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A collection of 13 posts

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Castle Billboard (Haunted Bannerman Castle Part 5)

This is part of a blog series about haunted Bannerman Castle. Check out part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4 of the series. Building the castle In true eccentric-rich-guy-style, Bannerman ordered that his private-island munitions warehouse resemble a Scottish castle. He drew up the ornate designs himself. Most

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Pollepel Island (Haunted Bannerman Castle Part 4)

This is part of a blog series about haunted Bannerman Castle. Check out part 1, part 2, and part 3 of the series. Located in the Hudson River near the town of Fishkill, Pollepel Island is a 6.5 acre, uninhabited, rocky island. It sits near the eastern bank of

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Haunted Bannerman Castle Part 3

This is part of a blog series about haunted Bannerman Castle. Check out part 1 and part 2 of the series. What do you do when your military surplus business has vast quantities of explosives and arms? If your name is Francis Bannerman VI, you build a castle to put

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The arms dealer and his castle (Haunted Bannerman Castle Part 2)

This is part of a blog series about haunted Bannerman Castle. Check out part 1 of the series here. Last time, I posted a quick intro about the ruins of an odd, old castle in Upstate New York. Well, an eccentric castle needs an eccentric creator, so let's

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Haunted Bannerman Castle (Part 1)

About 50 miles away from Manhattan, the ruins of a castle lie on a small island in the Hudson River. Travelers pass the ruins on the train, and the only clue to the history of the destroyed castle are the words “Bannerman’s Island Arsenal,” emblazoned on the side of

a halftone illustration of the Luxor hotel with the words The Curse of The Luxor Part 9

The Curse of the Luxor Hotel (Part 9)

The actual ghost stories

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The Curse of the Luxor Hotel (Part 8)

Check out the rest of my look at the legends surrounding the Luxor Hotel: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7 Yesterday, I mentioned that the Luxor's pyramid shape worked upon people's imaginations, encouraging them to construct occult lore

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The Curse of the Luxor Hotel (Part 7)

Some real bad stuff

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The Curse of the Luxor Hotel (Part 6)

Check out the rest of my look at the legends surrounding the Luxor Hotel: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5 The Luxor's construction Some folks online pointed out that the Luxor was built very quickly (in 18 months) and cheaply (it cost almost as

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The Curse of the Luxor Hotel (Part 5)

Check out the rest of my look at the legends surrounding the Luxor Hotel: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 Content note: this post contains mention of suicide and guns. Over the last week or so, I’ve talked about the Luxor Hotel’s history and shifting identity,

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The Curse of the Luxor Hotel (Part 4)

Check out the rest of my look at the legends surrounding the Luxor Hotel: part 1, part 2, part 3 Content note: this one gets slightly gruesome, with mentions of that creepy Bodies exhibit. Despite my fond memories of the Luxor, it seems like there’s some bad vibes at

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The Curse of the Luxor Hotel (Part 3)

Check out the rest of my look at the legends surrounding the Luxor Hotel: part 1, part 2 De-theming The last couple days, I've talked about some of my nostalgia the Luxor (as it was when I visited in 1995) and some of the original aspirations and creativity

A digital drawing of a nauga (muppet-like critter with horns) with the words "I'm not real."

The Nauga, an urban legend created by marketers

The story of an imaginary animal.