Spirits Week

They are haunted, but not by ghosts.

Doodletown was shuttered by the state in 1965. That hasn't stopped Doodletowners from burying their dead there.

After many a misadventure, his warplane is on display today.

Read some of our readers' favorite spooky tales from very close to home.

Shimi, or “grave-sweeping festival,” takes place every April on the southernmost islands of Japan.

As America's immigrant population grows, so does La Llorona's cultural stature.

Depending on the ghosts, it might fetch a premium.

Kentucky's bourbon industry is covering its neighbors in black fungus.

Ingredients often included molasses, caraway seeds, ginger, and grief.

The digital descendants of 'yōkai' can be spotted in many Japanese games.

When a moral panic swept over Europe's seaside casino playground.

To stave off boredom, some people donned sheets and menaced the public.

Shortly before opening night, vicious winds ripped the roof off of their homemade haunt.

It helps to have cold storage and room to hold a wake.

The Nain Rouge has been stirring up trouble—and maybe generating some goodwill—for more than 300 years.

As seas and storms erode coastlines, cemeteries are giving up their dead. 

Who you gonna call?