Before beginning, a few tidbits of information need revealing. I was born and raised in Centralia. At least for a time, until my family was forced out along with many others in the 1980s. The time was strange.. as a child, it felt surreal. Upended.. odd…last minute rites to a town that was. And as … Read moreStranger Things: Centralia the lost town, an interview with director Joe Sapienza
The other day we reported on a story making its way around entertainment circles: Centralia is going to be a potential dark drama picked up by NBC! Now there is more information, courtesy of a good friend on the website SKOOKNEWS.COM .. Someone I know very well did a great interview with the creator and … Read moreThe Centralia chronicles
The other day we reported on a story making its way around entertainment circles: Centralia is going to be a potential dark drama picked up by NBC! Now there is more information, courtesy of a good friend on the website SKOOKNEWS.COM .. Someone I know very well did a great interview with the creator and … Read moreThe Centralia chronicles
Before proceeding. I AM FROM CENTRALIA, PA. I was one of ‘those’ folks.. my parents moved away as we were in one of the hardest hit part of town due to the mine fire.. But the water is clean. The smoke has cleared.. there are lots of tourists desperate for a view of fire that … Read moreCENTRALIA THE DRAMA
Before proceeding. I AM FROM CENTRALIA, PA. I was one of ‘those’ folks.. my parents moved away as we were in one of the hardest hit part of town due to the mine fire.. But the water is clean. The smoke has cleared.. there are lots of tourists desperate for a view of fire that … Read moreCENTRALIA the drama
Every now and then I learn something new and completely kick myself for never knowing it.. and being born in a town that had a plane crash right into it, you’d think I would have known about that.. But I did not. To my credit, it occurred on June 17, 1948—long before I was born.. … Read moreJune 1948: The true tale of a plane crash in Centralia, PA
We write a year in review each year.. We have done this since we began a website in the year 2000, with 2001 officially being the first named year in review with logo and full wrap.. 2020 is the first in these two decades where it feels like than stellar.. less than a twelve month … Read more2020 REVIEW: THE BEST AND THE WORST
Born in 1980 .. Your friendly local Horror Reporter Bryan grew up for several years in the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania. The mine fire which engulfed the underground mine system forced residents from the town. Horror Report is a more off the beaten path, with information concentrating on the strange, unusual, and even macabre. The … Read moreABOUT THE HORROR REPORT
A little ghost story–one that hits a bit closer to home than anything else I have written. Tonight, my wife and I took my son Ayden to a birthday party for a classmate at the Ashland Pennsylvania ELKS–sorry for the bad press (or good depending on your point of view) I am giving them on … Read moreA real life haunting
In May of 2015, I posted a photograph of my son Ayden in a store that was closing in my mall. In the article, I mentioned how similar the photo looked to one taken of me, when I was three years old, in Centralia Pennsylvania. I have the photograph of myself. I did not publish it … Read moreThe 33-year-old photo, signed sealed and delivered