There's no question but that in one sense, the spirit of the late Marilyn Monroe lives on. According to an actress playing Monroe, it's literally true.
"Pirates of the Caribbean" movies aside, the high seas really do offer a huge array of eerie mysteries, including the presence of ships adrift without a crew.
Most people are at least a little familiar with heroes and monsters from Greek mythology, but ancient Greek beliefs about ghosts aren't as widely known.
Olimpia Maidalchini was the sister-in-law of Pope Innocent X, who actually had more political power than the pope himself. This is her haunting ghost story.
During the Vietnam War, one tactic the U.S. military tried was to turn a Vietnamese folktale into a weapon of fear, with the central theme of it being ghosts.
The town of Aceredo, Spain, was flooded in 1992 to create a reservoir. When water levels dip below average, the ghost village can be seen and visited once more.
Some of the aspects of ancient Egyptian ghosts could seem very familiar even thousands of years later. Here's what the ancient Egyptians believed about ghosts.
Come the spooky season around Halloween, ghost stories are told and re-told, adding to the flavor of autumn. Some places offer ghost stories all year 'round.
Many pivotal points in North American history have occurred in Texas; nowhere more so, perhaps, than in the central part of the state, near San Antonio.
Ancient Romans held a diverse array of beliefs that point to a complicated view of ghosts, spirits, and the afterlife. So what exactly did they believe?
Errol Flynn was a notorious, swashbuckling Hollywood playboy. And, his house was host to a level of debauchery that allegedly left behind a haunted legacy.
Just based on its name, many people would probably assume that the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is one of the most haunted places in the United States.
Theater folk have their share of superstitions -- don't say "Macbeth" in a theater, don't wish someone "good luck." Add to that the possibility of ghosts.
Not long after starting on the reno, it was apparent that not everyone agreed with Rivers' choices in updates for the home. There was someone else in the house.
Three girls were killed in an accident, and it's said they may still haunt this Florida lighthouse -- said to be one of the most haunted places in America.
The Red Onion Saloon in Skagway, Alaska, is said the be the most haunted places in the state, thanks to a few ghosts who notoriously roam the premises.
When we think of ghost towns, we probably recall Old West mining camps that boomed and then busted, or glorified trading posts. What about a state capital?