Don’t Stop Believin’ (in UFOs)
Ufology has gone legit.
J.W. Ocker
J.W. Ocker is originally from Maryland but has lived in New Hampshire for more than a decade.
He is the Lowell Thomas- and Edgar Award-winning author of macabre travelogues, spooky kid’s books, and horror novels. His books include Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe; A Season with the Witch: The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts; Death and Douglas, and Twelve Nights at Rotter House. His next book, “Cursed Objects,” debuts in September 2020 and is up for preorder.
Visit him at oddthingsiveseen.com or send him New Hampshire oddities that he should visit at ockerjw@gmail.com.
The Insider’s Scoop: Spectacular Spooky Spots by J.W. Ocker
Author J.W. Ocker gives his recommendations for eerie ghost towns, ghastly graveyards and creepy bogs
Graveyard Fall Foliage Tour
This tour of historical and beautiful graveyards from around the state combines the spirit of the Halloween season with some of the best places to view fall foliage.
Ruined Ruins: Madame Sherri’s Castle Has Fallen
The ruins are located at the edge of the Madame Sherri Forrest at the bottom of Wantastiquet Mountain
Jay and Silent Bob Come to New Hampshire
They were the foul-mouthed hetero-lifemates who emerged from a cloud of weed smoke to become Gen-X icons. Their names? Jay and Silent…
A McRib in a Mausoleum
So there I was, sneaking a McRib into the mausoleum of Mount Calvary Cemetery in Manchester. The mausoleum is a beautiful one, with large colorful stained-glass windows, marble and brass walls full of the shelved dead in an airy chapel.…
Upon This Rock
A climb to the top of a strange rock with a pointy hat in the town of Tamworth.
Metal on Stone on Dirt on Blood
I’m always telling people that they don’t have to travel to faraway lands to be mind-boggled by history, nature or culture. I tell them to drive a few hours in any direction…
Old Woods and Old Wars
Historical highway markers are a dice throw. Sometimes you pull over to these metal informational hitchhikers to find the most boring facts punched into their faces. And sometimes the stories they tell will expand your sense of time and history.…
Find A Little Piece of Nashua in Netflix’s New Adam Sandler Film
A piece of the Gate City is ready for its frightful closeup in "Hubie Halloween"
New Hampshire Dirt and Space Dust
New Hampshire is the home of three NASA astronauts, one of whom — Lee Morin — is still alive. So let’s not bother him. But the other two have left the Earth…
The Socials are Making Fun of Our Old Man
Last week a graphic went viral on the socials that claimed to denote the worst attractions in every state. It was the work of an Instagrammer who polled his 400,000 followers. And you know what repped New Hampshire? Of course…
Requiem for a Pair of Weird Restaurants
Odd offerings were the daily special at these two eateries.
Discovering a Dover Tragedy Memorial
Not every New Hampshire oddity is a happy oddity
Chevy Chase on a Covered Bridge
New Hampshire has 54 historic covered bridges, and they’re all worth squeezing into a camera lens on any given autumn day. However, only one of them has a connection to Chevy Chase. I think. Now, I don’t want to get…
Livermore is a Strange Name for a Ghost Town
I like my ghost towns with spooky names, but sometimes ironic ones are just as good. Like the ghost town of Livermore, New Hampshire. Livermore…
