john darnielle John Darnielle's Devil House nominated for 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Award for "Best Novel" Jennifer Sandlin

books John Darnielle's new novel is a riveting metafictional meditation on true crime stories Thom Dunn

literature The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle announces new novel, "Devil House" Thom Dunn

aliens Catholic church fires exorcist who said UFO sightings mostly the work of demons Rob Beschizza

Games Saros looks like Returnal's spiritual successor — and that's great news Grant St. Clair

fashion Valentino, Italian fashion legend, dead at 93 Rob Beschizza

mistakes A bet, a parachute, and Devil's Tower: a perfect plan until it wasn't Jason Weisberger

Entertainment America's most feared haunted doll travels in locked cabinet as family members fight over touring rights and profits Ellsworth Toohey

navigation First, we automated the lighthouses, and then we abandoned them Jason Weisberger

art Meet the artist who turned his family's mask shop into a house of surreal horrors Popkin

Weird In 1678, a fiery field and a devil with a scythe made crop circle history Popkin

Weird Comedian lands two scummy sales jobs at the same time to troll exploitative companies Grant St. Clair

Comics "You'll Do Bad Things" might be the most gorgeous horror comic you read this year Thom Dunn

True Crime Fake AI "true crime" documentaries are taking over YouTube Thom Dunn

education Meet the Depression-era vaudeville family that set a world record for school-hopping Ellsworth Toohey

religion Homeowner shocked when doorbell camera records real devil on the doorstep Allan Rose Hill

music When you listen to Spotify, are you listening to ghost musicians? Ruben Bolling

movies How the movie Jaws inspired the creepy Friday the 13th "ki ki ki, ma, ma, ma" sound effect Allan Rose Hill

trump Ex-crack addict turned Trump loyalist harasses boy at DNC event Mark Frauenfelder

vintage Victorian ingenuity: The radiator that keeps you toasty and your buns even toastier Popkin