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Welcome to your hub for the creepiest recommendations, from the latest terrifying Stephen King book and bizarre underrated horror films to the most disturbing unsolved true crime cases and unsettling reports of paranormal activity. If it’s strange, unusual, or downright terrifying—we’ve got you covered.

We’re diehard fans of all things macabre and we love nothing more than sharing our odd obsessions with fellow creepy fiends. Here we unearth forgotten crimes, share true ghost stories, and pride ourselves on giving the best recommendations for terrifying books and movies. Peruse the stories below—you’re sure to find something to satiate your appetite for the uncanny.

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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."

12 Spine-Tingling, Real-Life Ghost Stories

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

A Haunting at the Story Inn: The Tale of the Blue Lady

She wears a white gown, with piercing eyes as blue as ice.

A Sinister Haunting in San Antonio

As a young girl, Gretchen Upshaw was plagued by a hateful spirit that hurt her pets and appeared in the night as a ghostly version of her brother.

Lady in White: The Haunted Burial Grounds of Union Cemetery

They say she drifts among the tombstones in her diaphanous gown, searching for her dead son...

LIVE CAM: Meet Ann, Our Haunted Doll

She was a tuberculosis patient at Waverly Hills Sanatorium in the 1920s. Now, she's living in our office.

Heads Will Roll: 8 Restless Ghosts of the Tower of London

Numerous ghosts haunt the blood-soaked grounds of London's infamous fortress, searching for justice ... or their missing heads.

The Tortured Ghost of Philadelphia’s Blue Bell Inn

As he lay dying, he muttered his last words: “I’ll never leave this accursed place.”

The Ghost Who Followed Her Home

After an intense paranormal encounter, Gretchen Upshaw thought she had left the spirits of Old South Pittsburg Hospital behind ...

A Creepy Ride Down Jersey’s Shades of Death Road

Those who venture down this eerie roadway report restless spirits, a haunted lake, and glowing orbs of light.

A Ghost in the Room: The Haunted History of Rocky Hill Castle

Multiple spirits were said to have wandered this eerie Alabama estate, including one spectral figure who may have been caught on camera.

The Eternal Guests of General Wayne Inn

The restless spirits of fallen soldiers still linger in the halls of this historic, Pennsylvania inn from the Revolutionary War.

The Phantom Hound of Willoughby, Ohio

Ghost hunter Cathi Weber describes her first encounter with the state's most spirited canine.

Scandal and the Supernatural: The Ghost of Henry Ward Beecher

The famed minister is said to still haunt his church in Brooklyn, where a 19th century sex scandal nearly destroyed his career.

8 Haunted Libraries That Will Make You Whisper-Scream

If you're headed to one of these libraries for some peace and quiet, think again.