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Halloween season is ripe with stories about gore, haunted houses, frightening creatures, paranormal activity and so on.

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Although animated TV shows are often associated with comedy, there are many great animated horror shows out there for all ...

Metro Detroit man living with wife's corpse held on bond A concerned neighbor called police last weekend after the couple seemed to disappear. When they got inside, they found 53-year-old Dirk ...