The quiz below challenges you to guess the Stephen King title based on a synonym. All 12 entries are novels and novellas (no short stories). Most were published under his own name, but two were ...

These hiking trails are not for the easily spooked. They are places where the past and panic-inducing phenomena play together. From fog-shrouded swamps to deep, dense forests hiding long-lost ...

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

While brown paper bags are an iconic part of criminal investigations, they’re not the only type of bag used in the field. According to law enforcement agency protocols, each type of evidence has to be ...

One-episode wonders like ‘Emily’s Reasons Why Not’ and ‘Osbournes Reloaded’ were gone before we even had a chance to know what we were missing.

Tired of winding up with drips of paint all over your clothes and hair? Try adding this common household item to your painting toolkit.

If you’re looking for a reflective practice that’s slightly less intimidating than keeping a diary—or you’re an avid journaler looking for an excuse to buy a new notebook—there’s an ancient practice ...

An unfortunate pitfall of trying and adopting international foods, though, is that many of us English speakers aren’t all ...

It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into ...

The gulper eel ( Saccopharynx lavenbergi), also called a pelican eel, is roughly a meter of tail and mouth. This unusual fish, the only species in the genus Eurypharynx, slinks through the water as ...

Pay attention next time you see this hand gesture on the road—it could save you from an accident (or a speeding ticket).

Some people can only watch scary movies through their fingers, while others crave the thrills that come from seeing horror on ...