Orrin Grey

Orrin Grey is the author of several spooky books, among them Guignol and Other Sardonic Tales and Painted Monsters and Other Strange Beasts. His stories about monsters, ghosts, and sometimes the ghosts of monsters have been published in dozens of anthologies, including Ellen Datlow's Best Horror of the Year.

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The Wailing Elm of Peoria State Hospital

This historic hospital for the mentally ill holds a strange history—and an even stranger ghost story.

A Man in the Attic: The Deadly Affairs of Walburga Oesterreich

Walburga's bizarre love affair cost her husband his life.

How the Pierre Hotel Robbery Went Off Without a Hitch but Then Ended in Tragedy

How the Pierre Hotel Robbery Went Off Without a Hitch but Then Ended in Tragedy

They thought they hit the jackpot…but it came with a terrible price.

Sarah Jane Harvey and the Creepy Case of the Mummy in the Cupboard

Sarah Jane Harvey and the Creepy Case of the Mummy in the Cupboard

When Ms. Harvey's son finally opened the door, he was met with a grisly sight...

A Haunting at Caledonia Mills: The Chilling Case of the Mary Ellen Spook Farm 

What strange, supernatural force drove this family from their home in 1922?

The Ghosts of Sauer Castle

On a hill in Kansas City rests a crumbling mansion with a sinister reputation.

The Devil’s School: The Most Haunted Place in Jacksonville

According to one popular legend, the janitor used to take students down into the boiler room where they were burned alive.

The Sadistic Hotel Murders of Neville Heath

The Sadistic Hotel Murders of Neville Heath

This British playboy was deadly.

Terror in Glasgow: Was Serial Killer Peter Tobin Behind the Unsolved Bible John Murders?

Serial killer Peter Tobin has three known victims: but was this depraved killer also responsible for the unsolved Bible John murders of the 1960s?

In Cold Blood: The Brutal 1959 Murder of the Walker Family

Could the two men behind the infamous Clutter family murders have killed the Walkers as well?

Curse of Death: Albert Shinsky and the Ringtown Valley Hex Murder of 1934

Curse of Death: Albert Shinsky and the Ringtown Valley Hex Murder of 1934

Albert Shinsky was convinced that Susannah Mummey, known as the Witch of Ringtown Valley, put a curse on him ... and the only way out was murder.

Death in the Valley: The Mystifying Double Murders at Wonnangatta Station

Jim Barclay was found in a shallow grave in what was the Wonnangatta Murders. Authorities suspected the cook, John Bamford, until Bamford's body turned up.

What Is the Truth Behind the Terrifying “Bitterroot Footage”?

Is this eerie video a viral stunt? Or something far more sinister?

Horror in Nova Scotia: The Great Amherst Mystery and the Possession of Esther Cox

They watched in terror as the demonic writing appeared above her bed: "Esther Cox, you are mine to kill."

Horror in Cornwall: The Legend of the Cornish Owlman

A monster, like a devil, flew up through the trees and disappeared behind the church.