Steven Casale is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY. He has contributed original writing to Tasting Table, Travel + Leisure, The Lineup, amNY.com, Newsday, DailyCandy, and others. Additionally, he has created branded content for the Tasting Table Content Studio and The Foundry, where his work has appeared in Food & Wine. He has consulted on social media projects for SundanceTV and Taste Talks.
Journey to Oahu’s westernmost point, where according to Hawaiian legend souls leap into the afterlife leaving only the echo of their voices behind.
From the eerie mountains of northern Italy to the haunted shores of the Black Sea, the only guests of these deserted retreats are the ghosts of the past.
From frozen Arctic explorers to incorrupt saints, the eerily preserved bodies of these long-lost souls refuse to leave the physical world.
Unearth the eerie history of Hart Island, a massive cemetery off the coast of New York City where over one million souls are entombed in unmarked graves.
This mysterious codex from the 15th century is written in a language no reader has been able to decode. What secrets lie locked within the Voynich Manuscript?
These grisly cases from the ancient world prove that murder runs in our bones.
The grisly legend of this Chilean noblewoman from the 17th century is one of brutality, lust – and last-minute redemption.
Set sail for Italy's most haunted isle, where the wails of restless souls still echo in the night.
Frightened citizens sealed their windows when reports of mysterious gas attacks spread from house to house. Could a mad gasser be on the loose?
This Hungarian fiend lured dozens of women to his village home with promises of love – then strangled each victim and pickled their bodies in metal drums.
The enchanting death mask of an unknown Parisian woman finds life after death as the inspiration to countless writers, painters, and artists.
John George Haigh took the plunge into murder when he knocked out his old boss and dumped the body into acid – then set out to kill again.
Meet Scotland's legendary cannibal killer, who along with his ravenous cave-dwelling clan dined on the flesh of 1,000 victims.
In 16th century Rhineland, something – or someone – was slaughtering villagers by the glow of the full moon.
Meet Lavinia and John Fisher, the legendary deadly couple who makes Bonnie and Clyde look like rebellious teenagers.
Cult leader Magdalena Solís convinced illiterate villagers she was a reincarnated goddess – then slaughtered her dissenters in brutal blood sacrifices.
Jamaica's first recorded serial killer lured his victims into a private castle on the hill, where he dismembered their bodies and even drank their blood.
From the headless spirit of a famous actor to the restless ghost of Woodrow Wilson, these sacred sites have a dark side.
Some relationships defy all logic. These are seven such stories.
In the 1870s, Kansas was settled by wholesome homesteaders – and a family of serial killers called The Bloody Benders.