Happy horror-days

With its roots in Norse mythology, the fear of Friday is one of the oldest and most persistent superstitions, finds Ian Morton

October brings the first of the frosts, bewitching mist, the turning of leaves and a host of otherworldly visitors, finds John Lewis-Stempel

There are some people who have munched halfway ...

FAMILY MATTERS

With Halloween rapidly approaching, the horror film fans among us will revel in the excuse to indulge in gory flicks. But while most viewers separate fiction from reality, there have been disturbing c

MARIE peered out of the front room window, wondering if people would be on time. And not only that – what if nobody showed? She let the net curtain drop, listening to the kettle whistling in the kitch