Frankenstein Author Carried Around Her Dead Husband's Heart

Vlad Dracula earned his nickname "The Impaler" for a gruesome sight he left at his abandoned palace.

Vampire legends have permeated many cultures, but is there any truth to these blood-sucking, un-dead creatures?

Halloween was originally called Samhain and marked the end of the harvest season for Celtic farmers.

In the 1850s, families began commissioning portraits of their deceased loved ones in a trend that came to be known as "memento mori" photography.