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.”
Charlie is a Wisconsin-based writer, musician and designer specializing in website development, graphic design, social media marketing, SEO and digital strategy. He runs a handful of niche websites including Cult of Weird and Wisconsin Frights, which focus on weird history, dark tourism, true crime, and the paranormal.
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.”
In which I examine the perils of managing a website about scary things in Wisconsin like haunted houses and Ed Gein.
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 […]
The intoxicating pull toward the darkness
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An interview for Bored Panda about Cult of Weird, UFOs, Bigfoot, the occult, and growing up in weird Wisconsin.
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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.