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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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    Poveglia: Italy’s Island of the Damned

    Poveglia: Italy’s Island of the Damned

    Set sail for Italy's most haunted isle, where the wails of restless souls still echo in the night.

    By Steven Casale

    Sick Rose: Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration

    Sick Rose: Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration

    Get up close and personal with the grisly art of medical illustration in this stunning collection of nineteenth century prints.

    By Matthew Thompson

    13 Horrifying Cases of Human Experimentation

    13 Horrifying Cases of Human Experimentation

    These human experiment trials left thousands of victims in their wake.

    By Grazia Rutherford-Swan

    9 Most Haunted Castles in the World

    9 Most Haunted Castles in the World

    From the bloody site of a brutal witch hunt to a stone fortress built atop the gates to Hell, join us as we count down 9 creepy castles from around the world.

    By Elisabeth Tilstra

    Creepy Catalog

    3-Year-Old Boy Correctly Points to Where His Body was Buried in “Last Life”

    3-Year-Old Boy Correctly Points to Where His Body was Buried in “Last Life”

    Even toddlers can help solve crimes.

    By Chrissy Stockton

    The Mummy Museum of Guanajuato

    The Mummy Museum of Guanajuato

    Looking to add a dash of the macabre to your vacation? Visit the Mummy Museum of Guanajuato, where over 100 shockingly well-preserved corpses are on display.

    By Elisabeth Tilstra

    Bizarre Travel

    Hoia-Baciu Forest: The Bermuda Triangle of Romania

    Hoia-Baciu Forest: The Bermuda Triangle of Romania

    In the heart of Eastern Europe is a mysterious wood notorious for UFO sightings, disembodied screams, and the inexplicable burns left on those who enter.

    By Elisabeth Tilstra

    Paranormal

    Most Wanted Reading List: The Defleshing Death Rites of Ancient Italians

    Most Wanted Reading List: The Defleshing Death Rites of Ancient Italians

    In Prehistoric Italy, ancient inhabitants stripped the flesh off their dead, broke up the carcasses, and mixed the bones with animal remains.

    By The Lineup Staff

    Haunted Dolls

    Journey to the Island of the Dolls

    Journey to the Island of the Dolls

    Welcome to Mexico's eerie Island of the Dolls, where decomposing toys dangle from the trees in honor of a dead child's spirit.

    By Matthew Thompson

    Mysterious Death

    Most Wanted Reading List: 10 Very Bizarre Victorian Deaths

    Most Wanted Reading List: 10 Very Bizarre Victorian Deaths

    Crushed by a coffin? Chewed alive by psychotic cats? There were plenty of weird ways to die during the 1800s. Here are 10 of the strangest Victorian deaths.

    By The Lineup Staff

    Paranormal

    Most Wanted Reading List: Photobombed by a Teen Ghost

    Most Wanted Reading List: Photobombed by a Teen Ghost

    The Davison family thought they were just spending a sunny day at a local swim hole. Little did they know a teen ghost was trying to make her presence known.

    By The Lineup Staff

    Most Wanted Reading List: How to Get Admitted to a Victorian Asylum

    Most Wanted Reading List: How to Get Admitted to a Victorian Asylum

    Sun stroke? Jealousy? Dog bites? Discover the surprising reasons why patients from the 1800s ended up in a West Virginia insane asylum.

    By The Lineup Staff

    Paranormal

    8 Truly Haunted Churches

    8 Truly Haunted Churches

    From the headless spirit of a famous actor to the restless ghost of Woodrow Wilson, these sacred sites have a dark side.

    By Steven Casale

    Urban Legends

    8 Creepiest Korean Urban Legends

    8 Creepiest Korean Urban Legends

    Words of caution about plastic surgery, cockroach facials, and hailing cabs.

    By Michael Koh

    Top 9 Famous Graves to Visit Before You’re Buried 

    Top 9 Famous Graves to Visit Before You’re Buried 

    These celebrity burial sites give a new meaning to life after death. 

    By Grazia Rutherford-Swan

    Paranormal

    12 Haunted Hotels from Around the World

    12 Haunted Hotels from Around the World

    Spend the night at these eerie inns, where the restless spirits of murder victims and suicidal lovers still roam the halls.

    By Steven Casale

    London’s Ancient Outcast Graveyard

    London’s Ancient Outcast Graveyard

    Step inside the Cross Bones Graveyard, London's mass burial ground for prostitutes, beggars, and thieves.

    By Matthew Thompson

    Elmer McCurdy: The Outlaw Mummy of Oklahoma

    Elmer McCurdy: The Outlaw Mummy of Oklahoma

    The mummified corpse of an Oklahoma outlaw shows up 60 years later as a funhouse prop in this creepy tale of life after death.

    By The Lineup Staff

    Bizarre Travel

    9 Strange Graves from Around the World

    9 Strange Graves from Around the World

    From Père Lachaise in Paris to Brooklyn's Evergreens Cemetery, join us as we unearth the extraordinary stories behind the stones.

    By Matthew Thompson

    Freaky Harvest: The Lost Ritual of Thanksgiving Maskers

    Freaky Harvest: The Lost Ritual of Thanksgiving Maskers

    Top off your meal with these creepy vintage snapshots of America's forgotten fall harvest custom.

    By The Lineup Staff

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