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Witch Board Museum Baltimore

This small museum celebrates the history of the Ouija board and its connection to the city of Baltimore.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, or Alice Claypoole Gwynne, stunned in her "Electric Light" costume in 1883.
halloween

Get Inspired by History’s Most Scandalous and Stunning Costumes

For centuries, people have used fancy dress to impress.
Anne Ewbank October 28, 2024
I'll be using <em>jamun</em> juice in my menu for its bright purple color.
holiday

'Diwalloween' Means Lights, Sweets, and Spooky Treats

How do you celebrate two feasts in one?
Andrew Coletti October 28, 2024
From post offices and grocery stores to margarita bars and town halls, ghosts can turn up in the most ordinary places.
haunted

7 Stories of Ghosts in Weird Places

From a Norwegian grocery store to a town hall in Spain, hauntings can happen where we least expect them.
Roxanne Hoorn October 25, 2024
List

11 Graves With Interactive Elements

Pop a bottle, check out a book, or take a seat at these tombstones.
Roxanne Hoorn October 25, 2024
Close-up of the cursed stain
List

9 Creepy Cursed Objects

From stolen stones to chained up trees, don't mess with any of these items.
Roxanne Hoorn October 18, 2024
Food with a face is disconcerting. With fangs? Even more so.
food

Gloriously Gruesome Confections for Halloween–and the Rest of the Year

A new cookbook offers recipes that are both wholesome and horrifying.
Anne Ewbank October 15, 2024
In the original <em>Dracula</em> novel, the count is able to bite Lucy only after her necklace of garlic flowers is removed.
witchcraft

Banishing Evil With Edible Plants

All-natural monster repellent for spooky season might lurk in your kitchen.
Andrew Coletti October 14, 2024
This year, longtime Massachusetts corn maze Mike's Maze has a circus theme.
mazes

Inside the Weird World of Corn Mazes

The a-maize-ing history of getting lost among the stalks.
Roxanne Hoorn October 8, 2024
Holy Bones Festival hosts spooky performances.
arcades

10 Reasons to Visit Ypsilanti in October

A month of autumn and Halloween events, from wicked shopping to B-movie musicals and drag cabaret.
The contorted trees of Hoia-Baciu Forest in Romania.
forests

Five of Our Favorite Terrifying Podcast Episodes

Listen to these tales from our archives—if you dare.
Kit Sudol November 3, 2023
Particularly terrifying clowns were used throughout the experiment, which is totally normal.
haunted

For the Love of Fear

In a Swedish amusement park, two volunteers faced their greatest fears—for science.
Roxanne Hoorn October 31, 2023
The Raven Room
List

12 Important Places in Edgar Allan Poe's Life (and Death)

A tour of the writer's world, from his short-lived military career to his multiple gravesites.
Atlas Obscura October 30, 2023
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
puzzles

The Atlas Obscura Crossword: Halloween Themeless

AO Puzzles October 30, 2023
cryptozoology

Explore the United States of Cryptids

Our archives offer a tour of the country's most elusive, mysterious characters.
Roxanne Hoorn October 28, 2023
The legend of the Snallygaster appears to have been an invention of local newspapers, but one that carried a dark threat.
mythology

The Unsettling Legend of Maryland's Native Cryptid, the Snallygaster

A strange, scary farce that brought together Old World legends and racist scare tactics.
Colin Dickey October 27, 2023
Our first place winner is Drew Babineau's photograph of a barber chair inside of a cell at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
haunted

Our Spooky Snaps Photo Contest Winners

A collection of atmospheric images from our readers, to explore if you dare.
Winnie Lee October 27, 2023
List

14 Haunting Places in Literature

From Dracula's castle to the villa where Frankenstein came to life.
Atlas Obscura October 27, 2023