The Signal Man by Charles Dickens is a classic ghost story that was first published in 1866. The eerie tale involves a man who works at a railway station. He is haunted by a ghost that appears to be warning of a tragic...
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Spook Upon The Stair
The Spook Upon the Stair is a short poem by Andrew McCullen. It was featured in the children’s anthology, Red Skelton’s Favorite Ghost Stories. I met a spook upon the stair; He was a haunt who had no hair...
Marble Hands
The Marble Hands by Bernard Capes is a creepy short story about two boys who see something weird in a graveyard. The story was written in 1915 and appeared in 100 Hair Raising Little Horror Stories and The Young Oxford...
Black Peter
Black Peter or Zwarte Piet is a demonic dwarf from the folklore of Belgium and the Netherlands. He appears each Christmas as the evil helper of Santa Claus (or Sinterklaas) to punish children for their bad behavior...
Hans Trapp
Hans Trapp is a legendary boogeyman from the Alsace and Lorraine regions of France. He accompanies Santa Claus to punish naughty children at Christmas. While Santa delivers presents and gifts, Hans Trapp delivers...
Candyman
The Candyman is an urban legend that tells the scary story of a murdered slave who returns from the dead in search of revenge if you say his name five times. A horror movie was made in 1992 about the legend, followed by...