This week, we reminisce over past Halloweens, the costumes, candies, movies and more.

We also discuss Halloween origin stories, the Candyman, Ed Gein and more....

Checking into the grand, yet deeply haunted, Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, famously known as the inspiration for Stephen King's novel, The Shining.We explore the hotel's long history, from its founding by F.O. Stanley in 1909 to the chilling night King spent in room 217, sparking the idea for the terrifying Overlook Hotel. Beyond the fictional terrors, we delve into the numerous documented claims of paranormal activity, including phantom children, ghostly employees, and the persistent spiritual presence of the Stanleys themselves.

This week, we check into the infamous Cecil Hotel, a place whose sordid history has earned it the nickname "Hotel Death." We'll explore the hotel's decades-long descent from glamorous host to the site of numerous suicides, murders, and housing notorious residents like serial killers Richard Ramirez and Jack Unterweger. Finally, we'll dive into the terrifying and baffling 2013 disappearance of Elisa Lam, an event captured on security footage that propelled the Cecil Hotel back into the global spotlight.

Across North America, countless hikers and campers have vanished in national parks under baffling circumstances — often without a trace. "The Missing 411” phenomenon explores these unexplained disappearances and more...

On Christmas Eve 1945, the Sodder family home burned to the ground — but five children vanished without a trace. Decades later, questions still linger about what really happened that night.