Ghost stories at Christmas, Dr Vernon says, appeal to the side of us that "loves horror and loves being scared while we're in ...

Ghost stories have long been a holiday tradition, so gather 'round the electronic hearth and watch some (or all) of these.

In Victorian England, from the 1830s until around 1900, telling ghost stories was a big part of how you celebrated Christmas: ghosts, evil spirits and people gone insane!

Ahead of the latest in the BBC’s Ghost Stories for Christmas strand airing on Christmas Eve, we revisit the atmospheric locations for the original series to see how time has changed them.

The short days and long nights of winter provide us with the opportunity for reflection on dark topics such as the ...

When planning your festivities, make sure to include playing horror games this Christmas – it’s the most wonderful time of ...

In anticipation of Halloween, I just picked up a complete collection of the ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ book series (Alvin Schwartz, 1981; 1984; 1991), which I loved as a kid (despite a few of ...

If you're planning a camping trip with the kids—whether it's in the forest or backyard camping—picture this scene: Everyone is gathered around the roaring campfire. The marshmallows have been roasted, ...

An academic has claimed to have uncovered the truth about England’s most haunted village. More than a dozen ghosts are said to haunt Pluckley in Kent, which for more than 70 years has been labelled ...

HIGH POINT — Dan Sellers used to think High Point didn’t have any good ghost stories. Once you get past the well-worn tale of Lydia, the infamous phantom hitchhiker — which is technically a Jamestown ...