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Spooky Longreads That Will Haunt Your Dreams

Election anxiety won’t be the only thing keeping you up at night

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Oct 30, 2020

I’m a true wimp to the entire genre of horror and jump-scares, but around Halloween, I’m still willing to honor the sacred tradition of subjecting myself to scary stories that keep my heart racing through the early hours of the morning. For those in search of a good Halloween horror high, here are some of our favorite spooky longreads.

I Bought a Witches’ Prison

In 2005, Vanessa Mitchell moved into her dream home, a former medieval jail where England’s witches waited to hang.

By Jeff Maysh

The Nuisance

I tried to act as if the ghost had no possible effect on me. This seemed like the easiest device.

By Alexander Chee

The Hades Environment

The untold story of psychic spies, unexplained death, and the unleashing of astral projection, revealed by hundreds of docs.

By Nick Ripatrozone

The Spa

“Her own name hit her like a rock to the shoulder. Myra’s torso twisted around so she was face-to-face with her husband…

By Ashley C. Ford

Hysteria High: How Demons Destroyed a Florida School

A true story of witchcraft, possession, and murder.