Very little of the chatter on social media takes up the real lore that makes the region so rich in spooky storytelling. TikTok may have led you to believe that Appalachia is populated by an ...

Stories about the dead—the dead dead—often fade away over time, but there’s something about ghost stories that has staying power. Maybe it’s the way that such stories activate our otherwise suppressed ...

The Great Lakes have a rich history of ghost stories and maritime lore. Lake Superior's "Shipwreck Coast" is known for numerous shipwrecks and ghost ship sightings. The SS Bannockburn, a vanished ...

Certainly, lots of people believe in ghosts – a spirit left behind after someone who was alive has died. In a 2021 poll of 1,000 American adults, 41% said they believe in ghosts, and 20% said they had ...

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Hideo Kojima has been breaking ground throughout his entire career, but now he might want to break the fabric of reality. For thousands of years, people have been debating whether or not spirits or ...

It’s spooky season, and what better way to spend Halloween weekend than settling in to watch a classic Hollywood ghost story? To help you figure out what to watch, we’ve compiled a handy list of 15 ...