Ghosts of Taos podcast Season 1, Episode 5: Manby, Most Hated Arthur R. Manby was and still is the most hated man in Taos. Even today, his story is considered to be one of the greatest mysteries of Taos. Listen to hear a little of Manby's complicated story and why he was the "most hated... Continue Reading →
Gravely Famous
Ghosts of Taos podcast Season 1 Episode 4: Gravely Famous Taos has its share of the famous – both dead and living. Kit Carson Memorial Park is a burial ground steeped with history and mystery. In this episode we explore the history and play an interview with Dr. Kathy Cordova of El Prado New Mexico... Continue Reading →
Spooky Stays
Ghosts of Taos podcast, Season 1, Episode 3: Spooky Stays Haunted Hotels and Inn in the Historic District of Taos. Here are a couple of stories about our more active properties. So often I'll get the question, "what's the most haunted hotel in town?" and I would be hard-pressed to have a concise answer because... Continue Reading →
EVPs – What are they saying?
Season One, Episode 2 of the Ghosts of Taos podcast: Electronic Voice Phenomena is one of the more popular techniques for paranormal investigations. In Season 1 Episode 2 of Ghosts of Taos, we'll be talking about an investigation at the Mabel Dodge Luhan house where I was lucky enough to be allowed to leave a... Continue Reading →
Announcing the new “Ghosts of Taos” podcast
We've decided one of the best ways to get past the Covid-19 restrictions is to offer a new Ghosts of Taos podcast for those of you who are interested in paranormal and supernatural stories and legends of Taos, New Mexico. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9vr8tCudJE I'd love to pop in a player for you, but until it gets picked... Continue Reading →
The Coco Man, farm spirits and rude gestures
According to Wikipedia, The myth of the Coco originated in Portugal and Galicia. According to the Real Academia Española, the word coco derives from the Galician and Portuguese côco, which referred to a ghost with a pumpkin head. The word coco is used in colloquial speech to refer to the human head in Portuguese and... Continue Reading →
groan of a dead man
"Have you ever heard the groan of a dead man?" she asked. "No, Doña Eduviges." "You're better off." – Juan Rulfo, "Pedro Páramo
New and old ghosts
Every time I walk down Ledoux Street in Taos I am reminded of my friend Tally Richards. Her gallery used to be at the top of the street. It's harder and harder to keep track of what's there now. Perhaps that's the reason why us old timers tend to refer to places in terms of... Continue Reading →
Michaelmas in Taos
Saint Michael the Archangel is called upon to help those wrestling with demons, both real and imagined. He is the Patron Saint of Paranormal Investigators. Today, September 29, is Michaelmas. We set up our tripod as the sun came up and once the sun started to rise over the peaks of the mountains, the colors... Continue Reading →
Paranormal distress?
A woman in the historic district in Taos is having trouble that she attributes to the paranormal. Here is a list of the claims of activity: objects that were supposed to be in one room found in another strange light phenomena in photographs taken with an iPhone toothpaste tube contents being squeezed out and other... Continue Reading →
La Lorona sighting along Hwy 64
We just got an email from some visitors who asked if the road through Taos Canyon, especially right there in Cañon, was haunted. They said: Email 1: Good morning, We just spent Sunday night in Taos and have a question. Is there a 'ghost story' involved with highway 64 - within the first few miles,... Continue Reading →