GHOSTS

The star-crossed lovers captured in these Gothic romance books will give you a new reason to hate Valentine’s Day.

If linguistics is any indicator, it would appear that everybody in the spirit realm speaks Scots English.

The origins of these classic costumes are probably not what you would expect.

People have been telling ghost stories for thousands of years. We dive into the psychology behind why people are drawn to such terrifying tales.

Pretending to be a ghost was a popular pastime in 19th century England. But in London's neighborhood of Hammersmith, it could also get you killed.

Libraries are usually quiet, secluded spots. But not all are as peaceful as they may seem.

From a weeping statue to painting that moves on its own, the stories behind these supposedly haunted pieces of art are downright spooky.

Aliens in New Jersey. Ghosts in London. Satanic cults. Every Halloween brings a new round of panic thanks to hoaxers.

Allied officials came up with some strange strategies to win World War II. Operation Fantasia planned to use glow-in-the-dark foxes to spook Japanese forces into defeat.

Take a look at these 13 names from across the world that describe sleep paralysis and the demon once believed to cause it.

The 2015 low-budget horror flick became a massive word-of-mouth hit, and now has its very own spin-off.

The haunted house is one of horror’s most time-honored tropes, a dark twisting of the place we call home into a maelstrom of terror and things that go bump in the night.