superstition

Literal-minded Amelia Bedelia and her friends test superstitions related to such symbols as black cats, four-leaf clovers, and broken mirrors.

Visit 11 of Hollywood’s spookiest sights and ghosts: an unlucky actress who haunts the Hollywood sign, an actor who is still seen on his old set, and a magician who seems to have escaped death.

Witchcraft has been practiced for centuries by witches who insist that their spells produce real magic, but skeptics say that spells produce nothing.

Details some of the strangest superstitions in the world of sports including coach Jerry Tarkanian's chewing on a towel during games, Wade Boggs's choice of chicken before every game, and Rafael Nadal's pre-match routine.

Explores a number of so-called curses and superstitions surrounding professional sports in the United States, such as the bad luck that has followed some players after being featured on the cover of "Sports Illustrated," or the "Heisman Hex" curse, where college players who earn the Heisman trophy do not do well in pro sports.

In a Massachusetts village during 1779, Tom Cook robs from the rich to give to the poor while staying one step ahead of the devil who has negotiated a pact to claim Tom's soul.

In Fortune Falls, a magical town where superstitions are real, and all children must pass regular "luck tests" to see if they are worthy, ill-fortuned Sadie has always been deemed as unlucky, and shunted aside for her luckier younger brother--but when she finds an unusually intelligent black cat named Jinx, her fortunes begin to change for the better.

Expands on the Edgar Allan Poe poem, Annabel Lee, as Liam and Anna reunite on an isolated Maine island where they were children together and fall so deeply in love they provoke a wager between Otherworld creatures from Celtic mythology.

Stories of nocturnal beings who feed off the blood or life force of humans have been shared throughout time and across cultures.