Killer Squids
Brace yourself for a dive with the eeriest beast in the ocean.
SPOOKY SPOTS AND TERRIBLE TALES INDEX
MYSTERIES
The O Files Murder. Shocking disappearances. Haunting riddles. Although we all love to head into the wild in search of inspiration, sometimes what we find are dark enigmas. To explore this eerie side of things, we investigate 13 haunting true-life tales of crime and enduring mystery.
Chainsaw Massacre Accused tree-killer Grant Hadwin may still be armed and dangerous
Escape Artist How one make faked his death—twice One Giant Leap
With $200,000 strapped to his body, D.B. Cooper stepped out the back of a plane and into history
An Untimely End A photographer turns up dead in placid Isabella Lake, and there's no explanation
Forever Wild We don't know where Edward Abbey is buried. Maybe it's better that way.
Case Cold Beyond your doorstep lies a world of dark and weird unknowns. To scare you out of your boots, we've assembled 13 tantalizing, true accounts of vanished adventurers, spooky beasts, and snatched skulls.
Adrift Did Alaska's frigid waters take another life?
Eaten Alive? A baby goes missing in the Oz outback
What Scares Me Thirteen otherwise courageous writers reveal their deepest, darkest fears in our homage to the creepy, crawly, menacing world of phobias. Prepare to squirm.
Sleeping Bags The demons that haunt your snooze sack. By Michael Perry
Swimming He's afraid of water—exquisitely afraid. By John Updike
Lightning If an electric bolt catches you outside, you're toast. By Katie Arnold
Jumping Forget vertigo. How do you handle the urge to leap?
By Pico Iyer
Armadillos Tiny dinosaurs may lurk under the porch.
By Bucky McMahon
Lima Beans One man trembles before the sinister legume.
By Bruce McCall
Whitewater Once you almost drown, you're always underwater.
By Donald Katz
Bats Hell hath no fury like a million flying creatures in a cave. By Jack Hitt
Ticks They exist for one reason: to drink your blood.
By Jane Smiley
Being Buried Alive Rest assured—you will never be found.
By David Rakoff
Snakes When a cottonmouth hits the ground, run like hell.
By Jo Ann Beard
Stars Why the night sky is infinitely terrifying.
By Mary Roach
CREATURES AND GHOSTS
Our Favorite Haunts Places where things go more than bump in the night: A ghostly tour
Something Blubbery This Way Comes There's a pipe-smoking ghost aboard the whaleship Morgan! Or maybe not. Either way, the high-tech hunt to catch this spook is a wicked blast.
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