In Victorian England, Ghost Stories Were a Beloved Christmas Tradition A version of this story originally ran in 2021; it has been updated for 2025. Halloween Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol ...

For her latest research project, Edward Little Professor of the English and Cinema Studies Aviva Briefel is exploring the ...

Your eyes are red and white candy spirals, your brain is mince pie, and Elf on the Shelf, having glared at you for weeks, has returned to his desk job with the surveillance state. We know horror at ...

When it comes to spooky locations, nothing quite sets the scene like an ancient, dark castle. So you can imagine the spine–tingling moment staff at the medieval Chester Castle discovered they had an ...

Kelton House Museum and Garden Director Jeff Lafever stands in the decorated parlor of Kelton House on East Town Street. In October, the historic Victorian home hosts "Fernando's Funeral," an event re ...

Am I the only one who is tired of seeing so many haunted house movies with the same formula of watching the living get the pants scared off them by the dead? I would actually rather watch a ghost ...

It’s spooky season, and what better way to spend Halloween weekend than settling in to watch a classic Hollywood ghost story? To help you figure out what to watch, we’ve compiled a handy list of 15 ...

Tallahassee's 200-year history has produced numerous local haunts, legends, and ghost stories. Local legends include haunted buildings on Florida State University's campus and the former Sunland ...

Maribel Caves Hotel, known as "Hotel Hell," has legends of fires, ghosts and a portal to another dimension. Other local haunted sites include the Evergreen Inn Hotel, the wreck of the Christmas Tree ...

David Koepp is one of Hollywood’s most successful screenwriters ever, his box office tally measures in the billions: “Jurassic Park” and “The Lost World,” “Mission Impossible,” “Spider-Man,” “Panic ...