spirits week
How Two Friends Rebuilt a Huge Haunted House in Just Two Weeks
Shortly before opening night, vicious winds ripped the roof off of their homemade haunt.
All Stories
spirits week
Why Ireland's Pub Owners Have Long Moonlighted as Undertakers
It helps to have cold storage and room to hold a wake.
legendary afterlives
The Spirited Afterlife of Detroit’s Little Red Demon
The Nain Rouge has been stirring up trouble—and maybe generating some goodwill—for more than 300 years.
sanitation
Why an 1875 Map Imagined the U.S as a Giant Hog
New York is the nose, Alaska the tail, and Cuba is a giant sausage.
spirits week
From Indonesia to Ingonish, Some Bones Won't Stay Buried
As seas and storms erode coastlines, cemeteries are giving up their dead.
spirits week
Ghost Nets Haunt the World's Oceans, Hunting Beyond the Grave
Who you gonna call?
legendary afterlives
The Many Lives of Demogorgon, From Scribal Error to 'Stranger Things'
How vague and various descriptions made a medieval mistake into a lasting horror.
spirits week
The Liquor-Soaked Devil Shrines of Bolivia's Deadliest Mine
In the heart of the Andes, Catholic miners also pray to satanic statues.
spirits week
Searching for 'Spooklights' in Southern Georgia
This rural region may be the will-o'-the-wisp capital of America.
spirits week
The Grim History Hidden Under a Baltimore Parking Lot
After an African-American cemetery was bulldozed, families wondered what happened to the graves.
spirits week
The Valley of the Cheese of the Dead
In this remote Swiss town, residents spent a lifetime aging a wheel for their own funeral.
legendary afterlives
The World's Most Famous Ghost Ship Is an Enduring Symbol of Empire
The Flying Dutchman's long afterlife began with a British power trip.
spirits week
Malaysia Has Good Ghosts, Bad Ghosts, and Gremlin-Babies That Will Steal Your Stuff
Its spirit culture is unlike any in the world.
spirits week
How Victorian Mediums Gave Shy Ghosts a Megaphone
Spirit trumpets helped the dead speak above a whisper.
spirits week
How Vodka Became a Currency in Russia
Since the 16th century, the spirit has been the country's gold standard.
spirits week
The Not-So-Mysterious Missing Grave of Blues Legend Robert Johnson
The supernatural has surrounded the guitar virtuoso for decades.
spirits week
Scottish Singles Used to Spend Halloween Picking Kale
The leafy green once foretold the future.
freemasons
The Grandeur of Old Masonic Temples Also Makes Them Vulnerable to Fires
They're hard to reuse, and can be quick to burn.
