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Cozy mysteries may have originated in England with Agatha Christie (I know, there’s some debate on that, but bear with me), their spirit is quintessentially American. Cozy characters claim their agency. They value community forged through choice, not coercion. They turn ordinary streets into realms of wonder and justice.

Maddie Kosloski shares the latest in cryptid patches, Basel ghost exhibits, cryptid town festivals, brain science behind paranormal sightings, and Annabelle's new home in Salem. Stories from the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum plus cozy mystery book recommendations.

Why motifs matter, even in genre fiction like cozy mysteries. A discussion of Death in Red, White, and Rooibos, an upcoming Tea and Tarot cozy mystery by Kirsten Weiss.

San Benedetto Paranormal Museum Dispatch: dreams that bend time, police chasing ghost stories to solve murders, a new Bigfoot report, and gear tips for your own investigations. Cozy mystery fans, grab the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum series at the museum or online shop.

The Granta literary scandal, AI, and a possible path forward for genre and literary fiction authors.

Transmedia Storytelling and the Art of Letting Narratives Do Their Inner Work. Writers have more opportunities than ever for our stories to grow roots in new soil--even cozy mystery writers.

--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Photo by Edan Cohen on Unsplash May is fairy time at the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum! Stop by our new, expanded Magic of Fairies exhibit, and be sure to grab your free download on Fairy Offerings HERE. And now, here are my top five picks for paranormal news of the week! 1) First up, there's fresh pushback on the old idea that infrasound explains away haunted houses. You know the one—low-frequency rumbles from

--By Kirsten Weiss, cozy mystery author BIG DEAL, a new cozy mystery from Kirsten Weiss, launched today! It's Kind of a Big Deal Big Deal launched today! Here's what this book is about: A glamorous poker tournament, buried secrets...and one very dead player. Welcome to the glittering farce of Hot Springs, where the bluffs are epic, the tells are transparent, and murder is just another risky wager. All Alice wants is to resurrect her bodyguarding career and stop running survei

Photo by Jay on Unsplash It's May 1st at the paranormal museum, and you know what that means! Our fairy exhibit is back, and it's bigger and better than ever thanks to our expanded collection, so be sure to stop on by! To celebrate, the paranormal museum is giving away a free downloadable guide to Fairy Offerings. It's filled with ideas that actually please the fae (plus what NOT to do). Download it free HERE. And now, here are my top five picks for paranormal news of the we

--By Kirsten Weiss, mystery author I love cozy mystery settings because they make the strange feel familiar. But sometimes the real world gives you a twist that out-cozies any fictional tea party. This is one of those twists. The unlikely detective Lou Peters ran a Cadillac dealership in Lodi, a wine town that feels friendlier than Napa and far quirkier too. He was an ex-marine, a born salesman, and the kind of man who could smell a con from across the showroom. He also alway

First official Nessie sighting of 2026 by an American tourist, Oklahoma cryptid attack speculation, Norway mound reinterpreted as ritual site after ancient landslide, remote viewing pioneer Ed Dames, and Celtic lore on the hag goddess Cailleach and daughter Bride. Weekly paranormal roundup from Maddie Kosloski at the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum. Cozy mysteries and oddities await.

--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash Hey folks, Maddie Kosloski here from our little paranormal museum in San Benedetto. Another week, another batch of odd stories floating around the internet that make you pause over your morning coffee and wonder what's really going on out there. I pulled together five that caught my eye, from old-school mediumship to ghosts that won't stay quiet. Let's dive in. 1) First up, is

Happy April, everyone! This month, GD has begun reporting from his midnight patrol on our X feed. But that's the least mysterious of the happenings at the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum! So stop on by! And now, here are my top five picks for paranormal news of the week!

It's officially spring at the Paranormal Museum! I've been knee-deep in exhibit cleanup this week (turns out dust bunnies have cousins that look suspiciously like ectoplasm), so I'm keeping this one short and sweet. Just a handful of strange stories that crossed my desk lately—because apparently the world refuses to run out of weird.

--By Maddie Kosloski of The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum I’ve been knee-deep in exhibit cleanup this week (turns out dust bunnies have cousins that look suspiciously like ectoplasm), so I’m keeping this one short and sweet. Just a handful of strange stories that crossed my desk lately—because apparently the world refuses to run out of weird. 1) Nessie might get all the headlines, but England’s got a whole underwater menagerie. Think knuckers (basically water dragons lu

Publisher's Weekly reported that roughly four million new books were published in 2025--and that was just in the US. Four million is a dramatic number. I want to untangle what that number actually means and what it means for writers, especially those of us who write cozy mystery and mystery novel fiction.

Two Friday the 13ths in a row seems... strangely lucky. Especially if you run a paranormal museum! Stop by our superstition busting workshop tonight. We'll have stations around the museum where guests can "test" classic bad-luck superstitions: walk under a ladder, open an umbrella indoors, break a mirror (safely, with a prop!), or spill salt.

--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Ah, spring in San Benedetto! The hills are that perfect shade of green, the temperature hovers in the delightful seventies, and the Paranormal Museum is buzzing with the best kind of energy—curious visitors, fresh exhibits, and just enough mysterious happenings to keep things interesting. If you're feeling the good vibes too, pull up a chair (or a spectral one) and let's catch up on the latest from the weird world

Welcome, paranormal museum lovers! It's been a busy week, what with that murder at the nearby museum and my sister being in town. But the paranormal museum goes on (and so does some very interesting research into a haunted painting). But now, on to this week's news round up!

--By Kirsten Weiss, cozy mystery author First, I’m participating in another cozy mystery giveaway! (And I’m giving away book 1 in my Big Murder Mystery series, BIG SHOT). Click HERE for links to all the free cozy mysteries.