Happy birthday to us! New York City's favorite ghost tour company turns TEN years old this week! For the past decade, we've explored dark and hidden histories, medical and women’s history, the spectral, the occult, and other urban hauntings. ...

In honor of the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, which took place on March 25, 1911, we're sharing a chapter from our new book. The following is an excerpt from A HAUNTED HISTORY OF INVISIBLE WOMEN by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes, reprinted...

Thank you for a great year! Our 2022 season has wrapped; we look forward to seeing you again in 2023! Check this space or sign up for our newsletter for info on future tours and events. Our new book A Haunted History of Invisible Women, from BotD founder Andrea Janes...

I've always been fond of ghost stories in the summertime. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of reading ghost story anthologies in my room on warm August nights, having convinced my grandma to buy me pulpy paperbacks with garish covers over the school break....

New for 2021! This year, we're offering a West Village Edition of our Ghosts of Christmas Past tour! This annual holiday tour combines some of the best true ghost stories of the West Village with a special seasonal focus on the history of Christmas and its unique...

We are thrilled to announce the return of in-person walking tours this fall! Tickets are on sale now! In-person walking tours will begin again on October 1st, 2021. What's New We're also offering a "pod tour" option this year, for small groups of up to ten people....

Boroughs of the Dead is excited to present a series of virtual True Crime tours this November! Celebrate True Crime Week with us from November 17 - 19 by signing up for one of our virtual tours. We're kicking off the week with "The Murder of Helen Jewett." Next up...

   One of our favorite books we read this year was Leila Taylor's Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul. We were lucky enough to be able to speak with Leila (over email because social distancing) about her book, horror movies, Black history, ghost...