NPR Mystery Guest! October 24, 2016 Our tour guide Marie Carter was a mystery guest on NPR’s Ask Me Another! Marie Carter has a job that takes her all over New York City, and Ophira and Jonathan try to figure out what it is by asking yes-or-no questions.
Two Boroughs of the Dead Guides Featured in Morris-Jumel Anthology October 13, 2016 Boroughs of the Dead is proud to announce that two of its guides are featured in the upcoming Morris-Jumel Mansion Anthology of Paranormal and Fantasy Fiction, published by Riverdale Books.
Ghosts We’ve Known Storytelling Competition October 12, 2016 Do you think you have what it takes to tell the scariest ghost story? Then prove it at Catland Books on Sunday, October 16th! In conjunction with the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, Boroughs of the Dead presents Ghosts We’ve Known, a LIVE ghost storytelling contest — an the winner can snag two tickets to one of our signature walking tours, Haunted Brooklyn Heights!
A Virtual Tour of Poe’s New York City October 6, 2016 Join us a virtual tour of Edgar Allan Poe’s New York City. Range up and down the length of Manhattan and the Bronx, discovering significant locations for Poe’s life and work.
Edgar Allan Poe in Greenwich Village: A Literary Walking Tour October 2, 2016 This October, discover Poe’s New York on Edgar Allan Poe In Greenwich Village, a two-hour literary and historical walking tour that steps into the Greenwich Village of the 1840s, where Poe lived and worked at the height of his fame — before plunging irrevocably into the final, abysmal chapter of his short life.
The Haunting of Depe Dene Manor July 31, 2016 This summer, Boroughs of the Dead tour guide Marie Carter had the opportunity to stay in a haunted mansion in Lake George, NY. Depe Dene Manor was built in 1892, and its first owner was Captain Dennison. Since it was built, there have been many reports of hauntings at the mansion. Marie Carter talked to some of the locals about their experiences and discussed experiences of her own while staying there for two nights.
Ghost Tours in Brooklyn and Queens for Summer 2016 May 20, 2016 This summer, Boroughs of the Dead brings back our signature dark walking tours to Brooklyn and Queens with “Haunting Histories and Legends of Astoria” and “Haunted Brooklyn Heights.”
Special Mother’s Day Tour of Central Park May 2, 2016 Delve deeply into sites such as Strawberry Fields, the Bethesda Terrace and Lake, Belvedere Castle, Cleopatra’s Needle, the Ramble, and Conservatory Water, and explore the arcane, occult and spiritual side to Central Park on this one-of-a-kind Mother’s Day tour.
Strangely Beautiful at the Morris Jumel Mansion April 28, 2016 Celebrate a grandiose, ghostly tale in a gorgeous haunted house! Join acclaimed author, actress, and Boroughs of the Dead tour guide Leanna Renee Hieber and a cast of talented friends to celebrate the reissue of Hieber’s acclaimed Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy saga, STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL, re-issuing from Tor Books in a gorgeous new edition, at Manhattan’s oldest house, the beautiful, historic, iconic Morris-Jumel Mansion in Washington Heights.