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    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

    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

    Urban Legends

    The Mysterious Moving Coffins of the Chase Family Vault

    The Mysterious Moving Coffins of the Chase Family Vault

    The deaths of the Chase family were anything but restful.

    By Elisabeth Tilstra

    A Long, Black Veil: Rudolph Valentino and the Mysterious Lady in Black

    A Long, Black Veil: Rudolph Valentino and the Mysterious Lady in Black

    Is this spectral woman in black fulfilling a promise from beyond the grave?

    By Jessica Ferri

    Paranormal

    Darkness in the Room: A Haunting at the Andrew Jackson Hotel

    Darkness in the Room: A Haunting at the Andrew Jackson Hotel

    They asked if any ghosts were present, and received a chilling reply: “Come and find us ... in the back house.”

    By Maria Pinheiro

    Bizarre Travel

    10 Mysterious Supernatural Destinations That Are Sure To Give You Nightmares

    10 Mysterious Supernatural Destinations That Are Sure To Give You Nightmares

    Traveller beware, these petrifying places are not for the weak of heart.

    By Occult Museum

    Paranormal

    The 13 Most Haunted Schools in the U.S.

    The 13 Most Haunted Schools in the U.S.

    Apply if you dare.

    By Jessica Ferri

    Paranormal

    Monte Cristo Homestead: Australia’s Most Haunted House

    Monte Cristo Homestead: Australia’s Most Haunted House

    They say the original owner's troubled spirit still wanders the halls, haunting all those who enter.

    By Jessica Ferri

    Creepy Catalog

    29 More Scary Stories That Are One Paragraph Long

    29 More Scary Stories That Are One Paragraph Long

    "I woke up around 2:30 am with the piano playing downstairs. I live alone and don't have a piano."

    By Chrissy Stockton

    Paranormal

    Ghosts in the Graveyard: The Haunted History of Savannah’s Colonial Park Cemetery

    Ghosts in the Graveyard: The Haunted History of Savannah’s Colonial Park Cemetery

    Could this old burial ground be the most haunted place in Savannah?

    By Orrin Grey

    Occult Museum

    8 Blood-Curdling English Hauntings That Will Give You The Shivers

    8 Blood-Curdling English Hauntings That Will Give You The Shivers

    Keep these spooky spots in mind when planning your next British vacation.

    By Occult Museum

    Paranormal

    Manhattan’s Morris-Jumel Mansion and the Angry Ghost of Eliza Jumel

    Manhattan’s Morris-Jumel Mansion and the Angry Ghost of Eliza Jumel

    Her body may be buried in the family tomb, but Eliza's troubled spirit never left her stately home.

    By Jessica Ferri

    Best Of

    12 Spine-Tingling, Real-Life Ghost Stories

    12 Spine-Tingling, Real-Life Ghost Stories

    These first-person paranormal encounters will have you sleeping with the lights on.

    By The Lineup Staff

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