Halloween
On the Science of Creepiness
A look at what’s really going on when we get the creeps
The Grisly Details of Early Anatomy Textbooks
These images detail the inner workings of human bodies in all their gruesome glory
This Haunted House is Actually a Lab for Studying Fear
Get scared for science
This Is What 7,000 Jack O’Lanterns Look Like
At a historic landmark in New York, pumpkins take the shape of dragons, spider webs and even a planetarium
An Asteroid Will Buzz by Earth on Halloween
Don't worry—it won't interrupt your Halloween plans
An Awe-Inspiring Altar Remembers One Latino Artist's Guiding Spirit
At the American History Museum, an installation reimagines the life story of a Latina artist and writer
How Halloween Has Taken Over England
The British have long celebrated Guy Fawkes Day on November 5, but now the October 31 holiday is a lot more appealing.
How Witches' Brews Helped Bring Modern Drugs to Market
Got nausea, headaches or heart trouble? You can thank medieval witches’ potions for helping to cure what ails you
No Costume? Grab A Sheet And Rock a Toga
Costume designer Mariah Hale explains how to wrap the perfect last-minute toga
What “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Tells Us About Contagion, Fear and Epidemics
Washington Irving fled New York because of a yellow fever epidemic. Twenty-two years later, his classic story spoke to the chaos of his youth
Seven Vampires That Aren’t Bats (Or Bela Lugosi)
From flying frogs to deep-sea squid, meet some of the other nosferatu of the animal kingdom
Festivals of the Dead Around the World
In the United States, Halloween is mostly about candy, but elsewhere in the world celebrations honoring the departed have a spiritual meaning
This Grave Atlas Shows Where to Find the Distinguished Deceased
We know where the bodies are buried ... take a virtual tour of world cemeteries that host famous artists and rogues
Nine Famous People and What They’re Buried With
Icons of their time, these celebrities didn’t stray far from their public personae when it came to their final resting places
Barmbrack, Toffee and Other Treats to Have an Around-the-World Halloween Celebration
This weekend’s celebrations extend beyond snarfing down Hershey and Mars bars
Women of the Early 1900s Rallied Behind Beautiful, Wartless Witches
Women looking to work, vote and marry whomever they wanted turned the Halloween icon into a powerful symbol
Denver Police Stoke a New Halloween Fear—Pot-Laced Candy
You really think people are going to give marijuana away?
"Vampire Grave" in Bulgaria Holds a Skeleton With a Stake Through Its Heart
The skeleton likely fell victim to vampire hysteria that gripped Eastern Europe until relatively recently
Need Some Alone Time? Check Out America's Coolest Ghost Towns
Old mines, abandoned buildings, and the occasional curse: Ghost towns cover the United States, and they make for a fun detour
The (Still) Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Was the famous author killed from a beating? From carbon monoxide poisoning? From alcohol withdrawal? Here are the top nine theories
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