Spooky stories are just as much a part of the Halloween season as witches, jack-o’-lanterns and skeletons. There are scary stories for people of all fright levels—from the safety of a “Goosebumps” ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Once described as “an accidental success” by co-creator Mike Desjardins, Bendy and the Ink Machine ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was based on Alvin Schwartz’s iconic collection of short horror ...

The Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark film series, based on the short story compilations of the same name.

Halloween is the perfect time to tuck into a good scary book. And who knows scary tomes better than a horror author? From Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft back in the day to R.L. Stine and the king ...

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In another recent Halloween-themed post here, I discussed the psychology behind the nature of ghost stories and, to a degree, horror stories more generally. In response to a comment about what I ...

When Chris isn’t working on a new article or exploring the best nature spots nearby, he's gotten into making TikTok edits. While he works on other personal projects, he has turned his attention to ...

More than three in five spooky genre readers say they could solve a real-life mystery, according to a recent survey. The survey of 2,000 horror, mystery, thriller and true crime readers found that 61% ...

Silent movie "Nosferatu", directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, Max Schreck starring as Nosferatu, Germany 1921 (Photo by ullstein bild via Getty Images) Editor's Note: This essay appeared in ...

Seeing the cover of Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981) has a powerfully Proustian effect on me: my stomach drops a little bit and a shiver of twinned fear and delight runs down ...