Haunted House
Photos of People Losing Their Shit in a Haunted House
Capturing the full-throated terror at a derelict psychiatric hospital, especially for Halloween.
We Asked Haunted House Workers About Their Customers’ Most Intense Reactions
It turns out you can literally be scared shitless.
I Grew Up in a Haunted House and I Turned Out Fine
"At first glance, I was just your basic high schooler in ripped Hollister jeans, but the swirling rumors of the haunting lent me an air of mystery."
Artist Builds Political House of Horrors Just in Time for Election Season
With upcoming haunted house, 'Doomocracy,' Pedro Reyes asks, "Who’s scarier, Michael Myers or Donald J. Trump?"
What It's Like to Grow Up in a Haunted House
My siblings and I always loved scaring each other, but that all changed when my sister started seeing the Boy in Blue.
Inside LA's Lesbian Feminist Haunted House
Confronting our most enduring fear with the demented women's studies professors and "riot ghouls" of Killjoy's Kastle.
Confronting the Ghosts of Feminism in a Lesbian Haunted House
Killjoy's Kastle, a lesbian feminist haunted house in LA, was filled with trigger warnings, vulvas, and Valerie Solanas.
The Long, Spooky History of America's Oldest Amusement-Park Witch
The annual haunt at Knott's Berry Farm is the oldest of any Halloween theme park event. The Green Witch has been there since 1973, slinking through the crowds and scaring people shitless.
A New Jersey Family Bought a House Without Realizing It Came with a Deranged Stalker
Three days after purchasing the million-dollar home, they started getting terrifying letters from a guy calling himself "the Watcher."
A Haunted Townhouse of Art Ghosts on New York's Upper East Side
Alex Da Corte's latest large-scale installation is all about dementia, memory, and recontextualization. It's also fucking terrifying.
What You Learn from Working Minimum-Wage Jobs
I've been working low-paying jobs for a long, long time. Here's what I've learned.