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Robert Johnson's headstone at Little Zion Church.
Greenwood, Mississippi

Robert Johnson's Grave

After decades of research and rumors, Little Zion Church was proven to be his final resting place.
The Weston State Hospital, once (and again) known as the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum.
abandoned

A Cultural Historian Explores an Old Mental Hospital, and Why They Scare Us

They are haunted, but not by ghosts.
Troy Rondinone October 31, 2019
Now part of Bear Mountain State Park, the abandoned hamlet has zero (living) residents but three cemeteries.
cemeteries

In This New York Ghost Town, the Graveyards Keep Growing

Doodletown was shuttered by the state in 1965. That hasn't stopped Doodletowners from burying their dead there.
Shane Cashman October 31, 2019
The "Bacardi Bomber" now resides at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.
military history

Bacardi's Head Honcho Once Tried to Bomb Castro's Cuba

After many a misadventure, his warplane is on display today.
Anne Ewbank October 31, 2019
No matter where you are, there's probably a ghost story nearby.
ghosts

13 Extremely Local Ghost Stories

Read some of our readers' favorite spooky tales from very close to home.
Eric Grundhauser October 31, 2019
Shikina Cemetery in Naha, the capital of Okinawa, Japan.
cemeteries

The Graveside Festival That Celebrates the Dead in Okinawa

Shimi, or “grave-sweeping festival,” takes place every April on the southernmost islands of Japan.
Allan Richarz October 31, 2019
The Weeping Woman.
culture

How Mexico's Most Sorrowful Spirit Became a Cultural Phenomenon

As America's immigrant population grows, so does La Llorona's cultural stature.
Winnie Lee October 7, 2022
haunted

The Wonderful World of Selling Your Haunted House

Depending on the ghosts, it might fetch a premium.
Dan Nosowitz October 30, 2019
The suburb of Shively is notorious for its blanket of "whiskey fungus"
whiskey

The Dark Side of the 'Angel’s Share'

Kentucky's bourbon industry is covering its neighbors in black fungus.
Anne Marshall October 30, 2019
Around Halloween, visitors to the Merchant's House Museum can pick up a funeral biscuit to take home.
victorian

Eat Your Sorrow With These Victorian Funeral Biscuits

Ingredients often included molasses, caraway seeds, ginger, and grief.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 30, 2019
The Yuki-onna from <em>Bakemono no e</em>, an Edo-era Japanese handscroll depicting Japanese yōkai.
monks

The Ghostly Japanese Fireball Spirits That Live On in Pokémon

The digital descendants of 'yōkai' can be spotted in many Japanese games.
Sabrina Imbler October 29, 2019
Monaco's cemetery crawls up a hillside overlooking the Mediterranean.
suicide

The Curious Case of Monte Carlo’s Suspect 'Suicide Epidemic'

When a moral panic swept over Europe's seaside casino playground.
Tal McThenia October 29, 2019
In the late 19th century, "ghost hoaxers" wore costumes to terrify unsuspecting victims.
victorian

The Mischievous 'Ghost Hoaxers' of 19th-Century Australia

To stave off boredom, some people donned sheets and menaced the public.
Joseph Hayes October 29, 2019
The Fitzroy Mausoleum at night, ready to scare visitors.
cemeteries

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.
Shannon Brown October 29, 2019
Jasper McCarthy outside of the pub established by his great-great-grandfather, Michael, in 1840.
bars

Why Ireland's Pub Owners Have Long Moonlighted as Undertakers

It helps to have cold storage and room to hold a wake.
Jessica Gingrich October 29, 2019
Whether the Nain Rouge is friendly or fiendish, he's definitely red and demonic.
beer

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.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 28, 2019
Once upon a time there was a cemetery here, in Tangier, Virginia.
cemeteries

From Indonesia to Ingonish, Some Bones Won't Stay Buried 

As seas and storms erode coastlines, cemeteries are giving up their dead. 
Jennifer S. Holland October 28, 2019
A green sea turtle, tangled in a ghost net in 2014.
ghosts

Ghost Nets Haunt the World's Oceans, Hunting Beyond the Grave

Who you gonna call?
Sabrina Imbler October 28, 2019