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11 Horror Movies That Are Scary Because of What They Say About Humanity

We go to see horror movies to see terrifying monsters — but sometimes the scariest monsters in a horror film are the people. In many of the best scary movies, the real horror is how terribly the humans...

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The Walking Dead Will Return For A Seventh Season

In news that surprises absolutely nobody, The Walking Dead has been renewed for a seventh season, according to Variety.Along with The Walking Dead, a companion after-action show, The Talking Dead was...

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Sam Raimi Wants One More Shot At Directing Spider-Man

While Sam Raimi has been on the publicity circuit for Ash vs Evil Dead, he dropped an interesting bit of news: he would love to come back to direct another Spiderman movie. In an interview with The...

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World War Z Sequel Has A Surprising New Writer (And Now We're Interested In It)

World War Z had a troubled production, but since it’s release, there have been efforts on a sequel film. Now, the movie has a new writer that gives us some hope that it might actually be good: Dennis...

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Start Your Halloween Right by Watching Elephants Pulverize Giant Pumpkins

Everybody has their own Halloween tradition, whether it’s taking chocolate from strangers or doing shots of vile, candy-corn flavored vodka. But the elephant family at the Oregon Zoo’s annual...

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Here's Your First Look At James Franco In Hulu's 11.22.63

Hulu scooped up Stephen King’s time travel novel 11/22/63 a while back, with James Franco set to star as the lead. Now, the streaming video company has released the first images, synopsis and release...

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Go to Amazon.com right now, and you’ll probably find a book that you’re...

Go to Amazon.com right now, and you’ll probably find a book that you’re looking for for $.01. Even with shipping, that’s a steal. The New York Times takes a look into the industry of buying books in...

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Check Out This Fantastic Poster For The Martian's IMAX Release

Starting yesterday, The Martian is being screened in IMAX theaters across the country. To accompany the release, there’s a new poster, and it’s a beauty. Seriously, this is fantastic: The Martian will...

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There May Be a Little Vampire in All of Us

Vampire bats are the only vertebrates that feed on the blood of other mammals. But the ability to do so may be buried across the tree of life, according to a new study which pinpoints the underlying...

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4 Disturbing Hauntings That Had a Totally Logical Explanation

Widespread accounts of otherworldly visitations leave people convinced that ghost stories are real, but many are outright scams, hoaxes or accidents. Let’s debunk some famous supernatural scares, shall...

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In 1977, Star Wars hit theaters, bringing with it a major merchandizing...

In 1977, Star Wars hit theaters, bringing with it a major merchandizing campaign. Later that year, Halloween costumes based on the films were so popular that suppliers ran out of stock. Starwars.com...

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Never Leave your Spaceship Without Boots, Mitts, and a Hat

All the best-dressed explorers wore glittery spacesuits more suitable to the Silver Surfer than somber NASA astronauts in the early days of the Space Age. These are the helmets, gloves, and boots for...

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Open Channel: What's That One Costume You've Always Wanted To Do? 

Happy Halloween! It’s one of the points in the year when costumes are out in full force! Some people plan out for months what they’ll wear, and put something together over that time. I’ve got two...

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Is This the Very Youngest Crater on Pluto's Moon Charon?

Of all the craters on Pluto’s moon Charon, this one is unlike the others. The bright green marks a unique splash of frozen ammonia at a concentration higher than any other crater examined in detail on...

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Halloween Still Smells Like a Plastic Pumpkin Pail

I was never a pillowcase kid. Fill the sheets that I put my head on with the goods, risking an errant Mr. Goodbar besmirching my sleeping quarters? No thanks. Besides, a pillowcase would need to go in...

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Listen To C.L. Moore Read Her Space Horror Story, 'Shambleau'

Here’s a perfect story for Halloween: Shambleau. Written by one of my favorite science fiction authors, C.L. Moore, you can now listen to the story as read by the author in a recently discovered...

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These Are the Best Cities to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse In

Everyone knows you’re better off avoiding large cities in the event of a zombie pandemic. But if you’re going to take the risk of living in a city anyway, which one has the best chance of making it...

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The Slow Creep of Time Reveals a Skull Emerging from the Earth

Over millennia, wind and water have carved this 100-million-year-old granite into an eerie skull to glare at daring hikers in Joshua Tree National Park. The iconic Skull Rock is the perfect way to...

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Here's a Doctor Who Story Where I Honestly Have No Idea What a "Happy Ending" Is

There are basically two major types of Doctor Who stories: 1) The Doctor protects the status quo from some outside disruption. 2) The Doctor finds a terrible status quo, and overturns it. But then...

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Sunday's Best Deals: Pebble Time, Calvin Klein, Breaking Bad, and More

Here are the best of today’s deals. Get every great deal every day on Kinja Deals, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to never miss a deal, join us on Kinja Gear to read about great products, and on...

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