The Lunatics Project

01/10/2026

Walk with me through Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York.

Welcome to Calvary Cemetery, a sprawling burial ground tucked into Queens, New York — one of the largest cemeteries in the United States. With more than 3 mi...

01/09/2026

This is my favorite magical spot in New York City. You already know about my deep love for Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery. I have family buried here and visit as often as I can. Green-Wood’s winding paths are truly an escape from the city and a beautiful way to spend the day. Cedar Dell contains some of the oldest gravestones in the cemetery.

This is my favorite magical spot in New York City. You already know about my deep love for Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery. I have family buried here and visi...

01/08/2026

I made a newspaper! I just mailed out the very first batch of mailers for my seasonal tarot mail club. Four times a year, I will create a small package that will go out to Patrons, including a personalized tarot card. I also made a video for Patrons where I pull the cards for them and talk through the meaning. For winter 2026 I made a newspaper that involves essays, poems and articles that explore the history of tarot, themes of winter and coldness. The mail club is meant to combine my love for analog mail, essays, seasonality and tarot. I also hope it helps foster a bit of a community. I’m already really excited about the spring mailer. If you’re interested you can find Lunatics Project on Patreon, anyone who gives $5 a month or more is automatically enrolled in the mail club. https://www.patreon.com/lunaticsproject/membership

01/07/2026

35mm photos of the train station in Beacon, New York.

01/06/2026

This week we continue our Winter Horror series with a deep dive on 5 real life snow tragedies. Lunatics Radio Hour, anywhere you listen to podcasts: https://www.lunaticsproject.com/episodes

01/05/2026

Recently a friend asked me if I knew much about vampire history in New York. I didn’t. Mostly because there isn’t much from a historic perspective, the closest is the New England Vampire Panic. The Panic that hit the United States in the 1730s was largely a response to tuberculosis and normal human decay. But neither of those topics were broadly, or scientifically understood enough at the time. The fun fact is that Bram Stoker took more from the New England Vampire Panic and the sad case of Mercy Brown as inspiration for Dracula than he took from Transylvanian folklore. Beyond this, I wasn’t sure how the history of vampires and the history of New York might intersect. A quick Google search unearthed a goldmine.

Recently a friend asked me if I knew much about vampire history in New York. I didn’t. Mostly because there isn’t much from a historic perspective, the closest is the New England Vampire Panic. The Panic that hit the United States in the 1730s was largely a response to tuberculosis and normal hu...

01/05/2026

If you spend any time on True Crime Reddit, you’ll see that Beth’s Dead has a lot of haters. And I do understand some of the criticism. But I loved this show, here's why:

I’m expecting a dozen people or so will roll their eyes when they see this headline. The same dozen people that I keep texting to tell them to listen to the podcast Beth’s Dead.If you spend any time on True Crime Reddit, you’ll see that Beth’s Dead has a lot of haters. And I do understand so...

01/03/2026

In 1930 the highest lunch club in the world opened at the top of the Chrysler Building. The Cloud Club occupied the 66th - 68th floors, and was a very exclusive restaurant. For several decades it was only for men. When it opened the club boasted 300 members, many executives who worked in the building would frequent the club for lunch daily. Some of the more popular lunch dishes included black bean soup, dover sole, bread-and-butter pudding and special "No. 18" grapefruits grown at a member's farm in Upstate, New York. The Cloud Club closed in 1979.

12/30/2025

Listen in as Abby and Alan kick off a new series on the intersection of winter and horror, starting with folklore and mythology from around the world. Lunatics Radio Hour - anywhere you listen to podcasts. https://www.lunaticsproject.com/episodes

12/28/2025

Beautiful Savannah, Georgia.

12/27/2025

Virginia Woolf’s grave is engraved with the last three lines of her novel, The Waves. Death is the enemy. Against you I will fling myself, unvanquished and unyielding o Death!

12/26/2025

Come with my inside an underground catacombs below the streets of Soho. This is The Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, located on Mott Street in Manhattan. The Church is over 200 years old, and hosts all sorts of history tours.