• https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-eitxh-1963917 Summary In this episode of the Ink Plots podcast, KL Eagan takes listeners on a haunting journey through the Myrtles Plantation, a place rich with stories and memories. The narrative explores the essence of the house, its secrets, and the experiences of those who visit. Eagan delves into the significance of the mirror, the

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  • Every October, millions of people willingly step into dark corridors, fog-filled rooms, and halls echoing with screams. Haunted houses are more than seasonal fun—they’re cultural rituals, thrill rides, and even psychological playgrounds. But why do we keep returning to them year after year? 🧠 The Psychology of Fear Haunted attractions let us experience “safe danger.”

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  • I’m thrilled to share the very first episode of my new podcast, The Ink Plots. This is a space where haunted history, true crime, and the power of storytelling collide. For our debut, we’re stepping inside one of America’s most haunted places: the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Built in 1886 as a luxury

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  • In the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter stands a mansion as beautiful as it is infamous. Behind its gray façade and wrought-iron balconies lurks the story of Madame Delphine LaLaurie—a woman whose cruelty turned her home into legend. Whispers of screams, restless spirits, and a darkness that never left still haunt 1140 Royal Street.

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  • The Bizarre Life of Elmer McCurdy

    The Wild West gave us Jesse James, Wyatt Earp, and Billy the Kid — outlaws whose names became legends. But one man, Elmer J. McCurdy, failed so badly at crime that his real fame only came after death. McCurdy’s story is one of the strangest in American history: a failed train robber whose embalmed corpse

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  • Some stories linger—not because they’re sensational, but because they matter. The November 2022 murders of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, and Madison Mogen shook a town, then a nation. These were not just names in a headline. Kaylee made everyone laugh. Ethan was the loyal friend. Xana brought light to every room. Madison was

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  • What do an almost-governor, a novel, and a body have in common? In Colorado, the answer was Steven Pankey. In 1984, twelve-year-old Jonelle Matthews disappeared after a school Christmas concert. Her face became one of the first missing children to appear on milk cartons, haunting households across America. For decades, her case went unsolved—until pipeline

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  • In 2017, thieves rappelled through skylights into a West London warehouse and vanished with over £2.5 million in rare books. Galileo, Copernicus, Newton — gone in a single night. I recount this real-life “Mission Impossible” in my essay on Substack. 👉 Read the full essay on The Ink Plot

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  • Cindralis Is Calling

    They told me Cindralis was only a story. A city lost to fire centuries ago. A name you whispered like a curse. But the mark on my skin says otherwise. It burns when I dream of its gates. It pulses when I wake to shadows that watch me back. I didn’t go looking for Cindralis.

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