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9 Horror Movies Inspired by Real-Life Events

Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, and Steve Coulter in The Conjuring (2013).

9 Horror Movies Inspired by Real-Life Events

The Smart—and Scientific—Reason Freddy Krueger’s Sweater Is Red and Green-Striped

A sweater-clad cosplayer at Long Beach's Comic and Horror Con in 2012.

The Smart—and Scientific—Reason Freddy Krueger’s Sweater Is Red and Green-Striped

ScareHouse: How a Famously In-Your-Face Haunted House Is Using the Pandemic to Its Advantage

ScareHouse is serving up a ton of (socially-distanced) terrors in Tarentum, Pennsylvania.

ScareHouse: How a Famously In-Your-Face Haunted House Is Using the Pandemic to Its Advantage

10 Facts About Famed Paranormal Investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren

Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren in Amityville II: The Possession (1982).

10 Facts About Famed Paranormal Investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren

A New Documentary Investigates West Virginia’s Infamous Mothman

The Mothman statue in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

Plague Doctors, Tiger Kings, and Clowns, Oh My: These Are Spirit Halloween’s Hottest Costumes of 2020

Mike Mozart, Flickr // CC BY 2.0

11 of Our Favorite Horror Books

Penguin/Image Comics/Amazon

The Real-Life Origins of 15 Urban Legends

He's (probably) not hiding in your shower.

The Grim, Ghostly History of Scotland's 'Most Haunted' Graveyard

Ghostly legends surround the mausoleum of George Mackenzie.

11 Women Horror Writers You Need to Read

Edward Gooch/Getty Images

15 Halloween Movies for People Who Don’t Like Horror Movies

Peter Boyle and Gene Wilder in Mel Brooks's Young Frankenstein (1974).

8 Frightening Facts about Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw

John La Farge's title illustration for The Turn of the Screw in Collier's Weekly, 1898.

Nightmare Fuel: An Ohio Car Wash Transforms Into a Haunted Drive-Thru for Halloween

Stefano Pollio, Unsplash

Mattel Is Releasing a New Day of the Dead Barbie Doll for 2020

Javier Meabe has truly outdone himself.

Loftus Hall, Ireland’s Most Notorious Haunted House, Has Hit the Market

Loftus House

The Owners of The Conjuring House Are Hosting a Haunted Livestream

Warner Bros.