The Pennsylvania Ghoul

Documents released Friday offer new detail on how investigators assembled their striking case against Jonathan Christian Gerlach, who authorities say desecrated dozens of graves to steal human remains.

Gerlach, 34, who is charged with stealing more than 100 skulls, bones, and body parts from Mount Moriah Cemetery, also posted dozens of photos of human remains on social media, records show, and authorities are investigating whether he may have offered to sell them.

Click below for a video tour of the cemetery crime scene.

And a briefer one here showing some disturbed plots.

The Art Of Louis Moe

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Now Playing: Ombre Imposante

By Blakmoth.

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The Disston Cemetery

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The Monsters Of Leonard Baskin

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Halloween 2025 B&W

 

Now Watching: The New Misadventures Of Ichabod Crane

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Galloping Hessian Of The Hollow

Photos from the Annual Tarrytown Halloween Parade.  It's not often that a headless horseman costume looks so believable.  You can usually see the proportions are a little off due to the raised shoulders attempting to hide the human head of the wearer.  But, man, this looks really REALLY good.  And that gorgeous horse seals the deal.

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They're Heeeeeerrrrreee

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Barebones Halloween Extravaganza

We present the popular "Halloween Show" each year as an alternative Halloween community arts event, appropriate for all ages and without a commercial focus, that takes place in a Twin Cities urban neighborhood park.  Over 250 artists, puppeteers, musicians, performers, builders, technicians, ushers, and helpers of all kinds are involved in the creation of each performance. During the past 29 years, the Show has grown from one performance to five, and our combined audience has mushroomed from around 100 to around 8,000. 

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Barebones site here.

Merry Christmas!

Hope everyone has a truly magical Christmas.

May your day be peaceful and fun, and relaxing.

Cheers and Merry Christmas!

Christmas Yet To Come

The Spirit stood among the graves, and pointed down to One. He advanced towards it trembling. The Phantom was exactly as it had been, but he dreaded that he saw new meaning in its solemn shape.

“Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you point,” said Scrooge, “answer me one question. Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be, only?”

Still the Ghost pointed downward to the grave by which it stood.

“Men’s courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead,” said Scrooge. “But if the courses be departed from, the ends will change. Say it is thus with what you show me!”

Now Playing: Hinn Sýnilegi Heimur

A delightfully dark (and Winterish) track from Hekla.

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Haunted Overload: A Documentary

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Halloween Snow

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Happy Winter Solstice

Devil Face Jug

Found on ebay.

Gorenaments

These are pretty nifty.

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Now Playing: Two Eyes Made Out Of Coal

The annual Christmas track from the always-incredible 400 Lonely Things.  This one is SOOO delightfully strange and slightly unnerving, but absolutely soothing (I swear).

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Now Playing: Through The Mouth Of Eternity

By Snakes of Russia.

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Ghost House

I dwell with a strangely aching heart

In that vanished abode there far apart

On that disused and forgotten road

That has no dust-bath now for the toad.

O’er ruined fences the grape-vines shield

The woods come back to the mowing field;

The orchard tree has grown one copse

Of new wood and old where the woodpecker chops;

It is under the small, dim, summer star.

I know not who these mute folk are

Who share the unlit place with me

Those stones out under the low-limbed tree

They are tireless folk, but slow and sad

Though two, close-keeping, are lass and lad,

With none among them that ever sings,

And yet, in view of how many things,

As sweet companions as might be had.

- Robert Frost

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This Way To Dark Ride

Image by bartgrubbs2000.