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Why Horror Is So Damned Fun

We go inside Denmark’s Recreational Fear Lab to learn why our brains crave a good scare.
Samir S. Patel October 26, 2022
Robert the Doll has inspired a horror movie and regularly gets letters from those who fear they have offended the vindictive toy.
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6 Cursed Objects, and the Legends Behind Them

Maybe it's best to just steer clear of white lighters, medieval books, and Robert the Doll.
April White October 26, 2022
Fye Bridge
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11 Haunted Bridges That You'll Just Have to Cross When You Get to Them

What is it about bridges that is so spooky?
Jonathan Carey October 21, 2022
Few knew the origins of the mysterious Kay's Cross in Kaysville, Utah, and ghost stories grew up around it.
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The Strange, Awful Truth Behind Utah's Eerie Stone Cross

It's more bizarre than the urban legends.
Greg Christensen October 20, 2022
Selling a supposedly haunted home isn't as difficult as one might think.
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5 Haunted House Stories That Will Make You Scream

There are jump scares, tragic tales, and even real estate angst.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing October 19, 2022
In a Toronto haunted house, a female actor poses for a photo.
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How Sexism Haunts the Haunted House Industry

And the sociologist and actors trying to exorcise the gender stereotyping demon.
Kate Golembiewski October 17, 2022
Mirrors and images of previous owners line the walls at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. Now best known for inspiring the setting of <em>The Shining</em>, the building is reportedly one of America's most haunted hotels.
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The Spooky Science of Why Mirrors Can Freak Us Out So Much

We reflect on what these shiny surfaces reveal, from the curse of Narcissus to an experiment you can try at home—if you dare.
Kate Golembiewski October 14, 2022
The Mexican spirit known as the "Weeping Woman" has become a cultural icon.
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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
Aldridge Sawmill.
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12 Forests That Offer Chills and Thrills

Some walks in the woods you'll never forget.
Jonathan Carey October 7, 2022
Bridge #1
Wayne, Alberta

The 11 Bridges of Wayne

To get to or from this Canadian ghost town, you'll need to cross 11 single-lane bridges.
Falks Grav
Baskarp, Sweden

Falks Grav

The final resting place of a young stagecoach robber who refused mercy.
The Black Monarch Hotel exterior
Victor, Colorado

Black Monarch Hotel

A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.
Hull-House Exterior
Chicago, Illinois

Jane Addams Hull-House Museum

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.
Misnébalam
Misnébalam, Mexico

Misnébalam

According to legend, this hacienda was abandoned because of a curse.
Mountfitchet Castle walls and siege tower
Stansted, England

Mountfitchet Castle

This reconstructed Norman castle is the world's most accurate, from location to livestock.
Coral Cut looking west
Palm Beach, Florida

Coral Cut

This spooky road cut through a mound of ancient coral might be haunted by a witch.
Nienhagen, Germany

Gespensterwald (Ghost Forest)

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Trees in Dering wood
Pluckley, England

Dering Wood

A woodland close to England's "most haunted village" has been the site of many unexplained events and deaths.