History The last Salem "witch" has been cleared Devin Nealy

COVID-19 My Life on the Road: The Jinn Séamus Bellamy

Creepy Interesting and Real Celebrate Friday the 13th with "The Occult: Mysteries Of The Supernatural" (1977 ) David Pescovitz

Japan Have you ever heard of the superstition "Don't Pee on the Worm"? Thersa Matsuura

Japan Don't Press My Whorl: a hairy superstition in Japan Thersa Matsuura

music Theme music for today courtesy of Harry Manfredini, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross David Pescovitz

music Listen to the theme music for today, Friday, October 13 David Pescovitz

happy mutants The demons of Jacques Auguste Simon Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal Cory Doctorow

Science Why dinosaur bones were the real nail in religion's coffin Yoy Luadha

Harbinger of doom emerged from the sea off the California coast days before earthquakes Allan Rose Hill

horror Four folk horror films not to miss Allan Rose Hill

world records Meet the winners of this year's Worm Charming Championships Thom Dunn

books Finally, new work from "Calvin & Hobbes's" Bill Watterson: The graphic novel "The Mysteries" Ruben Bolling

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