseshoes, trotting, on pavement. My nighttime medication addled brain at first thought, "who the hell out there riding a horse in the middle of the night, it below freezing out!" It took me all of a second to realize, ok that ain't a rider who's alive.

Some time later, I woke up again. I felt someone sit down at the foot of the bed on my side, the mattress dipped at the bottom, then they laid a hand on my leg. I reached a hand out next to me and touched my husband's back, heard him softly snoring, so I knew that wasn't him. I wasn't spooked at all. It was oddly comforting, and felt profoundly sad. I've had some strange dreams these two nights, that wasn't one of them.

I'm definitely planning on coming back to this inn, stay in a different room, even if it means not getting a good night's sleep when I'm in Gettysburg. Maybe next time, I try to have a conversation.

[ofliterarynature]

DECEMBER 2024 WRAP UP

[ loved liked okay nope dnf (reread) ]

(The Warrior of the Third Veil) • Labyrinth's Heart • Graveyard Shift • Haunt Sweet Home • Dear Bartleby • The Weaver of the Middle Desert • (Jackaby) • Jamaica Inn • The Hallowed Hunt • The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All, Vol 1 • (Beastly Bones) • These Old Shades • (Ghostly Echoes) • Balancing Stone • (The Dire King) • Bestiary • The Agony House • The Bone Maker • Siddartha • The Morningside • Why We Sleep

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It's the final month with this picture format because Goodreads has decided to f*ck their page format entirely! Only managed to do this month through some miracle and a bookmarked page on my phone.

The Warrior of the Third Veil & The Weaver of the Middle Desert - wonderful! I'm so glad that Victoria was finally able to finish Weaver, what with it being almost 6 years since it's original mentioned release date. It was really nice getting to see more of Arzu, since she's not one of the Red Company and we don't know much about her. Jack and the beanstalk is not the fairy tale I'd have expected to be incorporated here, but it was neat! I feel like I should have thoughts about how this series is the 'Sisters' Avramapul but still always end up being about Sardeet at the heart of the story, but I still kind of wish we could fit in a fourth book about her third husband? She has such terrible taste in husbands, I want to see how the last one screws up.

Labyrinth's Heart - mixed feelings! In reality I read this series in quick enough succession that I didn't have much time to build up expectations, and I did like and enjoy this and think it was a good ending to the series. I was a little meh on the beginning, mostly - the whole favor/marriage tournament felt a little weird, and it was over so quickly (comparatively - it's a long book!) and went out with a whimper. This was the book where Ren's house of cards was going to start falling, and bringing back mother dearest (whose name I've forgotten again) was a genius move that was well supported - she just ended up feeling very underutilized because Ren was being pulled in ten directions and she played her trump card so early in the story, which left her feeling more of a petty villain rather than anything more significant. It also felt like after the authors killed off a major character at the end of book one, they weren't willing to take such a swing again? Which really dropped the tension for me, unfortunately. I think book 2 will live on as my favorite in the series, but I still had a great time with this one. Would highly recommend the series!

Graveyard Shift - the author may have abandoned tumblr years ago, but some part of me still feels compelled to support her books lol. This was interesting! Another one for the mycological horror section. I don't really have much more to say - I saw people saying it should have been longer, but I don't know that I would have stayed interested for much longer, and thought the structure of telling the story of this one 8 hr period was clever. I wonder if a series of single-shift novellas would be something feasible?

Haunt Sweet Home - meh. I think I was hoping for something a little funnier? But this really didn't leave me feeling much. A pass from me. Maybe try the Haunted Home Renovation series by Juliet Blackwell.

Dear Bartleby - 4th book in the series, and in this one we are back to epistolary, romance, and a full novel length! My speculations were correct that I'd find epistolary + romance more enjoyable, and contrary to my usual tastes I do think the author writes better in 1st person. It unfortunately doesn't hide the fact that the author can't create any kind of personality for the secondary characters. Everyone can be boiled down to "X personality trait and interested in Y thing." As the novel got further into romance territory it definitely started to annoy me more - the romantic interest was nice, but I couldn't really tell you why they were in love. idk! Hoopla doesn't have the next book on audiobook so I've been forced to stop with the series, which is probably for the best.

Jackaby - look, I didn't *mean* to reread this entire series, but here we are. I picked up the first one because my print copies were on the potential chopping block, and I had positive memories of reading them (and the covers are so lovely). They were okay! I had a pleasant enough time, but I think that was in part because I'd read them before, and I kept picking them up because I was struggling to find other books to read (see: my dnf list for the month). I don't know if I'd have liked them if this was my first time through, but they're also in an odd spot where they were published as YA, but Abigail is treated as an (young) adult, and there are no other teenage characters. Who knows! The fourth book was a bit meh, not on its own necessarily, but as part of the series a lot of it came out of nowhere - I think this really could have used a book 3.5 to help in the transition to the endgame. Interesting, but leave this one to the teens, I think.

Jamaica Inn - I had mixed results reading du Maurier's Rebecca a few years ago, but found this at the library sale and decided to give her another shot. "Liked" is perhaps too strong of a word, but it kept my interest and I didn't speed the audiobook up to 2x, so I'd call it a success!

The Hallowed Hunt - so sad to be done with the Chalion novels! I still have the Penric & Desdemona novellas to work through at least, which I hope to do in 2025. I feel like I saw reviews saying this wasn't as good as the other two, and while I do think Paladin reigns supreme, this one didn't quite yuck me in some of the ways Curse did (and also was less confusing for not being the first book, lol), so I think I enjoyed the reading experience more. Did the weird, forbidden animal magic remind me fondly of the Farseer trilogy? Maybe. My only real wish is that Bujould would have let Lady Ijada say her own part.

The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All, Vol 1 - this was so cute!!! I've never read a manga before, so I can't compare it to other books. I struggled a bit to follow the text because there were multiple speech bubbles following different conversation threads, but! The characters were SO expressive, it was pretty easy to muddle along. The art is so great, and I loved the side characters of the overly-invested uncle and the classmate who totally ships it. Also maybe very obsessed with the gender of it all :D So glad my library had at least one copy of this for me to try, I think I'll probably end up buying my own copy and Vol 2 when it comes out in 2025.

These Old Shades - I've been wanting to try Georgette Heyer's work ever since I saw KJ Charles describe some of her own books as being "Heyer but gayer." This one I found at the thrift store and just happened to be one of the half-dozen my library has as an unabridged audiobook (library, why are so many abridged???), so here we are. I wish I'd liked it. It's no fault of the writing, and I certainly enjoyed the dramatic twists and reveals. My dislike largely lies with the main pairing of Leonie and the Duke, which starts out as servant & master, then guardian & ward and seems somewhat paternal, but inexplicably shifts to romantic, with much support from the other characters. I suppose it may have been considered within norms for the time period? But it really hit some of my squick points and yucked me out. I don't think you'll find me recommending this one, but I'm still willing to give Heyer another chance or two.

Balancing Stone - a brand new short story in the Greenwing & Dart series, starring Hope! Victoria still doesn't have many stories with female protagonists, so it's always nice to get a new one, and Hope is such a lovely person. Not much in the way of plot, but definitely provoking some thoughts about the old Alinorel religions (an ongoing theme) as well as a new outsider perspective on Jemis, which is always entertaining.

DNF

Bestiary (4%) - Picked this up entirely on a whim at the library book sale. I was intrigued by the magical realism of the description and the lgbtq tag, but the opening was very odd and I wasn't into it.

The Agony House (15%) - one of my four unread Cherie Priest books! This one was YA, which was already a point against it; the mc was a senior in high school but the tone of the writing was almost more middle-grade, which is not bad in itself; and the way the family was going about renovating their house annoyed me lol. I decided it probably wasn't going to be one I really liked and wasn't invested enough to keep going.

The Bone Maker (55%) - Very sad about this one! I read a number of Sarah Beth Durst's YA titles as a teen and was excited to see her put out her first adult title. It took me a while to get to this because I was waiting for my library to get the audiobook, and unfortunately I think I got around to it too late. I wanted to like this but the characters and story just never quite gripped me, and by the halfway point it was starting to feel like a slog. Since I also dnf'd Durst's more recent adult title The Spellshop the other month, I think it might be time for me to say goodbye to her work.

Siddartha (4%) - a paperback copy of this was gifted to me by a friend in college, and while unfortunately her track record has not been good so far, this is the first one I had to dnf! The audiobook version I picked had a nice introduction about the author, which I did like, but unfortunately the actual book just went in one ear and out the other and wasn't working. Me being tired, the language being poetic, and my unfamiliarity with the place and culture were a bad combination. Maybe I'll keep the print version on my shelf for another attempt.

The Morningside (35%) - I started this at work on a Friday and got along well enough, but come Monday I'd forgotten what I'd been reading and felt kind of meh about starting it back up. Story-wise it reminded me somewhat of 2 AM at the Cat's Pajamas (which I didn't like) and some worldbuilding/vibes of The Saint of Bright Doors (which I did). Not something I'd be opposed to trying again someday, but maybe I'll start with one of the author's other books first.

Why We Sleep (31%) - I wanted to read this, really! I think the subject is interesting and I also know that my sleep schedule is very, very bad, so personally it felt very relevant. Unfortunately listening to this on audio was putting me to sleep - the author actually took time to note, if this puts you to sleep, let it, he'd be pleased! Unfortunately I was listening at work, and that's a no-go lol. Maybe one I'll purchase in print and keep on my shelf to try again "someday".

[waitmyturtles]

OMG, we are REALLY living in 2024, aren't we

[byjove]

get ready for another haunted ass stagecoach stop from the Wild West. you’re not ready.

[skyfullofpods]

There's a non-zero amount of ✨denial✨in response to certain podcast-based events this week, as I bring you my thoughts about the fiction podcasts I've been listening to in this week's audio fiction Sunday blog post!

[2minutetabletop]

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