Piercing the Veil

Piercing the Veil
Location
San Diego, California,
Birthday
August 31
Bio
Writer, historian and paranormal investigator. One of my favorite hobbies is magic and I have a keen nose on how someone is misled or how we mislead ourselves. I always look for the truth. No matter where that may lead or what it may say.

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OCTOBER 11, 2010 8:02PM

The Julian Hotel

I think of myself as someone in search of justice for the dead. And that justice has led me to the Julian Hotel. I was looking for a late night read in my bookcase when I came across Gail White's book on "Historic Haunts" in the San Diego area. As IRead full post »

OCTOBER 11, 2010 7:50PM

Amityville Horror House for Sale

My intention was to start with San Diego County and move north, but sometimes current events have a way of throwing things at you that simply cannot be ignored, even if you tried. I woke up one day to the news that the Amityville House was for sale for 1.5 million dollars.… Read full post »
OCTOBER 11, 2010 7:43PM

The Case for Marion Reynolds

Marion Reynolds 

Washburn grave 

One of the most talked about legends of the famous Whaley House is that of Anna Belle Washburn. Or is that Carrie Washburn? Depends on who you talk to or whose book you read. To save a lot of head spinning and heartbreak I will recite the story inRead full post »

OCTOBER 11, 2010 7:31PM

An Officially Certified Haunted House?

Who's Whoooo in the American Ghost Circuit 
When there is no true tangible and scientific proof of ghosts, who can certify that a house is haunted? Is there an all-seeing force which governs over this? Apparently, its the United States Chamber of Commerce, or that's what some would like us to believe. I love how a simple… Read full post »

As San Diego expanded into first an American city, then a true Victorian town, industrious men such as Alonzo Horton came. Horton was a merchant who had a vision of San Diego not as a small pueblo town but as a shipping town with a large port that resided a few… Read full post »

Every journey starts with a single step. I hope you enjoy the journey with me. Piercing the Veil originally stemmed from my work at the San Diego Historical Society as well as a local tour company and later my own ghost tour business.

Everyone loves a good ghost story and every… Read full post »