As a child, my first brush with a ghost wasn’t Casper or some other spook from a children’s book. I encountered the real deal in the house we rented in Pennsylvania after my family emigrated from Kuwait. It was over a century old, essentially the size and strength of a wet shoebox, and was shadowed by an ominous oak tree in a rundown neighborhood.
My dad, who grew up poor and lost his father…
I Was Eating Alone When A Man Came Up And Said 4 Words That Have Haunted Me Throughout My Life
December 17, 2025
“Hi.”
The 20-something man approached my table, the corner of his mouth curving up. He looked away and rubbed his chin before making eye contact and telling me: “I just wanted you to know that if you’d come in sooner, my girlfriend and I would’ve invited you to…
"It's Always Haunted Me": Nurses Are Sharing The Most Shocking Patient Deaths They've Ever Seen
December 11, 2025
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“I saw an honest-to-goodness, solid-looking ghost. I had a hospice patient call me and ask if I could come out a day early, so I did. I let myself in as usual, and saw her visiting with a handsome young man. I went about my business to allow the visit to…
15 Terrifying Cases Of Haunted Houses
Paranormal skeptic? Full-on believer? Somewhere in between? Doesn’t matter — there’s still something undeniably eerie about places where countless people insist they’ve seen, heard, or felt things they can’t…
R.L. Stine Talks Haunted Masks, Vengeful Dummies, And Why "Goosebumps" Still Gives Us Chills
October 29, 2025
Are there any Goosebumps books you feel are underrated?
Well, there’s a Goosebumps 2000 book, one of my favorites, that no one ever mentions. It’s called Brain Juice, and it’s about these kids who drink a purple liquid, and it turns them brilliant. They get…
Add Yours: What’s The Worst Halloween Candy?
As a kid, there was nothing as thrilling as trick-or-treating and seeing your basket filled with your favorite candies.
Personally, I knew it’d be a good haul when I saw Kit Kats…
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