New York City Ghost Stories
Ghosts of the Sea
When April comes, I begin to think of the Titanic. The tragic maritime disaster with its ghostly whiff of unfinished business, why, it just inflames my imagination, let me tell you. And living in New York City, we have something of a special claim to the story — along with Belfast, Southampton, and Halifax, New York is one of the …Continue reading →
April 11, 2013 Thursday at 11:34 am
Ghosts of the Titanic
One hundred and one years ago this April 12, the royal mail ship Titanic made her ill-fated maiden voyage across the Atlantic. She was destined for New York City’s Pier 59. New York never saw the Titanic, but the city still harbored a fair share of its memories – and of its ghosts. On Jane Street in the West Village …Continue reading →
April 2, 2013 Tuesday at 5:22 pm
Green-Wood Cemetery Tour on April 7th!
Cool! The South Slope News just called my Green-Wood tour “brilliant!” Truthfully, 50% of this brilliance comes from the fact that the $20 fee includes a burger and beer from the Sea Witch Tavern! There is a tour-only option available for those who don’t wish the burger and beer, at $10. I’ll be leading a group through some of the …Continue reading →
March 28, 2013 Thursday at 3:33 pm
Ghost Stories for the Weary Urbanite
Next Wednesday, April 3rd, I’ll be co-hosting (along with Gordon Linzner) a night of readings of classical and contemporary ghost stories, with special guests Jack Ketchum and Terry McGarry. Ketchum and McGarry are renowned horror/SF writers, and this is an amazing chance to see them together! So, to paraphrase Lord Dunsany, come with me ladies and gentlemen who are in …Continue reading →
March 25, 2013 Monday at 10:49 pm
Brooklyn Ghosts: Cobble Hill
Found this great post over at the Bowery Boys, telling a Brooklyn ghost story I’d never heard before. And it’s thoroughly awesome. According to Henry Reed Stiles’ 1869 history of Brooklyn, the following event transpired one night in the 1820s, in a rowdy little tavern on Red Hook Lane: “One evening at around 11 p.m., the men at the converted …Continue reading →
March 22, 2013 Friday at 9:00 pm
New Look, Plus Twitter!
After months of playing with this website, and with the overall concept of Boroughs of the Dead, I’ve finally figured a few things out. First, and most obviously, I’ve updated the look of the site. The present theme has a pleasantly old-fashioned look, one wonderfully reminiscent of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper. Second, I’ve realized that Boroughs of the …Continue reading →
March 1, 2013 Friday at 2:30 am
The Tragic Romance of Charlotte Canda
The story of Charlotte Canda isn’t technically a ghost story, but it’s an eerie tale of love and death in Victorian New York, which makes it the perfect thing for the upcoming weeks — for those who like their Valentine’s Day with a Gothic twist, that is. Charlotte Canda was a Victorian-era debutante who lived in New York City. She …Continue reading →
January 28, 2013 Monday at 5:09 pm
Poe Tour This Weekend
Join me this Saturday January 19th to celebrate Edgar Allan Poe’s 204th “birthday” with a walking tour of Greenwich Village. I’m running two tours, one at 2:30pm and one at 7:30pm. Tours are 90 minutes long, and you can buy tickets here. Poe belongs to New York. He was a literatus, not a loner, and New York has long been …Continue reading →
January 18, 2013 Friday at 4:44 pm
Poe in New York City, 1837 – 1838 (Pt. 2)
This is the second half of a guest post written by Lisa Lideks, who runs the blog The World of Edgar Allan Poe. An authority on Poe who is devoted to separating truth and fiction, Ms. Lideks gives us the lowdown on some of his lesser-known years in Gotham. Last we heard, he was living with his wife and mother-in-law/aunt …Continue reading →
January 10, 2013 Thursday at 10:11 pm
Haunted Hell’s Kitchen
New Years’ Eve is almost upon us, so what better time to tell a few ghostly yarns involving bars? There are many reportedly haunted bars and taverns in New York City, and many of their stories are well-known by now: The White Horse Tavern, The Bridge Cafe, McSorley’s, and the Ear Inn all have their share of ghosts. But …Continue reading →
December 30, 2012 Sunday at 5:29 pm
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