“It’s a very magical and intimate place,” says Theresa Mercado, host and creator of horror series Scream Screen. “There’s coyotes howling in the distance, there’s owls hooting…a lot of creepy sounds ...

Since Jimi Moe and Wade Davis threw the first Spring Scream music festival for about 300 fans near the Taiwanese beach town of Kenting in 1995, the event's popularity has soared. Police estimate that ...