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, ...

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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 ...

Benson’s mother was Mary Sidgwick, whose brother Henry was a founding member and first president of the Society for Psychical ...

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

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