The Creepiest Town in Wisconsin
The town of Whitewater is so steeped in weird history and bizarre legends of ghosts, monsters, and witchcraft that it’s come to be known as “Second Salem.”
Entries by Charlie Hintz
The W in WTF Stands for Wisconsin
In which I examine the perils of managing a website about scary things in Wisconsin like haunted houses and Ed Gein.
The Vampire of Dusseldorf
When I read Deranged by Harold Schechter in the 90s, I never would have imagined one day a piece of my work would be in his. But now, a photo I captured of a serial killer’s severed head during a Wisconsin Dells trip for my daughter’s birthday is officially in print in Schechter’s new book […]
Dusk
The intoxicating pull toward the darkness
RIP Summer: Tales from the Mental Shed
An end of season trip to the drive-in, Wisconsin’s Satanic Highway, and all the horror movies, podcasts, and creative projects that kept me sane this summer.
Wisconsin Travel Guide to the Dark Side
Explore the strange, creepy, and quirky with this unique Wisconsin Travel Guide to the dark and haunted history of our great weird state.
UFOs in the Kettle Moraine
For more than 30 years, people in tinfoil hats gathered on the shore of Long Lake to watch for flying saucers at Benson’s annual UFO Daze in Dundee, WI.
UFOs, Wisconsin, & The Occult: My Bored Panda Interview
An interview for Bored Panda about Cult of Weird, UFOs, Bigfoot, the occult, and growing up in weird Wisconsin.
The Late Post-Halloween Review
Halloween, Boo buckets, haunted places, the Bean, Cabinet of Curiosities, and all the various things I accomplished (or failed to accomplish) in October.
VIDEO: Most Haunted Place in Wisconsin
Take a trip into the weird Wisconsin countryside to explore ghosts and legends of the most haunted place in Wisconsin in this new spooky travel video series.
The Creepiest Town in WisconsinNovember 5, 2023
The W in WTF Stands for WisconsinOctober 15, 2023
The Vampire of DusseldorfSeptember 27, 2023
DuskSeptember 24, 2023