A collection of spooky short fiction by Edith Wharton and a historical nonfiction narrative about a woman who claimed to be haunted. By Sadie Stein Dear readers, We all have our forms of escapism.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City is known for a variety of things: sports, jazz, barbecue… Patrick Mahomes. But many don’t realize that the City of Fountains is also famously known for its fascinating ...

Your eyes are red and white candy spirals, your brain is mince pie, and Elf on the Shelf, having glared at you for weeks, has returned to his desk job with the surveillance state. We know horror at ...

Masses of people visit walk-through haunted houses during the month of October each year. But would there be quite so many volunteers willing to walk through a building that truly was haunted? Whether ...

Martin Freeman leads a sturdy cast in a trio of terrifying tales that recalls "Twin Peaks" and "Eraserhead." The popularity of ghost stories are a cultural puzzle: They freak us out, but we can’t get ...

“The brain sees what it wants to see” is the refrain Professor Goodman clings to whenever he faces the inexplicable. Unsurprisingly his rational worldview is called into question time and again in ...