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  • May 2008

    • America's Most Haunted

      LiveScience  |  May 11, 08 3:31 PM CDT

      America's Most Haunted

      (Newser) - Your local graveyard may be creepy, but mazelike mansions and murderous history make up LifeScience’s list of the most haunted places in America: Winchester Mystery House: More than 100 rooms and staircases leading nowhere fill this San Jose, Calif., mansion, built by its paranoid owner to ward off ghosts. Amityville Horror: The NY site where a son said demons possessed him to kill six family members. More »

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      White House  • ghosts  • Alcatraz  • haunted locations

  • January 2008

    • Orphanage a Cut Above

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Jan 11, 08 9:43 AM CST

      Orphanage a Cut Above

      (Newser) - So excruciating is the tension in the Spanish supernatural thriller The Orphanage that "you'll have to calm yourself by saying, 'It's only a movie,' " writes Time's Richard Corliss. But the horror film, centering on the dark secrets inside a woman's childhood home, is about as far from a blood-soaked slasher flick as it could be, something that's winning it high praise.  More »

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      movie  • movie review  • horror flims  • ghosts  • Guillermo Del Toro

  • October 2007

    • Seriously Spooky Hotels

      Tripso.com  |  Oct 29, 07 10:30 AM CDT

      Seriously Spooky Hotels

      (Newser) - These hotels are known for more than complimentary breakfast. Tripso.com gets in the Halloween spirit with its rundown of haunted accommodations: The Myrtles Plantation, St. Francisville, La.: An abused slave poisoned her master with oleander cake; a host of ghosties now appear at guests' bedsides. Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans: Doors fly open and former staff members roam this building in the historic French Quarter. More »

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      list  • travel  • hotel  • Halloween  • ghosts  • haunted locations

    • Ooh, Scary: 33% of US Believes in Ghosts

      Associated Press  |  Oct 26, 07 5:26 PM CDT

      Ooh, Scary: 33% of US Believes in Ghosts

      (Newser) - Americans spook easily, with nearly a third of people admitting to believing in ghosts and nearly a quarter claiming to have seen or felt one, an AP-Ipsos poll finds. Nearly every other person believes in ESP, and 20% believe in witchcraft and spells. Singles, Catholics, and those who never attend religious services are most likely to be visited. More »

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      superstition  • ghosts

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