This essay was originally published in Salon on September 25, 2021. We're revisiting Salon's Best Life Stories of 2021 now through the end of the year. Read more Best of 2021 here. During the first ...

The Christian rapture didn't happen as predicted, but a lot of you still feel like we're living in end times. Why is that? Right now - from religion to climate change to doomsday prepping - there's a ...

Christopher Sebela and Kendall Goode have never met a ghost — probably. Growing up in an apartment where he knew a previous occupant had died, Sebela once saw a hat seemingly fly across a room under ...

This “second coming” was third rate! The Rapture didn’t happen Tuesday as predicted by a “prophet” in a viral video that prompted some followers to quit their jobs, sell their possessions and ditch ...

"Don't be afraid..." Gravitas Ventures has released an official trailer for Exodus, a peculiar new old school sci-fi adventure of sorts. When a VHS-tape proves the existence of a rumored doorway to ...