The ghosts that haunt us
Penn State has a handful of its own ghastly tales of hauntings, poltergeists and even a mule too stubborn to leave his campus after his death.

Legend spooks, tricks students for Halloween
Despite rumors to the contrary, no episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," or any other talk show predicted there would be a massacre this Halloween.

Local businesses dress up for Halloween
By pulling out boxes of scary decorations, creating ghoulish displays in their store windows and concocting their own delectable goodies to entice onlookers, local businesses and restaurants are ready to celebrate Halloween.

Haunting happenings
Students looking for a frighteningly exciting Halloween weekend won't have to leave campus this year -- and not because of any mythical mass murderer.

All dressed up Feature photo

Halloween 'toons bring annual laugh
Halloween television cartoons bring much enjoyment into people's lives every year, and, unlike candy, they don't cause guilt.

Horror films slash way through history
Memorable scenes such as the shower slashing from 1960's Psycho make horror one of the most popular genres in American film-making today.

New CDs scare up bad music just in time for Halloween
From Vanilla Ice to Motley Crüe, you might want to scare yourself silly with a frightening soundtrack of new CDs picked out to make the holiday a truly scary experience.

Lynch dredges up bizarre in ordinary life Missoula, Mont., is where eccentric filmmaker David Lynch was born. It now owns the unique distinction of being the inspiration for the setting of many of Lynch's most twisted plots.