Lattes and Legends

You know we love October and we love the number 13. Why are people so afraid of it? Sources:https://www.verywellmind.com/triskaidekaphobia-2671880https://www.history.com/articles/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13https://morbidlybeautiful.com/fear-number-13/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c722eg9z07doWikipediahttps://miamihaunts.com/the-spirits-of-the-riddle-house/https://www.floridaweekly.com/archives/the-haunting-of-riddle-house/article_c8e4dda8-314d-5471-8bb5-28e1277619f2.htmlhttps://www.floridahauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/riddle-house.htmlhttps://thedeadhistory.com/whiskey-petes-ghost/https://coyotecountrylv.com/listicle/the-five-most-haunted-places-in-las-vegas/

We love October! We love Libra season! We love Creepy Colorado!Sources:Highlands Ranch Mansion Highlands_Ranch 9news.com/article/life/style/colorado-guide/history-hauntings-highlands-ranch-mansion/73-9bd1418b-80d1-4711-ab89-0b9116bc5c95 Spirits of the Mansion: Staff, others describe unexplainable experiences at the Highlands Ranch Mansion | Archives | coloradocommunitymedia.com St. Elmo, Colorado: A Very Haunted Small Town St Elmo, Colorado – Best Preserved Ghost Town – Legends of America Museum of Colorado Prisons - Denver Terrors

We're still exploring the creepy creatures in the West. Sources:https://kool1079.com/colorado-urban-legends/https://ruhighlander.org/home/2023/10/23/creepy-colorado-legendsWikipediahttps://www.denvergazette.com/2018/04/12/the-legend-of-the-deadly-colorado-slide-bolter-20183fd0-9ac1-591f-bea0-691b0b112f80/https://www.denvergazette.com/outtherecolorado/2025/10/23/the-legend-of-the-augerino-a-mythical-colorado-creature-you-havent-heard-of-yet/

More spooky tales from New Mexico.Sources:Wikipediahttps://www.legendsofamerica.com/nm-kimotheatre/https://www.koat.com/article/new-mexico-state-prison-riot-haunted-halloween/69109039https://www.newmexico.org/blog/post/casa-del-gavilan/

A quick, fun little episode about a haunted prison and a weird conspiracy theory. Sources:https://azstateparks.com/yuma-territorialhttps://phoenixghosts.com/yuma-territorial-prison/https://tombstoneterrors.com/yuma-territorial-prison/Wikipediahttps://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/new-mexico/sinister-nmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urraca_Mesa

A creepy cryptid in Tombstone and a ghostly figure that could be related to the Donner Party. Sources:https://www.kgun9.com/entertainment/legend-or-lie/legend-or-lie-tombstone-thunderbird-sightinghttps://www.truewestmagazine.com/article/tombstone-thunderbird/https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-readerstories-co/https://www.legendsofamerica.com/nv-pikeghost/

Tales of Ghost Towns and a weird LDS Mine. Sources: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dream-minehttps://atlengthmag.com/the-dreams-and-damnation-of-bishop-koyle/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Minehttps://medium.com/alt-ledes/apocalyptic-paydirt-in-utah-3107f2c957c5https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/arizona/2023/10/20/arizona-ghost-stories-haunted-places/71235293007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z1144xxe1144xxv000064&gca-ft=168&gca-ds=sophihttps://coppercourier.com/local/arizona-ghosts-haunted-legends/https://www.legendsofamerica.com/az-ghosts/https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-cities/the-most-haunted-places-in-bisbee/

We're still hanging out in Utah, so here are three more tales of the terrifying!Sources:https://castleofchaos.com/blog/paranormal-ghost-stories-in-utah/https://www.deseret.com/2018/1/22/20638608/here-s-utah-s-creepiest-urban-legend/https://www.abc4.com/news/everything-utah/utahs-most-haunted-ghost-encounters-on-recreation-trail-in-provo/https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/utah/rock-canyon-haunted-hike-uthttps://usghostadventures.com/haunted-places/americas-most-haunted-hospitals-and-asylums/the-most-haunted-and-terrifying-asylum-in-utah-49/#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20Asylum%2049,as%20the%20'county%20poor%20house.https://www.slugmag.com/arts/art/interviews-features/haunting-living-dead-asylum-49/