If you’re Black, you’ve been told by someone in your family about some haint, a reappearing phantom or a folktale that left you with chills. In honor of spooky season coming, it’s only right for us to ...

Uncover the eerie real-life roots behind famous urban legends and see how simple truths evolved into stories that still chill ...

DONEGAL, Pennsylvania — It is 6:14 p.m. on a Thursday. You're hiking along the Forbes Trail, nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains somewhere along the Westmoreland-Somerset County lines. It is 19 ...

According to Indigenous folklore, Earth began on the back of a giant turtle. The creation story often begins with a woman falling from the sky, hurtling toward a watery grave. Animals spot her descent ...

A theatre company that interviewed people about local folklore has turned their stories into a new show. Katie-anna Whiting, 41, founder and artistic director at The Whiting's On The Wall, was ...

Avery N. Barrow was born March 1, 1860, in Jasper County. The son of a ferry boat operator on the Sabine River, Barrow grew up to be an accomplished horseman on early Texas cattle farms. History knows ...

A series of digital artworks depicting aspects of Manx folklore offers a "modern spin" on old tales, the artist behind the works has said. Ryan Morrison, from Ramsey, released the seven pieces as part ...

August 22 is World Folklore Day, based on a letter from August 22, 1846 where the word “folklore” was used for the first time to describe oral stories that are passed down through generations. These ...

The video game industry is weird. With decades of history to sort through, and only recently being treated as a proper entertainment business, for years, stories were kept secret, while others were ...

Salena Zito is a Pittsburgh-based columnist for the Washington Examiner. She is the author of "The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics." DONEGAL, Pennsylvania—It is ...

DONEGAL, Pennsylvania — It is 6:14 p.m. on a Thursday. You’re hiking along the Forbes Trail, nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains somewhere along the Westmoreland-Somerset County lines. It is 19 ...