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Denver History Plays a Role in Erika T. Wurth's New Book

By Teague Bohlen

Mar 20, 2025

The Brown Palace is the ghostly setting for the local author's latest.

Greed, Vices, Vanity and Laziness: Denver's Greatest Sins

By Teague Bohlen

Nov 20, 2024

A recent survey rated Denver sixth on the "sin index" for American cities.

The Rocky Mountain Paranormal Research Society Is Digging Up Denver's Ghostly Past

By Teague Bohlen

Oct 29, 2024

"Our overall purpose is to do our best to get to the bottom of paranormal claims."

headstone in a cemetery with trinkets on it

Does This Grave in Lafayette Belong to a Vampire?

By Catie Cheshire

Oct 25, 2024

Theodore Glava died in Colorado in 1918, but his Transylvania origins caused some locals to believe he was a vampire.

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The Ten Best Ghost Tours in Denver

By Abigail Bliss

Oct 11, 2024

Wander haunted mansions and hotels, decrepit cemeteries and spooky bars — if you dare.

The Best Halloween Events in Denver This Year

By Toni Tresca

Oct 7, 2024

From Rocky Horror screenings to spooky immersive experiences, Denver is doing the monster mash all month long.

A 13th Floor Haunted House actor dressed in a blood-stained nurse costume

The Ten Best Haunted Houses and Experiences in Denver

By Abigail Bliss

Oct 4, 2024

Ghostly mansions, cursed corn mazes, a junkyard full of jump scares and other Halloween attractions are available this spooky season.

Ten Haunted Hikes in Colorado for Ghost Hunting

By Abigail Bliss

Oct 1, 2024

From a bathroom on a bike path where two teens were burned alive to old miner spirits on a rarely taken trail in Cripple Creek, these hikes are perfect for hunting ghosts...or making friends with them.

Red Rocks Employees Report UFO Sighting at the Venue

By Emily Ferguson

Jul 1, 2024

"There was no mistaking what this was: We all saw a giant disc-shaped craft hovering a few hundred feet above the ground with three rows of windows and lights."

And That's Why We Drink Brings True Crime, Ghost Tales and Laughs to Denver

By Toni Tresca

Jan 26, 2024

Christine Schiefer and Em Schulz discuss the makings of their world-famous podcast, and tease their new book.

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The Woman in Black Brings Bone-Chilling Scares to Wheat Ridge Theatre Company

By Toni Tresca

Oct 14, 2023

"If you love Goosebumps, The Twilight Zone or Black Mirror...The Woman in Black is the show for you."

Cannabis-Friendly Ghost Tours Coming to Denver in October

By Thomas Mitchell

Sep 25, 2023

Get stoned and spooked on the streets of downtown Denver.

Get Outside: Ten Colorado Ghost Towns to Visit This Spooky Season

By Abigail Bliss

Oct 20, 2022

Home to the spirits of miners and cowboys.

Snippy the Horse Is Headed to the UFO Watchtower

By Charmaine Ortega Getz

Oct 28, 2021

A new chapter in one of the most famous cattle mutilations stories.

Things to Do in Denver When You're Actually Dead

By The Ghost of Cynthia Barnes

Oct 27, 2021

Be prepared.

TikTok Star Kelsi Davies Talks About Ghosts and Being the Weird Girl

By Alexander Elmore

Oct 24, 2021

"The paranormal will always be a part of me."

The Scariest Haunted Places and Spooky Sites in Colorado

By Linnea Covington

Oct 25, 2019

Here's where to go for some ghoulish frights this Halloween, including real haunted hotels, parks and gardens.

Free for All: The Five Best Free Events This Week

By Byron Graham

Nov 19, 2018

Save your money for all that Thanksgiving feasting; there's free fun aplenty in Denver.

Mile High Haunts: 13th Floor Lives Up to the Hype

By Danielle Look

Oct 3, 2018

This is the seventeenth year for Denver's biggest haunt.

The 21 Best Events in Denver, October 23 Through October 30

By Westword Staff

Oct 24, 2017

The withing hour is upon us! Just ask organizers of one of the dozens of Halloween-related events going on around Denver this week, including a witches' ball, an oddities expo, and a Gatsby-inspired zombie ball. All that and more is in this week's 21 best events in Denver list. Tuesday,...

Paranormal

Things Are Looking Up: Colorado's Obsession With UFOs

The Ten Best DIA Conspiracy Theories

Paranormal

Things Are Looking Up: Colorado's Obsession With UFOs

The Ten Best DIA Conspiracy Theories

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