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Horror

Thomas Hill Standpipe

This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."

One of the earliest works of botanical horror, written by H.G. Wells in 1894, featured a fictional orchid with a taste for human blood.

What Stories of Scary Plants and Other Botanical Horrors Say About Us

From bloodthirsty orchids to body-snatching pods, fictional flora are often symbols of societal fears.

Kate Golembiewski May 4, 2023

Spooky oddities abound.

Chandler, Arizona

Terror Trader

Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.

The Grady sisters, from Stanley Kubrick's <em>The Shining</em>, played by Lisa and Louise Burns, are among the most iconic pop culture twins.

The Psychology Behind Why Identical Twins Inspire Fascination—and Fear

A history of othering, experimentation, and mystery.

Sarah Durn November 22, 2022

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

In a Toronto haunted house, a female actor poses for a photo.

How Sexism Haunts the Haunted House Industry

And the sociologist and actors trying to exorcise the gender stereotyping demon.

Kate Golembiewski October 17, 2022

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Haus zum Walfisch

This Late Gothic building that once housed Erasmus is now known as the filming location of "Suspiria."

Podcast: The Real Alchemist of Castle Frankenstein

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

The Podcast Team October 25, 2021

The old movie set.

11 Horror Film Sets Where You Can Revisit Your Greatest Fears

In total safety. We think.

Jonathan Carey October 15, 2021

These 11 Puppet Palaces Around the World Will Thrill and Terrify You

Humanoid figurines can range from charmingly whimsical to spine-tinglingly creepy.

Diana Hubbell October 11, 2021

"People who come in the daytime say, 'I bet it's scary here at night,'" says Edwards. She offers Halloween tours of the eerie property.

This Halloween, Step Into a Mannequin Graveyard

You can even take these unnerving, almost-human figures home with you.

Hannah Steinkopf-Frank October 5, 2021

The Old Dutch Church

Sleepy Hollow, New York

Headless Horseman Bridge

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

"Nightmare on Elm Street" Mural.

'Nightmare on Elm Street' Mural

The painting on an aptly named street honors the 1980s slasher movie.

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Knoxville, Tennessee

Grindhouse Video

This video store is a horror buff's dream.

The Gas Station

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

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London, England

PsychoBarn

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

Mount Hope Cemetery

Mount Hope Cemetery

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

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Lizzie Borden.

Beverly, Massachusetts

Mice Manor

A dollhouse full of taxidermy rodents, each one handcrafted and given a sordid past.