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Sometimes the most terrifying movie monster is the one you never see.

Truman Capote believed it would be his “magnum opus,” but 'Answered Prayers' turned out to be his undoing—not to mention one of the most notorious unfinished works in literary history.

Winter is coming—and if the bad weather catches up with you, you might find these words indispensable.

The Swedish Academy has been awarding Nobel Prizes in Literature since 1901; here are a few laureates whose books you might want to consider picking up.

The queen has achieved legendary status more than two millennia after her death—which, contrary to rumor, may not have been caused by the bite of an asp.

Want unsettling but not wet-your-pants scary? This unusual formula for tolerable horror movies may be just what you need.

Long before Musk, Zuck, and Bezos, Andrew Carnegie was one of the richest men in the world. But unlike his modern-day peers, Carnegie dedicated much of his life to getting rid of as much of his wealth as possible.

From the World War II engagement that helped instigate a medical breakthrough to the devastating attack that indirectly contributed to the Renaissance, these battles altered the course of history.

Plenty of college students fret about their roommates, but be careful—that person on the lower bunk may someday win the Super Bowl.

Before the artist created ‘The Starry Night,’ he dedicated himself to the surreal and beautiful wonder of ‘Sunflowers.’

Paranormal investigators explore what goes bump in the night—and here's what they had to say about what their job is really like.

When filming began on 'Desperately Seeking Susan,' Madonna was an up-and-coming singer. By the time shooting wrapped, she was a bona fide superstar.