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Topic: ghosts

Ghost in a corn field (Massonstock/Getty Images)

I smell dead people

Kelly McClure
Ghostly woman at Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana. (wanderluster/Getty Images)

Ghost tourism profits on death’s denial

Andi Zeisler
Danielle Pinnock as Alberta, Richie Moriarty as Pete, Rose McIver as Samantha, Roman Zaragoza as Sasappis and Sheila Carrasco as Flower in "Ghosts" (Bertrand Calmeau/CBS)

Why we see ghosts in our TV machines

Melanie McFarland
Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay and Rose McIver as Samantha on "Ghosts" (Bertrand Calmeau/CBS)

McIver on poking fun at Christmas movies

Melanie McFarland
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Domestic dogs dressed in ghost costumes for Halloween (Getty Images/Sergeeva)

The origins of the sheet ghost costume

Joy Saha
Lee You-mi in "Squid Game" | Danielle Pinnock as Alberta in "Ghosts" | Paulina Alexis as Willie Jack in "Reservation Dogs" | Samantha Hanratty as Teen Misty in "Yellowjackets" (Photo illustration by Salon/Noh Juhan/Netflix/CBS/Ryan Redcorn/FX/Colin Bentley/SHOWTIME)

10 breakout TV performances of the year

Hanh Nguyen, Melanie McFarland, Alison Stine, Joy Saha
Stella in her boat in "Spiritfarer" (Thunder Lotus Games)

Ghosts who grieve in video games

Michelle Eigenheer
TV screen with spooky figure in the monitor (Getty Images/Andyborodaty)

The science behind ghost hunting

Matthew Rozsa
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 31: Revelers make their way along Sixth Avenue during the 43rd annual Village Halloween Parade, October 31, 2016 in New York City. Thousands of people are expected to attend as the parade travels up Sixth Avenue through the West Village. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

America’s most dangerous holiday?

W. Scott Poole - The Conversation
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Fake science is just as bad as fake news

Chris Impey
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Finding peace with your ghosts

Caleb Wilde
Colin Dickey (Penguin/John Michael Kilbane)

America is haunted

Scott Timberg
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Our haunted house

Laurel Marie Shimasaki
(Project Senium)

Joanna Rothkopf

The Weekly Feed

Prachi Gupta
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Ghostbusting

Julie Klam
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