Walking tours, a museum and even a fish and chip shop all trade heavily on the legend of one of the world’s most notorious ...

“Jack the Ripper has kind of morphed into this fictional character. He’s been romanticized, it’s been morphed into public culture, and that kind of extends the boundaries or blurs the ...

A supernaturally athletic ghost is alleged to have menaced the towns and cities of 19th-century England. Able to spew fire ...

Tim Cronin was the original drummer for intergalactic hard rockers Monster Magnet. The benefit runs from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, ...

The Yorkshire Ripper hoaxer who derailed the investigation into the serial killer desperately tried to hide his voice ... But it only came after a man named John Humble, dubbed Wearside Jack, ...

It’s hard to believe Steven Spielberg was just 27 when he directed Jaws. Before that he’d mostly worked in television, ...

TELEVISION is filled with all sorts of human horrors. In my experience, the worst of the lot, though, are comedians, who tend ...

Several books and a documentary mark the 50th anniversary of Spielberg’s iconic film, as scientists work to dispel the fear ...

From Gothic castles and creaking mansions to centuries-old graveyards that terrify after dark, the world is filled with places that go bump in the night.

Initially airing on Channel 4 in 2019, the series Year of the Rabbit largely went under the radar despite receiving glowing reviews. Running for one season, the six-part series was created by Kevin ...

“Perhaps Jack the Ripper! Discovery made in Liverpool. A man arrested in Australia,” screamed The New York Times headline of March 17, 1892. The story began, “LIVERPOOL, March 16 - The police of this ...