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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.
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.
Are Godfrey and Julia Barnsley still cursed, even in death?
By Gary Sweeney
Enter this mansion and you may never make it out.
We haven’t caught a wink since 1991—here’s why.
By DeAnna Janes
They say the original owner's troubled spirit still wanders the halls, haunting all those who enter.
Her body may be buried in the family tomb, but Eliza's troubled spirit never left her stately home.
Some report the phantom sounds of musket fire, others the pungent smell of blood.
This ruined castle in Sao Paulo was once a luxurious mansion ... until it became the site of a grisly murder mystery.
By Orrin Grey
Whatever you do, avoid the "Death Chair."
By Gary Sweeney
For sale: five bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, and a chilling history of murder.
This Kentucky nightclub's grisly history includes murder, suicide, and rumors of Satanic sacrifice.
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.
Soon after moving into their West Pittson duplex, life for the Smurls became a waking nightmare.
By DeAnna Janes
Haunting this Cleveland mansion are tales of secret passages, brutal murder, and restless spirits lingering in its halls.
By Orrin Grey
As he lay dying, he muttered his last words: “I’ll never leave this accursed place.”
By Gary Sweeney
Multiple spirits were said to have wandered this eerie Alabama estate, including one spectral figure who may have been caught on camera.
By Orrin Grey
The restless spirits of fallen soldiers still linger in the halls of this historic, Pennsylvania inn from the Revolutionary War.
On a hill in Ohio stood a stately brick mansion with a sinister reputation.
The terrifying home was said to be the lair of “200 demons.”