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Bizarre

Unexplained phenomena, hauntings, and more populate our favorite stories about the weird and unusual around the world.

11 Most Haunted Houses in the World

11 Most Haunted Houses in the World

Visit these real-life haunted houses, if you dare.

Haunted Houses

By Jena Brown

Witchcraft

Enchanting Gifts for the Witch in Your Life

Enchanting Gifts for the Witch in Your Life

By Lisa Quigley

Gift Guide

11 Paranormal Board Games for a Chilling Night of Fun

11 Paranormal Board Games for a Chilling Night of Fun

By Jena Brown

Ghost Hunting

8 Ghost Hunting Shows That Will Send Shivers Up Your Spine

8 Ghost Hunting Shows That Will Send Shivers Up Your Spine

By Kelsey Christine McConnell

Cryptids

The Enfield Monster: Alien, Cryptid, or Incident of Mass Hysteria?

The Enfield Monster: Alien, Cryptid, or Incident of Mass Hysteria?

By Kelsey Christine McConnell

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Tainted Love: 4 Macabre Literary Love Stories

Tainted Love: 4 Macabre Literary Love Stories

Love means never having to say you're sorry for exhuming your dead darling's corpse.

By Cailey Hall

Crime Feed

Zak Bagans’ Demon House Demolished After Hellish Incidents

Zak Bagans’ Demon House Demolished After Hellish Incidents

The terrifying home was said to be the lair of “200 demons.”

By Catherine Phelan

Paranormal

Aokigahara: Japan’s Suicide Forest

Aokigahara: Japan’s Suicide Forest

In the shadow of Mount Fuji is a mysterious forest where hundreds of souls have ended their lives.

By Stephanie Almazan

Folklore

7 Creepy Folklore Creatures from Around the World

7 Creepy Folklore Creatures from Around the World

These legendary creatures will leave you sleeping with one eye open.

By Stephanie Almazan

America'S Most Haunted

The Bizarre and Lonely Death of Olivia Mabel

The Bizarre and Lonely Death of Olivia Mabel

In 1994, Texas authorities responded to silent 911 calls from the home of Olivia Mabel. What they found horrified them...

By Eric Olsen

Paranormal

The Eerie Mystery of the Phelps Mansion Knockings

The Eerie Mystery of the Phelps Mansion Knockings

Soon after moving into their stately Stratford mansion in 1848, the Phelps family realized they were not alone.

By Elisabeth Tilstra

Bizarre Travel

The Fire Mummies and Hanging Coffins of the Philippines

The Fire Mummies and Hanging Coffins of the Philippines

In the mountains of the Philippines the dead are put to rest in wooden coffins hung from steep valley walls.

By Adam Karlin

Bizarre Travel

Paranormal Pluckley: “The Most Haunted Village in Britain”

Paranormal Pluckley: “The Most Haunted Village in Britain”

From a ghostly carriage to the restless spirit of a slaughtered highwayman, this quiet English village is teeming with paranormal activity.

By Elisabeth Tilstra

Paranormal

A Ghost Tower in the Sky: Bangkok’s Creepy Abandoned Skyscraper

A Ghost Tower in the Sky: Bangkok’s Creepy Abandoned Skyscraper

Looming over the noisy markets and car-crowded streets of Bangkok is an eerily empty tower that’s shrouded in mystery.

By Elisabeth Tilstra

Showmen’s Rest: The Deadly Hammond Circus Train Wreck of 1918

Showmen’s Rest: The Deadly Hammond Circus Train Wreck of 1918

In a quiet cemetery outside Chicago lies a mass grave of clowns, strongmen, and acrobats who died in one of the worst circus tragedies in history.

By Orrin Grey

Urban Legends

Why Is Friday the 13th Considered So Unlucky?

Why Is Friday the 13th Considered So Unlucky?

Superstitious souls avoid air travel, driving, and playing the stock market every Friday the 13th. But where does their fear originate?

By Stephanie Almazan

America'S Most Haunted

The Strange Case of the Melonheads

The Strange Case of the Melonheads

In the woods of Ohio are dark tales of a mad doctor and the mutant descendants of his horrific experiments.

By Theresa Argie

America'S Most Haunted

Miracle in Utah: A Supernatural Story of Survival

Miracle in Utah: A Supernatural Story of Survival

On a chilly spring day in Utah, a mysterious voice led rescue workers to an overturned car and the young family trapped inside.

By Theresa Argie

Everlasting Slumber: The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo

Everlasting Slumber: The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo

Beneath the bustling streets of Palermo is a massive monument to the dead where over 8,000 corpses line the catacomb walls.

By Steven Casale

Best Of

The Lineup Presents: The Weirdest News Stories of 2015

The Lineup Presents: The Weirdest News Stories of 2015

Take a freaky trip down memory lane as we revisit the weirdest news of 2015.

By Orrin Grey

Paranormal

An Exorcism in Massachusetts: The Possession of the Passetto Family

An Exorcism in Massachusetts: The Possession of the Passetto Family

Soon after moving into their quaint country home, Lui and Dale Passetto encountered a force of pure evil.

By Jamie Bogert

America'S Most Haunted

Mari Lwyd: The Holiday Horse Skull of Wales

Mari Lwyd: The Holiday Horse Skull of Wales

Who's that at the door?

By Eric Olsen

Bizarre Travel

8 Most Haunted Places in Chicago

8 Most Haunted Places in Chicago

From the Second Regiment Armory to the site of H.H. Holmes' infamous murder castle, the Windy City is bustling with paranormal activity.

By Elisabeth Tilstra

Paranormal

Borley Rectory: The Most Haunted House in England

Borley Rectory: The Most Haunted House in England

In the sleepy parish of Borley stood a dark Victorian manse plagued by reports of the paranormal.

By Stephanie Almazan

Bizarre Travel

11 Haunted Forests You Should Never, Ever Step Foot In

11 Haunted Forests You Should Never, Ever Step Foot In

From the Devil's tramping ground to a wooded Bermuda Triangle, you do not want to take a stroll through these freaky forests.

By Michael Koh

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