Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

Locals purchased this abandoned quarry in order to make sure it continues to be overgrown.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.