If you ever travel through southwest Iowa, stop over in Villisca–but don’t stay the night. At least not at the home where eight people were slaughtered in 1912… and where their ghosts are said to remain. With a name like “Villisca Ax Murder House,” you at least know what you’re …
Read MoreEverybody has heard of a Ouija board. You can probably picture one right now with a fair degree of accuracy–even if you can’t spell the name off the top of your head. That’s a lot of vowels. But where did the name come from, and why do some people think …
Read MoreNew Orleans is full of ghosts. In fact, some people claim that it’s the most haunted city in America. But one haunted house in particular stands out, both for the horrors of its past and the odd tale of its more recent history. Spoiler alert: Nicolas Cage is involved. Delphine …
Read MoreGhost ships, despite their spooky name, are a very real phenomenon. A worrying number of vessels, from large steamers to small fishing boats, turn up with their crew and passengers simply… gone. The Marie Celeste Perhaps the most famous is the Marie Celeste. We covered this unsolved mystery in, well, …
Read MoreWhen you ask horror writers where they get their ideas, be prepared for a very disturbing answer. Great novelists and filmmakers are often inspired by real-world killers, hauntings, and possessions. Although they might not be labeled “based on a true story,” these are the real tales behind some of the …
Read MoreAre you living in a haunted house? We’ve assembled the top tell-tale signs that you are sharing your home with ghosts. 45% of Americans believe that ghosts, demons, and other spirits exist. Even if you’ve never had a paranormal experience, you probably know someone who has. There are simply too …
Read MoreWhat happens to prisons when they are no longer used to hold prisoners? For some, they become repurposed as anything from condos to shopping malls to museums. But Eastern State Penitentiary could never be anything but a monument to barbaric punishment. It’s just too haunted. Eastern State Penitentiary By far …
Read MoreHow many haunted, plague-ridden, corpse-filled islands are there in the world? We visited North Brother and Poveglia, but we haven’t yet made the trip to Hart Island. This lonely little patch of land in the Long Island Sound, just off the coast of the Bronx, is home to up to …
Read MoreNetflix just revived ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ for a brand-new run of fresh episodes. Iconic host Robert Stack passed away in 2003, and the producers of the show elected to go hostless rather than replace him. They also decided not to continue the tradition of cheesy reenactments. Despite the change in format, …
Read MoreLizzie Borden is perhaps the most famous female murderer in history. But the legend of her gruesome crimes–and the subsequent haunting of her family home–has evolved over the years. Truth is wrapped up with myth–and, to be honest, a fair amount of misogyny. Lizzie Borden’s Odd Life Here’s what we …
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