From abandoned mining villages to entire islands that have been left to rot, here are some of the creepiest ghost towns around the world.

This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as 7 of the Creepiest Ghost Towns in the United States.

A fire that won't stop. The landscape of a horror film. A legendary demon. Spooky isn't just a seasonal fad at these U.S.

Next, Sokol showed me a home built in 1918 to house World War I veterans. It’s been a number of different businesses over the ...

Spooky season is the perfect time to explore old and abandoned towns, and one state with a history of gold and silver mining ...

Looking ahead to her retirement in three years, Carrera is exploring potential expansions for the ghost tours, including a tasting-and-history tour featuring local restaurants and a cemetery tour that ...

Texas came in second after California. California has 136 haunted locations and a staggering 16,969 UFO sightings. Florida came in third, with 120 haunted locations and with 8,757 UFO sightings. Here ...

Explore Iowa’s deserted ghost towns, where crumbling buildings and empty streets still echo the spirit of the Heartland.

But real ghosts or not, Walter Knott did built a ghost town, and he cobbled it together out of old buildings sourced from ...

Every Halloween, these forgotten Texas ghost towns stir back to life with eerie legends, ghostly tales, and a haunting charm ...

On October 18, guides led visitors to five outdoor locations to see Halloween-themed performances. Go behind the scenes of ...