Haunted Houses
Inside the Studio of a Halloween Sound Effects Artist
The Halloween sound effect album is a staple of the holiday almost as inextricably linked as trick-or-treating.
The Scientist Whose Lab Is a Haunted House
A sociologist learns about fear by watching the frightened, and undergoing frights herself.
Ghost Tours Turn Women's Abuse into Family Friendly Entertainment
As a ghost tour guide in Savannah, Georgia, I recounted stories about women being raped, abused, and killed.
Why Did a Ghost Hunter Stab Himself Inside a Famous Ax-Murder House?
An Iowa tourist attraction got extra weird earlier this month when a recreational paranormal investigation turned unexpectedly—and somewhat mysteriously—violent.
The Terrors in LA's 'Existential Haunted House' Are Inside Your Own Head
ALONE: An Existential Haunting is an elaborate (and expensive) Halloween event in downtown Los Angeles that focuses less on ghouls and zombies and more on making you feel like shit.
A Nighttime Visit to LA's Notorious Los Feliz Murder Mansion
On December 7, 1959, sometime between midnight and dawn, Dr. Harold N. Perelson lost his mind. After beating his wife to death with a hammer he attacked his daughter—who survived—and then killed himself by drinking a glass of acid.
This Is What the Inside of an Erotic Haunted House Looks Like
I went on a trip to San Francisco's Hell in the Armory, an "an adult-themed haunted house" in the basement of the world's largest porn mansion.
I Stayed in Norman Mailer's House and His Ghost Haunted Me
He doesn't like it when you ride a bike around his living room blaring the Forrest Gump soundtrack.
I Was a Haunted House's Werewolf Pirate
I am being turned into a werewolf pirate captain. Or, more specifically, a pirate captain who’s in the process of turning into a werewolf. This takes two hours of painstaking makeup work, including layers and layers of goo, paint, and prosthetics.
The Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast Is a Real Boner Killer
Don’t take dates to haunted houses because it will only make them nauseous and cry and then they won’t sleep with you.