Melanie Feaster Melanie Feaster has been drawn to dark history and ghost stories ever since her first trip to Harpers Ferry as a child. She values the relationship between storytelling and a sense of place, and continues to make frequent visits to house museums, plantations, cemeteries, and other historically significant sites. Melanie is also an exhibition designer with Thinc Design, where she focuses on object and experience-based storytelling for museums and other cultural institutions.