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Explore more of The Lineup's spookiest stories.

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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The Lemp Mansion Curse

Bringing doom to the once-powerful Lemp family, this mansion’s history will fascinate any spirit seeker.

What Is Bedlam? The Hospital That Defined Madness

Bedlam Asylum’s chilling past haunts us to this day.

The New Trailer for Velvet Buzzsaw Will Keep You up at Night

Bloody paintings haunt the trailer for the latest movie from Nightcrawler's writer and director.

Ghost on the Staircase: The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall

She turned to him with a glowing face ... but where her eyes should have been, there were only empty sockets.

5 Best Guided Cemetery Tours in America

These guided journeys to the other side are sure to send shivers down your spine.

The Real-Life Haunting That Inspired The Changeling

Soon after moving into a sprawling Denver mansion, Russell Hunter sensed he wasn't alone.

I Once Stayed the Night at the Haunted Lafitte Guest House in New Orleans—Here's What Happened

"I truly believe something happened in that room generations ago, something distressing, something terrible."

30 Scariest Haunted Houses in America

Are you brave enough to step into one of these living nightmares?

Preston Castle: The Haunted Reform School You Can Actually Visit

Haunting the corridors of this former reformatory are dark tales of mystery and murder.

The Chrysalis Warns You to Stay Out of the Basement

The season's biggest horror novel sees a millennial couple wrangle with the evil entity lurking beneath their feet.

10 of the Most Haunted Places in New England

Pack your hiking boots and your EMF meter.

H.P. Lovecraft Stars in Jacqueline Baker's Creepy Horror Novel

The Broken Hours offers a Lovecraftian take on the classic haunted house story.

Discover Pennsylvania’s Historic—and Haunted—Accomac Inn

A young woman killed by the innkeepers' son haunts the halls.

9 Ordinary Houses with Very Disturbing Backstories

There’s no place like a home with a grisly past.

The Violent, Bloody History of Ireland’s Leap Castle

Remains–spiritual and bodily–reside within the castle’s very walls.

Step Inside the Haunted Halls of Waverly Hills Sanatorium ... If You Dare

Scores of people died in the facility—how many of their spirits remain?