Indigenous stories often have teachings behind them, and scary ones are no exception, say three storytellers. Richard Van ...

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Ask your Google Home or Amazon Alexa to tell you a scary story. Some short stories are even interactive, allowing you or your kids to participate in the journey and determine the outcome.

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Young drifter Ramon and a trio of bullied teens discover a hidden book of stories, written in blood. Then grisly fresh tales start appearing, on the page and in the flesh. Show more Horror movie ...

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As an erudite but quite deranged sociopath in the elevated religious horror film “The Heretic ... who created the story for and co-wrote the screenplay for the masterful “A Quiet Place.” ...