When the nights grow long and the autumn wind whispers through the trees, many of us find ourselves reaching for a spooky tale. But why do scary stories have such an enduring grip on our imagination?

It’s spooky season! Or whatever the kids are calling it these days. Horror has always been one of my favorite genres. I don’t scare easily, but I love the mystery that comes with a good horror story.

Seeing the cover of Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981) has a powerfully Proustian effect on me: my stomach drops a little bit and a shiver of twinned fear and delight runs down ...

MANITOWOC – The Manitowoc Public Library is offering a variety of events and activities this week, including a science festival, a cryptid scavenger hunt and a horror movie fest, according to a ...