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Walking through a hushed cemetery at night with only a flashlight to guide your way can be a stirring experience for amateur ghost hunters this Halloween.

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Spooky travel destinationsupdated: Fri Oct 21 2011 07:56:00

Take a trip with chills: Where to find haunted and scary destinations for Halloween.

People.com: Kristen Stewart Reveals Deadly Baby Bump in Breaking Dawn Trailerupdated: Wed Sep 14 2011 10:49:00

"It's crushing you from the inside out," Robert Pattinson warns her

Mysterious waters: from the Bermuda Triangle to the Devil's Seaupdated: Tue May 31 2011 07:20:00

Tales of missing maritime vessels and rumors of drifting, crewless ships have long colored the popular imagination when it comes to legends of the high seas.

Paranormal activity finds mainstream acceptanceupdated: Mon Dec 06 2010 18:09:00

For Peaches Veatch, it started early, after watching an episode of the TV series "That's Incredible!" as a child. "They had an episode on Toys "R" Us being haunted and Sylvia Brown the psychic did a séance."

People.com: Paranormal State's Ryan Buell: My Top 3 Spookiest Encountersupdated: Mon Nov 01 2010 07:07:00

The paranormal investigator, who just released a new book, shares the moments that truly scared him

What's haunting your house?updated: Tue Oct 26 2010 14:20:00

Odd noises? Creepy voices? Scary visions? Here's a hint at what might be behind them.

Overnight frights: 9 spooky staysupdated: Fri Oct 01 2010 09:32:00

Every October, haunted houses sprout up in neighborhoods across the country. If you're stuck trying to come up with a more exhilarating Halloween experience than having costumed teenagers chase you around with a chainsaw, you've come to the right place. Why go to a "haunted house" with fake ghosts when you can visit the real thing?

'Ghost train' hunter killed by trainupdated: Sat Aug 28 2010 14:38:00

A North Carolina man is hit by a train and killed while ghost hunting on a trestle. Affiliate WSOC reports.

'Ghost train' hunter killed by train in North Carolinaupdated: Sat Aug 28 2010 14:38:00

The facts: On August 27, 1891, a passenger train jumped the tracks on a tall bridge near Statesville, North Carolina, sending seven rail cars below and about 30 people to their deaths.

Why women find vampires hotupdated: Wed Jun 30 2010 09:09:00

Vampires, werewolves, fallen angels and fairies lurk in the shadows, their intentions far from honorable. Think I'm talking about villains? No, I'm talking about fiction's hottest heroes.

Where to get degree in death, anime or psychic abilitiesupdated: Fri Jan 22 2010 09:58:00

Are you thinking of getting a graduate degree, but want something with a narrower focus than an MBA or a JD?

People.com: Haunted This Halloween? Call a Real Ghostbuster!updated: Sun Nov 01 2009 08:49:00

Dan Aykroyd, Joan Rivers and psychics spook Larry King with true tales of paranormal activity

'Paranormal Activity' No. 1 at box officeupdated: Sun Oct 25 2009 15:43:00

See ya, Saw. According to early estimates from Hollywood.com Box Office, the new big kahuna in horror is officially "Paranormal Activity," which conjured $22 million in its first weekend with a full wide release, clawing its way to the top of the box office after a full month in theaters.

Expert advice on ghost huntingupdated: Sat Oct 24 2009 10:09:00

Professional ghost hunters weigh in on how to keep your sixth sense in tune, where to go to meet the undead, and what to do if something spooky follows you home. Happy hunting!

Ghost-hunting advice from the prosupdated: Fri Oct 23 2009 10:44:00

Professional ghost hunters weigh in on how to keep your sixth sense in tune, where to go to meet the undead, and what to do if something spooky follows you home. Happy hunting!

Doctor says near-death experiences are in the mindupdated: Mon Oct 19 2009 17:22:00

For Laura Geraghty, April 1, 2009, started out just as any other day. It was sunny but cool, she remembers.

'Wild Things' is king at the box office with $32.5 millionupdated: Sun Oct 18 2009 22:48:00

After a long and troubled production, Warner Bros.' "Where the Wild Things Are" found its supper waiting, and it was hot to the tune of $32.5 million, according to early estimates by Hollywood.com Box Office.

iReporter: 'Parnormal' is freakyupdated: Mon Oct 12 2009 20:01:00

iReporter Rajiim Gross say the audience was 'freaked out' by the new movie 'Paranormal Activity.'

Surprise hit 'Paranormal Activity' scares money out of moviegoersupdated: Mon Oct 12 2009 20:01:00

The new horror movie "Paranormal Activity" could be filling movie studio marketing departments with fear.

Psychics see magic in Michael Jackson's lifeupdated: Fri Jul 10 2009 12:23:00

When Glynis McCants looks at Michael Jackson's life, she sees the number five.

People.com: INSIDE STORY: The Real-Life Haunting in Connecticutupdated: Sun Apr 05 2009 10:17:00

The true events behind the surprise hit are as creepy as the movie

Ghosts stay clear of 'Haunting' actressupdated: Thu Apr 02 2009 07:54:00

In its opening weekend, "The Haunting in Connecticut" scared and thrilled millions of moviegoers across the country.

On the hunt for ghostsupdated: Fri Oct 31 2008 11:46:00

Sci-Fi Channel's "Ghost Hunters" are on the hunt for the paranormal.

When ghosts attackupdated: Fri Oct 31 2008 11:46:00

Strange things seem to happen when Grant Wilson enters a room.

An autumn weekend in Savannahupdated: Fri Oct 17 2008 10:35:00

Of course there's all that great food and the stately buildings, but it's the open-air spaces that make me love Savannah.

Time.com: Guardian Angels Are Here, Say Most Americansupdated: Thu Sep 18 2008 10:00:00

In a surprising survey, 55% of Americans say they have been helped by supernatural being

People.com: Eva Longoria's Spooky Encounterupdated: Mon Jan 28 2008 18:22:00

Paging John Edward: Eva Longoria revealed Monday that she's been contacted by the dead.

Visions of death: Can psychics 'see' what detectives cannot? updated: Mon Dec 31 2007 10:24:00

When the search was on for 24-year-old Washington intern Chandra Levy following her disappearance in April 2001, D.C. police were flooded with calls from self-professed psychics claiming to have had visions of her whereabouts.

Does your house have ghosts?updated: Fri Oct 26 2007 09:28:00

Troy Taylor is the author of more than 40 books on all things paranormal -- most notably haunted houses. He's also the founder of the American Ghost Society, a network of ghost hunters who collect stories of sightings and hauntings, then use investigative techniques and equipment to track down evidence of the supernatural.

CNNMoney: Got ghosts?updated: Wed Oct 24 2007 10:43:00

Troy Taylor is the author of more than 40 books on all things paranormal - most notably haunted houses. He's also the founder of the American Ghost Society, a network of ghost hunters who collect stories of sightings and hauntings, then use investigative techniques and equipment to track down evidence of the supernatural. Here he explains how you can find the right ghost buster to rid your old house of its specters and spirits.

'Haunters' work year-round to scare up Halloween frightsupdated: Fri Oct 27 2006 13:14:00

Once known as a successful Jaycees fundraiser, haunted houses have grown into an entertainment industry that keeps "haunters" planning year-round to scare people in the most intense, state-of-the-art ways possible.

Haven't I seen this story before?updated: Fri Dec 16 2005 13:31:00

"I know I've been here before."

Be very, very quiet -- We're hunting ghostsupdated: Wed Sep 08 2004 10:45:00

The movie "Ghostbusters" is loads of silly fun. But hunting ghosts is serious business and you'll have to treat it as such in "Ghosthunter," Namco's ghoulish new action-adventure game for the PlayStation 2.

Playing mind games with 'Psi-Ops'updated: Wed Jun 23 2004 10:33:00

Here's a scenario familiar to gamers: While fighting evil in your favorite action game, you stumble upon a nest of bad guys. You're packing more weapons than Rambo on moving day, but you're frozen with indecision as you frantically try to determine which one to use:

Fortune: The Value of Vision Michael Saylor wants MicroStrategy to last as long as the Roman Empire and be as important as GE. Hubris? Suupdated: Mon May 24 1999 00:01:00

At four on a recent afternoon, Michael Saylor sat down to explain the history of MicroStrategy, his nine-year-old software company. By 7 P.M., the 34-year-old CEO had spun his company's story over ...

Fortune: THE GO-ANYWHERE PHONE IS AT HAND No longer tied to the car, cellular phones are getting smaller. They may soon be economical enoupdated: Mon Nov 05 1990 00:01:00

ONCE YOU GET over the initial self-consciousness and the dirty looks from people nearby trying to read the paper, there is undeniably an illicit, nerdish thrill in making a call with a portable pho...

Money Magazine: THE WIZARD GETS A WINDFALL EVEN THE AMAZING RANDI NEEDS ADVICE ON HOW TO KEEP HIS $272,000 PRIZE FROM VANISHING.updated: Mon Sep 01 1986 00:01:00

The voice on the telephone answering machine had said it was ''an important call.'' But James Randi, the renowned magician and exposer of pseudopsychics, had a more pressing matter -- an appointmen...

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