Here are a few of local historian Adam Selzer’s favorite headcases — and a few others that have been profiled by the Tribune through the decades.

To clarify: I’m talking about an on-screen kill; rooting for their downfall of evil characters is essential to a TV or movie ...

The Phantom Forest Conservation Area in St. Louis County is a 13-acre woodland area donated to the Missouri Department of ...

In Evanston, Old Irving Park and Ravenswood Manor, trick-or-treaters will delight in these over-the-top creations designed to ...

Since then, Punisher iconography has only continued to proliferate among police officers. The character's skull logo has become synonymous with uncritical support for police. Even FBI Director Kash ...

Ever seen Virginia Woolf, Vincent van Gogh, Ernest Hemingway, Kevin Carter, and Rajalekshmi in one room, all passionately ...

Here’s how some of the most classic Halloween costumes came to be — fair warning, some have grim origins. “Once witchcraft ...

A haunting tour of the visual works from the Wellcome Collection exploring Halloween’s imagery through art, history, and ...

A strong storytelling core makes The Haunting of Joni Evers a compelling horror, even as the walking simulator gameplay becomes repeitive.

In this edition of arts24, Eve Jackson meets one of Europe's most daring and visionary artists. Exiled Russian filmmaker and theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov is in Paris with two powerful new ...

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By the ninth century, influenced by the Christian idea, Islam and Judaism each had their own Antichrist figures who would ...