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The Mexican spirit known as the "Weeping Woman" has become a cultural icon.
haunted

7 Ghost Stories That Will Haunt You

From a real-life ghost buster to a murder solved with testimony from the great beyond.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing October 12, 2022
An <em>aling-aling</em> is a half-wall opposite a gate that can keep spirits at bay.
architecture

How Homes in Bali Are Designed for Harmony—and to Keep Demons at Bay

All the subtle ways traditional dwellings offer spiritual security.
Ronan O'Connell October 6, 2022
The entrance to the Silver Cliff Cemetery leads visitors down roads less traveled.
cemeteries

What's Really Behind the Ghost Lights of Colorado's Silver Cliff Cemetery?

Tucked between rugged mountains, this lonely graveyard is home—allegedly—to ethereal, glowing orbs that dance among the headstones.
Sarah Scoles October 1, 2022
museums

Video: Where History and the Paranormal Collide

Whether you’re visiting for a taste of history or the paranormal, the Fort Bend Museum has something to share.
cemeteries

Podcast: Lake Lanier

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team July 19, 2022
This jukebox has been known to play on its own, playing music throughout the space.
San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan Sound

At this studio, musicians, engineers, and quite possibly a music-loving ghost carry on Puerto Rico's musical traditions.
music

Podcast: San Juan Sound

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
mystery

Podcast: Listener Encounters With the Unknown

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 14, 2022
Húsafell, Iceland

Draugarétt (Ghost Fold)

Though they may seem like simple stones, these rocks represent a ghostly legend.
mystery

Podcast: Brushes with the Unknown

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 3, 2022
"Ghost Island"
Townville, South Carolina

Cemetery Island

A 1960s damming project turned one family’s hilltop cemetery into an island.
victorian

Podcast: Lily Dale Spiritualist Community

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team January 18, 2022
During Cambodia's Pchum Ben festival, offerings are made to hungry ghosts.
maori

From Cambodia’s Hungry Ghosts to Assam’s Mobile Theaters, Our Favorite Indigenous Stories of 2021

Perseverance and ingenuity from around the world.
Sarah Durn December 22, 2021
This charming rural hamlet is home to 36 practicing spiritual mediums.
victorian

To Join This Community of People Who Speak to the Dead, Prepare to Be Tested

Think you have what it takes to be a spiritual medium in Lily Dale?
Sarah Durn December 7, 2021
What a dragon is, and how it interacts with humans, varies widely by culture and era.
dragons

The Historian of Hell and the Undead Takes on Dragons

Medieval expert Scott Bruce delves into the darker—and sometimes more hopeful—corners of human imagination.
Gemma Tarlach October 20, 2021
Bone Woman is one of the yokai in the "Haunted Coffee" collection.
ghosts

Meet the Ghosts Behind a Japanese City's 'Haunted' Coffee

These yokai make a scary good brew.
Selena Takigawa Hoy October 20, 2021
St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans
Itinerary

Restless Spirits of Louisiana

A haunted jaunt through the Pelican State reveals hidden histories told through the lives of the deceased. Bring a flashlight—it gets dark.
Offerings are given before dawn during Pchum Ben.
festivals

It Takes a Village to Feed Cambodia’s Ravenous Ghosts

When the gates of hell open on Pchum Ben, communities gather to feed returning ancestors with sweet and savory rice cakes.
Diana Hubbell October 14, 2021