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Ghosts stories appear in several surviving texts from ancient Rome. What do they reveal about the people who told them?

Reginald Hudlin, the legendary writer Marvel’s Black Panther comics, reflects on Wakanda, and inspiring a new generation of Black.

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It wouldn't be spooky season without ghosts. But they weren't always the evil spirits we see in books and movies today. For ...

Showtime's Penny Dreadful delivered a shocking and unexpected twist on Mary Shelley's iconic Frankenstein story.

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The spooky season kicks off with local horror movies in advance of Halloween, and John Carpenter talks to us about death.

Very few horror films have had the massive, lasting impact that John Carpenter's Halloween has had. And for good reason.