Halloween

THINGS

Over the years, horror's iconic Halloween series has encountered its fair share of real-life scares and controversies.

PEOPLE

When Boris Karloff first went to Hollywood, no one wanted him. He had to take jobs digging ditches and delivering construction materials to pay the bills.

THINGS

The man who played Michael Myers in the later Halloween films got a disturbing crash-course in how to kill from a former Mafia hitman.

EDITORIAL

From "The Shinning" to "The Raven," we break down The Simpsons' best-ever Treehouse of Horror episodes just in time for Halloween.

THINGS

“Life, woman, life is God's most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it.” —Arthur Miller, in The CrucibleThe Salem witch trials of the late 17th century were a formative episode in America's...

SMART NEWS

Ed Wood’s second wife Norma McCarty left him in the middle of their wedding night—because she’d just discovered his dark secret.



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