Author and documentarian Kier-La Janisse makes her narrative film debut with 'The Occupant of the Room,' now on Shudder.

Marianne Noble, a professor of literature at American University, does a lecture on the history of Christmas ghost stories at a Profs and Pints event.(WTOP/Mike Murillo) During the holiday season, it ...

Do you believe in ghosts? If you don't consider yourself a believer in the paranormal, these scary ghost stories from Reddit might change your mind. Ghosts—the spooky beings that send shivers down our ...

Halloween is almost here, which means costumes and candy and PSLs and all that saccharine and happy holiday fare. But it also means that scare-chasing horror freaks like me (and you?) will be gulping ...

In honor of Halloween and all things spooky, we've collected a list of the best scary ghost stories that are even more chilling because they're 100-percent real. At least according to the people who ...

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If you're planning a camping trip with the kids—whether it's in the forest or backyard camping—picture this scene: Everyone is gathered around the roaring campfire. The marshmallows have been roasted, ...

In Victorian England, Ghost Stories Were a Beloved Christmas Tradition A version of this story originally ran in 2021; it has been updated for 2025. Halloween Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol ...

Scary stories aren't just for Halloween. The long, cold nights of winter, with their howling winds and long shadows, create a sinister scene ideal for ghostly holiday tales. There are few public ...

There are a lot of ghost stories out there, especially around Halloween. When people tell these stories, as you may have noticed, they often start out by saying things like, "Apparently there's this ...

All it takes is a little boy named David to completely stop the internet in its tracks. But he certainly isn't like ordinary children — just ask Adam Ellis, the BuzzFeed artist who claims David's ...

A really good ghost story is hard to find. Though the ghost is a subtler literary tool than the vampire, the werewolf, or (god help us) the zombie, it's still easy to blow it when writing a tale of ...