Whenever we look at something unfamiliar for the first time, it's only human nature that we look for the familiar in it. Even given the huge variety of what turns up in the animal kingdom, it's only ...

The possessed or haunted object (often anthropomorphic) is a mainstay of the horror genre, and for good reason. A doll or animatronic character has many of the features of a person but lacks the spark ...

Read full article: Who remains missing after flood waters swept through Texas Hill Country As of 7 p.m., at least 13 people were killed in connection with Friday’s severe weather in the Texas Hill ...

Inanimate objects attack me. Doors, tables, chairs, toilet seats, vacuum cleaners, keys, wallets, tools, cars, and computers - to name just a few of my enemies - have it out for me. They sneak up on ...

Seeing faces in common objects is not unusual. You might have seen the “man in the moon”, or seen faces in electrical outlets or sliced bell peppers. A new study from the National Institute of Mental ...

Perusing the scant slate of recent horror films that have been hitting North American theaters in limited release (thanks to the pandemic), my eyes fell upon the following title the other day: Slaxx.

I just completed editing the manuscript for a book about World War II collectibles. I took pleasure in the task partially because the more I read, the more the manuscript rekindled a wealth of ...

It’s a simple piece, made by my paternal great-grandfather, what one might call a “moveable kitchen counter,” with shelves on top going up to the ceiling. Underneath are four drawers down the center, ...

To be an inanimate object must be, I fancy, a very uninteresting affair. Certainly, being one appears to have a disastrous effect upon the disposition. No one who has had any intercourse with ...

Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Norman Bates and countless other bogeymen have been terrorizing movie audiences for decades. Recommended Videos As various sequels, prequels and remakes ...