The pure honesty and naivety of a child are often endearing. However, truthfulness and candor have a dark side, and coming from an innocent mind can make them all the more eerie. Recently, someone on ...

Most of us have intuitive thoughts, where our inner voice says something bizarre. But being functional adults, we don’t let ...

Most of us have intuitive thoughts, where our inner voice says something bizarre. But being functional adults, we don’t let that voice win. Children, however, haven’t yet developed the ability to ...

For kids growing up in the '70s and '80s, let's be real — we saw some stuff. Thanks to the lack of helicopter parents (latchkey kids unite!) and endless hours spent plopped in front of the TV eating ...

On the Friday, October 31, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Fear fascinates us for a reason. Psychologist Coltan Scrivner joins USA TODAY's The Excerpt to explain how morbid curiosity helps us ...

Growing up can really change the way you see things. I recently stumbled across a Reddit thread where people shared things that are a lot less scary than they imagined now that they're older. Here are ...

Attention all ghouls, goblins and thrill seekers: If you love being scared, then get on the ghost train to horror in Amarillo and nearby and fasten your seatbelts because this could be a goose-bumpy ...