We’re well into October, and that means there is nowhere in America you could possibly hide from ads for haunted houses. Charmingly slapped-together community fundraiser versions, elaborate church-sponsored Hell Houses, haunted hayrides, SUPER XTREME horror experiences—they’re everywhere. How did this happen?
One of the first people you encounter upon entering The Basement is a girl in dirty pajamas with bloody bandages over her eyes. She paws at you, begs you to tell her a story, and demands comfort. Try to hug her and she will scream violently. She is allowed to touch you, but you are not allowed to touch her.
When The Conjuring hit theaters in July 2013, the current owners of the actual Rhode Island home depicted in the film (different from the one in the photo above) complained about fans trespassing on their property. Two years later, the couple is still experiencing unwanted guests and have decided to file a lawsuit…
Start rooting around in the couch cushions because a grand mansion once owned by a nineteenth century cookie inventor is currently up for sale.
Canada's Nightmares Fear Factory is a haunted house with a consistently updated Flickr feed, filled with snaps of the people who pass through the establishment. The faces are a absurd combination of shock, amusement and terror, and it seems like everyone basically screams at the top of their lungs. Since we know…
"When I was between the ages of five and eight, my sister and I slept in a large attic bedroom. At nightfall the room was filled with gypsies who glided around in clusters." Welcome to a world of haunted houses:
I was riding the train a few Octobers ago when I overheard one middle-aged businessman say to the other, "A ghost followed us home the other day. It was a handyman ghost." His tone was totally matter-of-fact, and his friend responded in kind: "Oh yeah, what did you do?" "We just got some holy water and spread it…
It's time for another installment of Pot Psychology, the "advice" column in which we attempt to solve everyone's problems with an herbal remedy. (Remember, kids: Don't do drugs!) In this very special Summer Jamz at the Jerzey Shore episode, the Stevie B to my Stacey Q, Rich, helps me answer questions about fisting,…
