Forty-three years ago, in 1982, Detroit was introduced to a wonderful character, Count Scary, played by none other than Mr. Tom Ryan. Count Scary was no ordinary vampire. With his exaggerated ...

Artwork - 1st Place: “Pumpkin Man” by Ryleigh Cochran, Edison Middle School. Eighth Grade – 1st – “The Lost Level” by Elijah Thomas, Edison Middle School The arcade was supposed to be a safe escape ...

DONEGAL, Pennsylvania -- It is 6:14 p.m. on a Thursday. You're hiking along the Forbes Trail, nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains somewhere along the Westmoreland-Somerset County lines. It is 19 ...

From abandoned mansions to eerie manors still occupied, haunted house stories continue to grip our imagination. But what makes these tales so unforgettable is that many are rooted in actual locations; ...

Halloween is trying hard this year to scare the willies out of us. I appreciate the effort but, truly, if we want to be frightened out of our wits, we only need to reflect on real life. Today, I refer ...

I was terrified of the Old Elephant King in “The Story of Babar.” My daughter was freaked out by “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Then came my niece. By ...

If you fancy making your weekend a gruesome one, look no further than a ‘grotesque’ horror movie from 2019 that’s been added to Amazon Prime. Directed by Andre Ovredal and co-written by Guillermo Del ...

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Halloween was always more exciting in Sleepy Hollow. Even before my family moved there when I was 11, my mom took me trick-or-treating in my grandmother’s neighborhood under the shadow of the Old ...

It’s October, which means it’s time for scary books and scary movies. There’s one person who is well known for both: Stephen King. Since his first novel, “Carrie,” was published in 1974 and adapted ...

From exploring a terrifying haunted house to hearing stories of eerie ghosts, there's plenty of ways to get in the spooky spirit in and around North Jersey Here are more than 10 places to visit for a ...