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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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    Paranormal

    Eastern State Hospital: America’s First Insane Asylum

    Eastern State Hospital: America’s First Insane Asylum

    Enter into a historical nightmare.

    By Gary Sweeney

    Paranormal

    The Sinister Spirits of Manhattan’s House of Death

    The Sinister Spirits of Manhattan’s House of Death

    Does an evil presence plague this historic home?

    By Jessica Ferri

    Occult Museum

    Phantom Phone Calls: 4 True Stories of Calls From Beyond the Grave

    Phantom Phone Calls: 4 True Stories of Calls From Beyond the Grave

    Can a phone be used as an instrument for the dead to contact the living?

    By Occult Museum

    Paranormal

    Horror in Nova Scotia: The Great Amherst Mystery and the Possession of Esther Cox

    Horror in Nova Scotia: The Great Amherst Mystery and the Possession of Esther Cox

    They watched in terror as the demonic writing appeared above her bed: "Esther Cox, you are mine to kill."

    By Orrin Grey

    Urban Legends

    Horror in Cornwall: The Legend of the Cornish Owlman

    Horror in Cornwall: The Legend of the Cornish Owlman

    A monster, like a devil, flew up through the trees and disappeared behind the church.

    By Orrin Grey

    Paranormal

    4 Lesser-Known Paranormal Hotspots in New Orleans

    4 Lesser-Known Paranormal Hotspots in New Orleans

    These Big Easy destinations are secretly crawling with ghosts.

    By Maria Pinheiro

    Paranormal

    5 Haunted Horror Houses That Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine

    5 Haunted Horror Houses That Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine

    Take a tour of some of the most haunting homes in America.

    By Occult Museum

    Paranormal

    Our Paranormal Investigation at The Merchant’s House

    Our Paranormal Investigation at The Merchant’s House

    On the night of October 1, The Lineup joined in on a ghost hunt.

    By The Lineup Staff

    4 Creepy Victorian Mourning Rituals

    4 Creepy Victorian Mourning Rituals

    No one honored the dead quite like the Victorians.

    By Diana Vilibert

    The Hauntist

    6 Steps to Up Your Paranormal Investigating Game

    6 Steps to Up Your Paranormal Investigating Game

    Get your ghost hunt going.

    By Sasha Brown-Worsham

    Creepy Catalog

    23 Terrifying True Tales of People Messing Around with Ouija Boards

    23 Terrifying True Tales of People Messing Around with Ouija Boards

    "This is not a game anymore..."

    By Chrissy Stockton

    Paranormal

    A Living Nightmare: The History of Pennhurst Asylum

    A Living Nightmare: The History of Pennhurst Asylum

    Shuttered in 1987, the souls of those who lived there still haunt its halls.

    By Elisabeth Tilstra

    Paranormal

    A Sinister Smile: What is “The Grinning Man”?

    A Sinister Smile: What is “The Grinning Man”?

    All those who encounter it recall the same chilling detail: A maniacal grin that stretches from ear to ear.

    By Matty Sweeney

    Arsenic, Nightshade, and More: 5 Deadly Victorian Beauty Practices

    Arsenic, Nightshade, and More: 5 Deadly Victorian Beauty Practices

    Victorian era beauty ritual or horror movie torture technique?

    By Diana Vilibert

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    The Lineup is Going on a Ghost Hunt … and You Can Watch Live

    The Lineup is Going on a Ghost Hunt … and You Can Watch Live

    On October 1—National Ghost Hunting Day—our staff will be joining a ghost hunt at NYC's The Merchant's House and streaming it live on Facebook.

    By The Lineup Staff

    Paranormal

    A Haunting in Georgia: The Curse of the Barnsley Gardens

    A Haunting in Georgia: The Curse of the Barnsley Gardens

    Are Godfrey and Julia Barnsley still cursed, even in death?

    By Gary Sweeney

    Occult Museum

    5 Real Stories That Will Validate Your Fear of Clowns

    5 Real Stories That Will Validate Your Fear of Clowns

    These red-nosed monsters are the stuff of nightmares.

    By Occult Museum

    A Ghost in Room 545: The Pink Lady of the Grove Park Inn

    A Ghost in Room 545: The Pink Lady of the Grove Park Inn

    Some say it's the spirit of a young woman in a pink gown who fell to her death from the hotel's balcony.

    By Jessica Ferri

    Paranormal

    The House That Never Dies: Inside Beijing’s Creepy Chaonei No. 81

    The House That Never Dies: Inside Beijing’s Creepy Chaonei No. 81

    Enter this mansion and you may never make it out.

    By Jessica Ferri

    Cemeteries

    A Lovely Day for a Picnic … with the Dead

    A Lovely Day for a Picnic … with the Dead

    Anyone up for a stroll through the local graveyard?

    By Jessica Ferri

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