Havre De Grace, Maryland: Impaled Vampire, Feejee Mermaid (In Transition)
Two memorable mummified horrors on display, formerly showcased in Dr. Gloom's Crypt of Curiosities before it closed. Also here: the one-time world's largest ball of rubber bands. Planned opening in 2023.
First Call Paranormal and Oddities Museum
- Directions:
- First Call Paranormal and Oddities Museum. On the south side of Congress Ave., just east of its intersection with Market St.
- Hours:
- Planned opening in 2023.
- Status:
- In Transition
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No longer there any more. Even last two exhibitions are gone!
[Jeremy Cormier, 04/15/2023]
About 98 percent of Dr. Gloom's stuff has been moved out and is currently in storage. But the proprietor of the next-door Protean Books and Records excitedly revealed to us, "I have the best two pieces!" -- those two being a Fiji Mermaid and a skeletal vampire with a stake through its heart. The store also has vintage books, albums, and plenty of pop culture awesomeness.
[Mike Gassmann, 10/14/2022]
Tucked into the back room of Protean Books and Records is Dr. Gloom's Crypt of Curiosities, an oddities exhibit in the tradition of American Dime Museums.
[Matthew Benicewicz, 03/07/2018]Unsurprising if a few of its exhibits might have even come from Baltimore's long-closed American Dime Museum.
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The vampire and mermaid, along with their fellow horrors, have moved to the First Call Paranormal and Oddities Museum in Havre De Grace, Maryland, which will open later in 2023.