You've probably seen it on Ghost Hunters, or Unsolved Mysteries, or one of the million other spooky shows like that. Of course they've all visited Myrtles Plantation -- it's super haunted! Or is it?

This week, we're curious about Victorian mourning jewelry, peeping, Maureen Johnson, Brian Laundrie and underground bunkers, independent bookstores, Ghosts, and old notes to ourselves.

Our Curious Cocktail this week is a Myrtle Spritz:

• 1oz Myrtle liqueur or rosemary simple syrup or a rosemary heavy gin
• Serve over ice and top with seltzer water
• Add glitter or absinthe, if you want

Selected sources:

• wikipedia
• National geographic
• Joe Nickell, Skeptical Inquirer
• Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places, by Colin Dickey