The game appeared in arcades in the early 1980s. It was titled "Polybius," and gamers were lining up to play it. But the game was buggy and would shut down seemingly at random. Fights started breaking ...

The Internet has made it possible for anyone to be the next Stephen King by allowing aspiring horror writers to share their own scary stories with the public. Many of these viral, terrifying tales, ...

Creepypasta is a fiction subgenre that consists of mini-horror stories passed along online and through the years. From chain emails to TikToks, it’s grown to encompass both the chilling and the ...

It’s Halloween, and what better time to dig out those classic spine-tingling urban legends to tell around the campfire? You know the ones—Smile.jpg, Slendy, the Black-Eyed Kids. OK, so maybe in the ...

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