Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. Sunny California may not seem as spooky as frosty New ...

October has arrived, and things are about to get spooky. While many California families will be busy picking out Halloween costumes, carving pumpkins, and decorating their homes with crawling spiders ...

The Shining's Stanley Hotel, Bates Motel, Roald Dahl's Hotel Excelsior − hotels set the stage for some of the most chilling horror movies on the scene. To the absolute horrification of Halloween ...

From Alcatraz to the Villisca Axe Murder House, these haunted places America won't soon let you forget about them. The post ...

Although it’s known mostly as the land of sun and surf, California is no stranger to ghost stories and mystifying legends. With its rich history and diverse landscape, it’s the perfect October travel ...

Once at the center of California’s Gold Rush, Shasta and Siskiyou counties boast sites worthy of interest to historians, tourists, anthropologists ― and even ghost hunters. People who look after some ...