At the intersection of horror and travel comes a guide to 12 spooky destinations throughout the U.S. for the true crime and dark history aficionado, with a female bent, with tips on where to stay, what to eat, and what to do for a scary good time.
 
Horror, true crime, and creepy legends abound in this epic travel guide to the films, books, and dark history found throughout the U.S. With a unique eye focused on the female, best friends and lifelong horror fans, Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence, will tour well-known sites like the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast, while also going off-trail to explore forgotten gems, like the hometown of the OG goth girl, Emily Dickinson, capturing the truly strange and gothic in America. Every chapter will include their own, authentic experience, travel tips, strange facts, maps, and more. With experiential travel continuing to gain momentum and gothic/witchy lifestyles going mainstream, this book will give horror and true crime readers the ultimate guide to planning macabre trips of their own.
 
Featured cities:
Salem, Massachusetts
Los Angeles, California
Marietta, Georgia
Portland, Oregon
Providence, Rhode Island
Austin, Texas
New York, New York
Duluth, Minnesota
Las Vegas, Nevada
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
St. Augustine, Florida
Athens, Ohio
 
Contributor Bio(s)
 
KELLY FLORENCE and MEG HAFDAHL, authors of The Science of Monsters, The Science of Women in Horror, The Science of Stephen King, The Science of Serial Killers, The Science of Witchcraft, and the forthcoming The Science of Agatha Christie are co-hosts of the Horror Rewind podcast, best friends, and lifelong horror fans. Their forthcoming TV series, Horror U, will delve into all things horror and science in a fun and approachable way.
Kelly Florence teaches communication at Lake Superior College in Duluth, MN, and is the creator of the Be a Better Communicator podcast. Meg Hafdahl is a horror and suspense author of novels and short stories. They are passionate about female representation in all media and particularly the horror genre. They both live in Minnesota.