"I don't know if anything was happening to us, but it was the '90s, and stranger danger was still shoved on kids where I ...

And unlike horror movies that often rely on jump scares and gore, these well-written scary books provide all the creepiness without those concerns. So try out one of our favorite horror books, and for ...

Rejections over deep water” — that’s what NASCAR icon Dale Earnhardt Jr is terrified of, even over soulless ghastly ghosts.

Everglades National Park will satisfy both your lust for beauty and your thirst for fear. It is like a zoo without barriers.

Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University graduate student, was arrested in Massachusetts and sent to the South Louisiana ICE ...

A magical mermaid story extracted from the new book Welsh Folk Tales of Coast and Sea by Peter Stevenson. The shallow sea in ...

For as long as I can remember I have been afraid of spiders. The little ones pose no problems, but the large ones, with their ...

From flying to public speaking, phobias are myriad. But can hypnotherapy truly help dispel them for good – or is it all just ...

A viral video from Zimbabwe captures the dangerous moment when a curious lion approaches a defensive forest cobra, resulting ...

Chest pain is scary. The moment you feel a sudden discomfort ... It usually relieves itself after burping, taking water, or an antacid. It is uncomfortable but not usually life-threatening.

A Sydney, Australia, homeowner was shocked to discover that 102 venomous red-bellied black snakes were living in their backyard.

I saw places and things I never thought I’d see: many lions, zebras, elephants, giraffes, wild dogs, hippos, water buffalo ... poisonous snakes, and many lizards. We had a few scary moments.