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Moundsville at the Movies: Penitentiary a Haunting Draw for Hollywood

Cassie Bendel
February 17, 2020
It’s cold. Not just cold, but a bone-deep chill that wraps around you until it feels like it’s crawled inside to keep itself warm. It’s dark. The can’t-see-your-hand-in-front-of-your-face kind of dark where ...

FRIDAY TRYDAY: A Trip to Hell on Earth — Wheeling’s Newest Haunted Attraction

Laura Jackson Roberts
September 27, 2019
Editor's note: Laura Jackson Roberts loves a new adventure. And in that vein, we've started our occasional  "FRIDAY TRYDAY" series, where she will be trying out and sharing with readers a variety of experiences...

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