Haunted Fun

Ghost stories aren’t just for campouts and slumber parties. Ingrid Johnson shares some of the great writers–from Shakespeare to Oscar Wilde–who have turned to ghosts for inspiration. And: Shaun Baker says adults have been trying to ban scary stories from school libraries for years, but the kids just can’t seem to get enough. Later in the show: Step into the shadowy realm of vampires and the undead with Stanley Stepanic and Mark Sherriff as they trace the evolution of these iconic creatures—from their chilling origins in Slavic folklore to their modern incarnations in video games like Castlevania, Evil West, and Vampire Survivors.