TRUE HAUNTINGS OF AMERICA PRESENTS
THE GHOSTLY GAZETTE
Paranormal News, Haunted History & Things That Go Bump in the Night
HALLOWEEN WEEK • ANNIVERSARY EDITION
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
20 Years of Haunting America
2007–2027
Twenty years ago, True Hauntings of America began with a fascination for the unexplained and a determination to share the haunted stories of America.
Founded independently in 2007, the website has grown into an archive of ghost stories, historic hauntings, strange encounters, folklore, and mysteries that continue to intrigue readers.
As we approach our twentieth anniversary in 2027, we're celebrating the stories that started it all, the readers who have joined us along the way, and the many mysteries still waiting to be explored.
A NEW READER ADVENTURE
TAKE US WITH YOU!
Bring Back a Story.
Going ghost hunting this Halloween? Visiting an old hotel, a haunted battlefield, an eerie historic house, or somewhere with a reputation for unexplained activity?
Take us with you—and bring back a story!
Our new year-round reader-participation series welcomes genuine firsthand paranormal experiences from around the world. You don't have to be a professional investigator. Sometimes the strangest experiences happen in the most ordinary places.
Selected submissions may be published on True Hauntings of America, with monthly recognition through our Winners Circle. Readers can choose how they wish to be credited, including anonymously.
Our inaugural anniversary submission deadline is December 25, 2026. Participation is free, and purchasing merchandise is never required.
SPECIAL RETROSPECTIVE
FROM THE HAUNTED ARCHIVES
A journey through the stories and milestones of True Hauntings of America.
Where It All Began: Lilburn Mansion
ORIGINAL STORY • OCTOBER 2007
Every haunted archive has a beginning. For True Hauntings of America, that beginning takes us back to October 2007 and The Haunting of Lilburn Mansion.
Long before anniversary celebrations, SpookFest, and the Ghostly Gazette, there was a haunted mansion and a story worth sharing.
Nearly twenty years later, that first article stands as a reminder of how an interest in one mysterious place can grow into a lifelong journey through the unexplained.
READ THE ORIGINAL LILBURN MANSION STORY »
Our First SpookFest: The Salem Witch Trials
SPOOKFEST ARCHIVES • OCTOBER 2025
In October 2025, True Hauntings of America launched its first SpookFest with one of the darkest and most haunting chapters in early American history: the Salem witch trials of 1692–1693.
Accusations, mass fear, injustice, and the deaths of innocent people made Salem a chilling subject without requiring a single ghost.
It was a powerful beginning for our Halloween tradition: a reminder that sometimes history itself is more frightening than the legends that follow.
Extra! Extra! The First Ghostly Gazette
GAZETTE ARCHIVES • OCTOBER 2025
Every newspaper has a first edition, and ours arrived in October 2025.
The Ghostly Gazette was created as a home for paranormal news, strange developments, haunted history, and stories making headlines beyond our regular haunted-location features.
One year later, we're celebrating our first Gazette anniversary while preparing for the twentieth anniversary of the website that started it all.
There's something wonderfully fitting about using this edition to revisit the very first one.
READ OUR FIRST GHOSTLY GAZETTE »
A Haunted Favorite: Myrtles Plantation
FROM THE HAUNTED ARCHIVES • OCTOBER 2017
Some haunted places stay on your wish list for years. For us, one of those places is the legendary Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana.
The historic property has become famous for its reported paranormal activity and ghost stories, particularly the legend of Chloe and the haunting associated with William Winter.
But the Myrtles is also a fascinating example of how documented history and supernatural folklore can become intertwined. Some of its best-known legends contain historical discrepancies, making the truth behind the stories every bit as interesting as the ghostly claims.
Would we love to walk those halls and explore the grounds ourselves? Absolutely.