True Crime Tours for November
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...
Darkly: An Interview with Leila Taylor
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...
Virtual Ghost Tours for Halloween 2020
Boroughs of the Dead is offering virtual ghost tours this Halloween! Enjoy our macabre history tours from the comfort and safety of your own home, no matter where you live! Check out our full schedule of virtual tours here! It's free to sign up, but tips for your...
Virtual Tours
Boroughs of the Dead will be offering virtual tours in fall 2020! Watch this space for announcements and info. Tours are conducted in an “illustrated lecture” style, and vary slightly from our regular walking tours. Registered participants will receive an email with...
Coronavirus
Boroughs of the Dead will be offering virtual tours in fall 2020. We hope to resume our regular IRL touring schedule as soon as possible. Please check this space for updates. If anything changes in the future, we will post updates here. ...
Frights and Phantoms of Flushing
Boroughs of the Dead is excited to announce our return to Queens (the original “Borough of the Dead") with our brand new tour: Frights and Phantoms of Flushing! Venture into the neighborhood of Flushing, Queens, home to some of the oldest, best-preserved, and most...
Tours for Women’s History Month
This March, Boroughs of the Dead presents a series of themed tours to celebrate Women's History Month! We kick off our spring season on Saturday, March 23rd, with our brand-new 90-minute ghost tour, Ghostly Women of Greenwich Village. Explore the haunting histories of...
Christmas Ghost Stories at the Players Club
Join Boroughs of the Dead for our annual holiday event at The Players Club! Each year we gather in the library of this exclusive (and reputedly haunted!) private club for a reading of ghost stories in the style of the old Victorians, who loved to tell ghost stories at...
Boroughs of the Dead Dark History Trivia Night
On November 13th, Boroughs of the Dead will host a Dark History Trivia Night, where our tour guides will turn the tables and quiz the audience on their knowledge of the city’s macabre past. The more Boroughs of the Dead tours you’ve taken, the better your odds of...