A love story is not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the Saw franchise, but that's exactly what a new musical is – and then some.

Working in different mediums, Columbus-area artists Zanardelli and Meg Beech shape negative space in ways that give their work its distinctive flavor, in abstract forms and representational forms inspired by nature. Their work is on display in Beauty in the Negative, in the Columbus Cultural Arts Center’s Loft Gallery, through Dec. 30.

Based on a documentary of the same name, the musical follows seven autistic young adults at a group counseling center in Columbus as they prepare for a formal dance.

The 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor will go to comedian, actor, writer and entrepreneur Kevin Hart. Past recipients include George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, Carol Burnett and Adam Sandler.

Around 20 percent of Ohioans don’t see themselves as Midwestern, according to a survey by the Middle West Review.

The kid cast of the 1983 film will be in Cleveland this weekend to celebrate 40 years of leg lamps, Red Ryder BB guns and the house on Cleveland Street.

R.L. Stine, the author who gives us “Goosebumps,” grew up in Central Ohio. He says he draws influence from his hometown in each of his scary stories.

Ancient mounds and burial sites across Ohio played important roles in Indigenous cultures. But rumors about burial sites being haunted abound — ideas that are both misinformed and harmful.

Dawn Powell infiltrated the writing world by hanging out in bars and taverns around New York's Greenwich Village in the 1920s. What happened after she died didn't go according to script.

Waynesville's ghosts provide "an extra layer of hospitality [to the southeast Ohio town] that you just can't see," according to one resident.