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The revolutionary leader's grave became the center of bizarre theories that began nearly a century ago.

This beloved bookstore has a real-life connection to the Nora Ephron classic.

From haunted attractions to pumpkin patch density, a new ranking reveals which states live for October 31--and which ones are ghosting it.

A badly bullied classmate and a near-death experience with a crucifix were among the factors that helped shape King's debut novel.

It's officially spooky season, and it wouldn't be Halloween without the 1993 classic Disney movie Hocus Pocus, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and ...

Before you book a trip to Bar Harbor, check out these real-life New England towns steeped in ghostly shipwrecks, witch trials, local curses, and plenty of atmos ...

Arthur Conan Doyle credited him by name for decades, but the detective he built out of him called him a very inferior fellow.

From 'The Secret History' to 'The Shining,' these novels range from heart-warming to haunting.

Tell us: would you wear the most popular costume from your birth year today?

We've all felt a shock of electricity while doing seemingly innocuous things: petting the cat, walking in socks across carpet, or just touching a doorknob. Some ...