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    Podcasts: The Myrtles Plantation

    In recent months, many people have asked us about The Myrtles Plantation.
    In early 2007, Fiona recorded a five-part series about her investigation there.
    Is it haunted?  Yes. The Myrtles Plantation is one of America’s most haunted locations, and well worth visiting.
    Listen here to Fiona’s description of her investigation.
    The Myrtles – Parking lot (part of an informational [...]

Featured articles

Fiona’s Schedule

Look for Fiona Broome (the founder of HollowHill.com, and our lead investigator) at the following events. Special note:  Through early 2010, ...

Haunted Salem – Celebrate magazine

Do you love Halloween?  At Hollow Hill, we do! So, we're especially delighted to see Fiona quoted in the new, Halloween ...

Free Worksheet: Evaluating Cemeteries

You can download Fiona's own worksheet for evaluating haunted cemeteries.  It's free, and you can copy it (without changes) for ...

Scams and con artists

Scams and con artists can be in any field. Unfortunately, ghost hunting is especially vulnerable to people whose primary interests are ...

Salem’s Ghosts – The Judges Line

Patterns emerge when I study profoundly haunted (or "active") areas. They help me identify overlooked ghosts and paranormal phenomena. In my ...

Ghost hunters guide

Finding and Joining Ghost Research Groups

Many people have asked me about finding and joining a local ghost hunting group.
THE BASICS
First, be sure to read my article, Before You Join a Ghost Hunting Group and my discussion about Local Ghost Hunting Groups (scroll down the page for that section).
They’re both part of my free ghost hunting course, Introduction to Ghost Hunting.
When [...]

Haunted places

Bonito City – The Real Story

Bonito City and its ghosts — if there are any — were featured in a recent ghost-related TV show.
The show’s three ghost enthusiasts visited Bonito Lake in Lincoln County, New Mexico. However, their version of Bonito City’s past was very different from actual history, and they may have missed the real ghosts of Lincoln County.
The [...]

Podcasts with Fiona Broome

Fiona’s Favorite Haunts

Favorite haunts?
People often ask Fiona which are her favorite haunted places.
Sometimes, they mean which are the scariest haunted places.  For Fiona, those are usually different kinds of locations.
In this podcast, Fiona lists the scariest places as well as her favorite haunted places… and why they are in those categories.
Scariest sites

Vale End Cemetery, Wilton, NH, USA
The [...]

Fiona's blog

Recent TV shows

I rarely watch ghost-related TV shows.  They’re entertainment.   They’re produced, edited, and sometimes scripted to convey something about hauntings, in a way that will capture the viewers’ attention and (hopefully) loyalty.
Most shows don’t represent what ghost investigations are really like. Even the live/event shows are clearly staged and far more fast-paced than what goes on [...]