--By Kirsten Weiss, Cozy Mystery Writer Hey friends, I hope you're all staying warm and cozy this winter – maybe with a good book and a hot drink in hand. I've been thinking a lot lately about what makes a cozy mystery really click for readers. You know, that feeling where the setting wraps around you like a favorite blanket, the sleuth feels like someone you could grab coffee with, and the puzzle keeps you turning pages without any of the heavy stuff. Over the years, writing

--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Photo by Kelly Sikkema  on Unsplash Happy haunted new year, paranormal lovers! I don't know about you, but I'm ready for a fresh start this year! So here's to a happy (and not too horribly haunted) 2026! And now, here are my top five picks for paranormal news stories of the week. 1) The UK's Christmas demons. 2) Can your mind move matter? 3) Humans could have as many as 33 senses. 4) Is occultism intellectually so

--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Photo by Jan Oblak  on Unsplash As the winter solstice approaches (aka Yule), I think it's important to remember that this is truly the season of terror, with a host of terrifying supernatural creatures creeping about. The Yule Cat. Grylla the Christmas Ogress. The Wild Hunt... It makes you really appreciate Santa Claus, though not so much is dark counterpart, Krampus. Stop by the Paranormal Museum, where we have

--By Maddie Kosloski of the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum Photo by Nik  on Unsplash Grylla the Christmas Ogress is here, and so are our spectacularly cursed cowbells! Be sure to stop on by the Paranormal Museum for some holiday haunts! Can't stop by the paranormal museum? Follow us on X to keep up to date on what's happening. And now, here are my top five picks for paranormal news of the week! 1) Are gut feelings memories from the future? 2) So... it seems like dowsing re