Whether there is any necessary link between a devotion to afternoon sweets, queuing, and windowbox gardening on the one hand, and a passion for the ghost story on the other, would be hard to say. But ...

I'm always down for anything, except maybe for anything paranormal. Okay, I take that back; I'm actually quite anxious, and ...

A BOOK OF MODERN GHOSTS (236 pp.) —Edited by Cynthia Asquith—Scribner ($3). The modern English ghost stories in this anthology do not have the shudder value of the old bloody-head and clinking-chain ...

It’s spooky season, and what better way to spend Halloween weekend than settling in to watch a classic Hollywood ghost story? To help you figure out what to watch, we’ve compiled a handy list of 15 ...

Osceola, raised in the Muscogee Creek area of Alabama, migrated with his family to Florida after the Creek War (1813–1814). Arriving as a refugee, he became an influential leader in the Seminole ...

An Arthur Rackham illustration from a 1915 edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Historic Illustrations / Alamy Christmas is usually seen as a time of light, warmth, and happiness. However, ...