Salem, Massachusetts has a checkered, dark yet fascinating history. The site of one of the deadliest cases of moral panic, it is infamous for the rash of Puritan witch hunts in the 17th century, ...

JENNIFER CARPENTER: (As Emily Rose) And I am Lucifer, the devil in the flesh. RASCOE: Whatever scares you this spooky season, author Jeremy Dauber says it's all a part of a long, American tradition.

BELA LUGOSI: (As Dracula) Listen to them. Children of the night. RASCOE: Perhaps your fear is closer to home, like a psycho. JENNIFER CARPENTER: (As Emily Rose) And I am Lucifer, the devil in the ...

BELA LUGOSI: (As Dracula) Listen to them. Children of the night. RASCOE: Perhaps your fear is closer to home, like a psycho. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "PSYCHO") JANET LEIGH: (As Marion Crane, screaming).