One of the most famous hauntings in the United Kingdom.

One of the few vampires documented in official government records.

Another trip to South America, deep in the jungle, where the last thing you want to do is follow a beautiful and mysterious woman away from your traveling companions.

A terrifying flying feathered serpent from South America.

A theatre haunted by the ghost of opera singer Frederick Federici.

Australia's most haunted house.

If you hear his whistle, it may be too late.

They sure don't make cartoons like they used to.

A shapeshifting jumbie that strips off her own skin to go hunting.

A revenant out for blood.

One quick stop in a small town might be your last.

A spooky story from Chicago that may seem like an urban legend—until you dig deeper.

A woman who created her own movement in Gothic that still continues today.

A local legend from Karnataka, India, that you don't want to encounter in the dark—or at all.

A woman you'll wish to never, ever encounter.

The world's first creepypasta.

Wisconsin's most famous ghost, and one of the only ghosts to have ever killed the living.

Vrykolakas—the modern Greek undead that wants to eat your liver. Read more to find out how to protect yourself and learn about how to pronounce the word while you're at it.

The movies full of gore and violence used to be just fine for kids of all ages!

This is an interesting true crime case. I didn't know where I'd end up on it when I began researching, but I uncovered some strange things. Perhaps you've heard of Big Lurch, the rapper cannibal who murdered and ate his girlfriend. If you've previously seen a headline similar to what I just wrote, then let's set the record straight right now. Yes, Big Lurch is a rapper. No, the victim wasn't his girlfriend. Murder and cannibalism? It's not as clear as it first appears.

For every story out there, for every monster, there are tropes. It happens with them all, but somewhere, there's a beginning. A place where the tropes start, a story where we can point our finger and say, "that right there is where vampires first got their fangs!" That's Varney the Vampire. The origin of fictional vampires with fangs. And that's not all.

Did you know that a woman named Milicent Patrick designed "the Creature"—also known as Gill-man—the monster in the 1954 film The Creature from the Black Lagoon?

Zdzisław Beksiński. Have you ever heard of him? Even if you have, you're in for a visual treat.

There are a lot of criminal cases from around the world that barely (or never) make English-language news. I'm about to walk you through one of those that was pretty famous in Sweden, but you're unlikely to have heard of it unless you follow Swedish crime, black metal (particularly second wave), or Satanic news.

Oh, beautiful Lake Tahoe. Just look at that blue sky, freshwater, green forest, and monstrous snake creature.