Candle Cove centers on one man’s obsessive recollections of a mysterious children’s television program from the 1980s, and his ever-growing suspicions about the role it might have played in a series of nightmarish and deadly events from his childhood. Based on the popular "creepypasta."

Forget telephoto lenses and fake mustaches: The most important tools for America’s 35,000 private investigators are database subscription services. For more than a decade, professional snoops have been able to search troves of public and nonpublic records—known addresses, DMV records, photographs of a person’s car—and condense them into comprehensive reports costing as little as $10. Now they can combine that information with the kinds of things marketers know about you, such as which politicians you donate to...

With millions of tourists visiting its theme parks around the world each year, it makes sense that Disney would want to track how visitors move about its attractions to help minimize lines and crowds and also to provide a unique experience for each guest. But does it have to sound so incredibly creepy?

Good news: You're immortal. Bad news: Life as you know it is over. By Cara Rose DeFabio.

Ruairi Robinson

Creepiness, the quality ascribed to creeps, has long been demarcated by the same ambiguous parameters as hardcore porn: We know it when we see it. By Christina Cauterucci.

It may not surprise you to know that the popular entertainment has some very dark roots. By Andy Wright.

You won't be able to see any of the 20 million or so creatures in the U.S. National Parasite Collection for a while because displays take a few years to create. In the meantime, here are some of the collection’s most fascinating creepy-crawlies. By Bonnie Berkowitz and Lazaro Gamio.

In 2003, the wife of a 55-year-old Vietnamese carpenter named Le Van died. Heartbroken, he dug up her grave, cast her body in clay and slept next to "her" for five years. The story is unsettling, but there’s also something universal about his struggle to let go. Many grieving people feel an emotional connection to things that represent dead loved ones, such as headstones, urns and shrines, according to grief counselors.

It's 3 a.m., and we're having one of those nights. The settling of the house translates to the creeping boots of an ax murderer in our ears, pareidolia turns every shadow into a monster, and OH GOD DID SOMETHING TOUCH OUR FOOT?! Sleep won't be an option tonight; even the trusty Knockout Whiskey Method (drink the whiskey and smash yourself in the head with the bottle) isn't working.

They don't make Valentines like they used to...

No matter how well you think you know your home, it holds a number of dark corners and hidden spaces that you don't look at too closely from day to day. And more likely than not, these nooks and crannies host a vast range of tiny squatters that have somehow found their way in from outdoors, and in greater numbers than you might expect, according to a new study. But don't panic. They really don't want to bug you.

A sinister audio drama podcast in the format of a community radio station set in a weird little town.

A mysterious mansion hidden in the hills of Los Angeles remains frozen in time since December 6, 1959. During that dark night, a doctor murdered his wife in a frenzied hammer attack, and then killed himself. Fifty years later, visitors started reporting paranormal activity. Now the abandoned house is the focus of an Internet obsession. This is the true story of 2475 Glendower Place. By Jeff Maysh.

The only end-of-year list you need to read.

The Ex-Strippers Who Stole From (Mostly) Rich Men and Gave to, Well, Themselves. By Jessica Pressler.

Father Christmas has upgraded his sleigh if this video is to be believed.

Women’s rights advocate Julie Lalonde was stalked by an ex-boyfriend for over a decade—and kept silent about it. Now she’s finally able to share her story.

Parasites may induce immune system changes that promote reproduction