Mark Hughes Cobb reflects on why we seek out fear in haunted houses and movies, and how it connects to love and loss.
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Faith, fear, and reflection

An earthquake during the holy month of Ramadan carries a unique emotional and spiritual intensity. Ramadan is a time of fasting, prayer, self-discipline, and reflection. The days are marked by ...
In stories about witches, mirrors are almost always bad news. They shatter in haunted houses, trap wandering souls, and reveal things we were never meant to see. But in Old Europe, long before the ...