Ever since humanity has been telling stories, monsters have always struck terror in the collective imagination.

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

Here’s how some of the most classic Halloween costumes came to be — fair warning, some have grim origins. “Once witchcraft ...

To celebrate Halloween, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute is making the book ‘With Stake and Spade: Vampiric Diversity in Poland’ ...

Count Dracula symbolism, origins of vampire folklore, medieval vampire myths, Eastern European vampire stories, psychology of ...

The Secret Order known as the Talamasca are now part of AMC's Anne Rice Immortal Universe, and they have a long history in ...

It's never been clearer that the vampire romance, that sub-genre purveyor of delectably dramatic pleasures, is indeed ...

This late '90s John Carpenter movie isn't as great as The Thing or Halloween, but it's a ton of fun, nonetheless.

Halloween falls on October 31, 2025, when people wear scary costumes and kids go from door to door, shouting 'trick-or-treat' ...

Author Anthony DeStefano's new children's book aims to reclaim Halloween's spiritual roots, teaching kids the true Christian ...

RPGs, in many ways, are one of the backbones of the gaming industry. They are plentiful, come in all shapes and sizes, and ...

In a recent study, Dr. Oszkár Schütz and his colleagues analyzed 156 ancient genomes from the Sarmatian period, spanning the 1st to 5th centuries CE. The aim of the study was to clarify the origins ...