Halloween /tags/halloween Halloween en-US Copyright Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:14:00 GMT Meet the Halloween-obsessed Ohioan bringing monsters to life /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-10-31/meet-the-halloween-obsessed-ohioan-bringing-monsters-to-life At his rural home in northern Ohio, master mask-maker David Lady has made all things scary his specialty. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:14:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-10-31/meet-the-halloween-obsessed-ohioan-bringing-monsters-to-life Kendall Crawford What makes music scary? Instrumentation, composition and your imagination /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-10-30/what-makes-music-scary-instrumentation-composition-and-your-imagination Ohio music experts weigh in on why certain songs send chills down our spine. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:11:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-10-30/what-makes-music-scary-instrumentation-composition-and-your-imagination Carrie Wise, Ideastream Public Media A visit to the scarecrow capital of Ohio /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-10-25/a-visit-to-the-scarecrow-capital-of-ohio In the farm fields of Fairfield County, about 30 minutes southeast of Columbus, the scariest creatures around aren’t ghosts or goblins. They’re scarecrows. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:24:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-10-25/a-visit-to-the-scarecrow-capital-of-ohio Erin Gottsacker Reader Beware! Ohio shapes scary stories by best-selling “Goosebumps” author R.L. Stine /news/2023-10-30/reader-beware-ohio-shapes-scary-stories-by-best-selling-goosebumps-author-r-l-stine R.L. Stine, the author who gives us “Goosebumps,” grew up in Central Ohio. He says he draws influence from his hometown in each of his scary stories. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:00:00 GMT /news/2023-10-30/reader-beware-ohio-shapes-scary-stories-by-best-selling-goosebumps-author-r-l-stine Kendall Crawford Mythbusting Ohio’s ‘cursed’ Indigenous burial ground trope /news/2023-10-30/mythbusting-ohios-cursed-indigenous-burial-ground-trope Ancient mounds and burial sites across Ohio played important roles in Indigenous cultures. But rumors about burial sites being haunted abound — ideas that are both misinformed and harmful. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:10:00 GMT /news/2023-10-30/mythbusting-ohios-cursed-indigenous-burial-ground-trope Erin Gottsacker "The most haunted village in Ohio" says ghosts are just part of the charm /2023-10-26/the-most-haunted-village-in-ohio-says-ghosts-are-just-part-of-the-charm Waynesville's ghosts provide "an extra layer of hospitality [to the southeast Ohio town] that you just can't see," according to one resident. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 20:00:00 GMT /2023-10-26/the-most-haunted-village-in-ohio-says-ghosts-are-just-part-of-the-charm Kendall Crawford Ohio is horror-ific: why so many horror films are set here /news/2023-10-19/ohio-is-horror-ific-why-so-many-horror-films-are-set-here Ohio is the unassuming backdrop of many classic horror films. Hope Madden, a Columbus film critic, breaks down what makes the state such a scary setting. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:52:00 GMT /news/2023-10-19/ohio-is-horror-ific-why-so-many-horror-films-are-set-here Kendall Crawford How the ghosts of Moonville are keeping the town’s history alive /news/2023-10-12/how-the-ghosts-of-moonville-are-keeping-the-towns-history-alive Moonville is an abandoned railroad town in Hocking Hills. Nobody lives there anymore, but its stories live on. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:00:00 GMT /news/2023-10-12/how-the-ghosts-of-moonville-are-keeping-the-towns-history-alive Erin Gottsacker Ohio Coronavirus Recommendations Say Trick Or Treat Is Ok But Skip The Hayride /government-politics/2020-09-18/ohio-coronavirus-recommendations-say-trick-or-treat-is-ok-but-skip-the-hayride No hayrides, haunted houses or Halloween parties. Those are some of the recommendations in the newest coronavirus guidelines from the Ohio Department of… Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:08:41 GMT /government-politics/2020-09-18/ohio-coronavirus-recommendations-say-trick-or-treat-is-ok-but-skip-the-hayride Jo Ingles