The possessed or haunted object (often anthropomorphic) is a mainstay of the horror genre, and for good reason. A doll or animatronic character has many of the features of a person but lacks the spark ...

To be an inanimate object must be, I fancy, a very uninteresting affair. Certainly, being one appears to have a disastrous effect upon the disposition. No one who has had any intercourse with ...

Seeing faces in common objects is not unusual. You might have seen the “man in the moon”, or seen faces in electrical outlets or sliced bell peppers. A new study from the National Institute of Mental ...

When she goes to the grocery store, Lilianna Wilde will sometimes go for the shopping cart from which everyone else steers clear, the sad-looking one with the squeaky wheel. When she puts the dishes ...

Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Norman Bates and countless other bogeymen have been terrorizing movie audiences for decades. As various sequels, prequels and remakes featuring their ...

It’s a simple piece, made by my paternal great-grandfather, what one might call a “moveable kitchen counter,” with shelves on top going up to the ceiling. Underneath are four drawers down the center, ...

Two young men are charged with deliberately driving an automobile into a couple of bicyclists, killing one of them. Some people have recently used guns to kill people. A Las Vegas man is incarcerated ...

In the Monday, March 13th Forum, there is a story on page 6 about a van driving into the ditch on I-94. In the story it is stated, "Snow-covered roads and ice caused a woman from Fargo traveling with ...

Our pets have preferences. Whether it be food, toys, or places to sleep, they tend to pick favorites. That said, Dave the orange cat is extra unique in this regard. In addition to the typical stuff, ...

Inanimate objects attack me. Doors, tables, chairs, toilet seats, vacuum cleaners, keys, wallets, tools, cars, and computers - to name just a few of my enemies - have it out for me. They sneak up on ...