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Making Oversized Baby Masks Might Be the Creepiest Thing You See This Halloween

Besides the free candy, Halloween is supposed to be about scaring yourself silly. But don’t waste your time on horror movies, haunted houses, or ghost stories. Just watch this behind-the-scenes look at how Hyperflesh makes its oversized baby masks. You’ll be terrified of going anywhere near a daycare afterwards. [YouTube via Laughing Squid]

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Oct 28 '16

Teen Arrested After Forcing Phones to Call 911 Nonstop

Meetkumar Hiteshbhai Desai, 18, was arrested on three counts of felony computer tampering after allegedly sending out a link on Twitter that forced people’s phones to call 911 repeatedly. Authorities were not amused. On the night of October 25, a 911 center in Surprise, Arizona received over 100 calls “within a matter of minutes,”according to…

Privacy & Security William Turton Oct 28 '16

Try Not to Think Too Much About This Weird and Wonderful Samurai Captain America Figure

Shouldn’t he be like… Captain Japan? Naming conventions aside, the latest in Bandai’s line of Feudal Japanese takes on Western heroes might just be its best figure yet. https://gizmodo.com/samurai-iron-man-is-ridiculously-cool-1787003733 Revealed at Tamashii Nations 2016, the Movie Realization Captain America joins Spider-Man and Iron Man as a Samurai-ified take on Marvel’s sentinel of liberty. Unlike Spidey…

io9 James Whitbrook Oct 28 '16

FBI Kinda Sorta Almost Reopening Investigation Into Clinton Emails [Update: It’s Anthony Weiner’s Fault]

The FBI just sent a letter to members of the House Judiciary Committee who were looking into Hillary Clinton’s private email server. And how you feel about Clinton will likely determine your response. Republicans claim that the investigation has been “reopened.” Democrats say it’s just a fart in the wind. Today’s letter, signed by FBI…

Tech News Matt Novak Oct 28 '16

Build This Lego Coffee Maker and Never Leave Your Desk

Vending machines are usually terrible at making coffee, but the Lego savants over on the AstonishingStudios YouTube channel have built a vending machine from plastic bricks that serves up a hot cup of joe using Starbucks’ powdered coffee packets. Yes, it’s instant coffee, and won’t come anywhere near close to what you can get from…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 28 '16

Bring Us Your Spookiest Gifs for the Gif Party

Yeah, we’ve had the David S. Pumpkins skit on all week, too. Probably because we can’t. Get. The. Music. Out. Of. Our. Heads. Anyway, ‘tis the gif party before Halloween, so go nuts with the ghosts and ghouls in the comments.

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Oct 28 '16

Kevin Feige Says a Captain America Movie Doesn’t Need to Star Steve Rogers

Ever since the Marvel Cinematic Universe really took off, one of the big questions has been how long it could go before it had to replace one of its stars. And Marvel head Kevin Feige has admitted that it’s entirely possible the movies will follow the comics and replace Steve Rogers as Captain America. So…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Oct 28 '16

Ed Brubaker, Writer of Awesome Comics and TV, Is Here to Answer Your Questions

As a writer, Ed Brubaker’s been on a hot streak for decades. Here’s your chance to ask him how such a thing is even possible. Maybe you first encountered Ed Brubaker’s comics work with his 1999 miniseries The Scene of The Crime. Or it could have been Gotham Central, the stellar police procedural he co-wrote…

io9 Evan Narcisse Oct 28 '16

Deadpool 2 Has Its New Director [UPDATED: Or Maybe Not Yet]

UPDATED 1.30PM EST: It looks like this isn’t as certain as to who’ll take on Deadpool 2 as we thought. Deadline now reports that while David Leitch is in the running, no decision has been made yet on a director—the shortlist includes The Martian’s Drew Goddard, TV director Magnus Martens, and more. The original story…

Movies Evan Narcisse Oct 28 '16

You Can’t Knock This Wobbly Work Light Over

If you find yourself having to fix a plumbing leak in the middle of the night, the last thing you want is your work light falling over in the middle of the job. So Ridgid’s new task light, which looks like a floating buoy, features a rounded, weighted base ensuring that even if it does…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 28 '16

EpiPen Price Hike Costs the Pentagon Millions

The stock price of Mylan is soaring, but the pharmaceutical company might not be out of the woods yet. After a summer of bad headlines, Congressional testimony, and agreements to pay back millions to the government, the Pentagon is looking at how much Mylan has been overcharging since 2008. Mylan recently came under fire for…

Tech News Matt Novak Oct 28 '16

Lobo’s Getting His Original Look Back in DC’s New Justice League of America Series

Forget that skinny, supermodel interpretation of the universe’s most ornery bounty hunter who debuted a while back. The beefier, original-recipe design of the Main Man will be back in the DC Universe as part of a new Justice League team early next year. https://gizmodo.com/say-hello-to-your-newest-justice-league-members-1787359883 The full team roster for Justice League of America was announced…

io9 Evan Narcisse Oct 28 '16

7 Real-Life Events That Were More Terrifying Than Any Horror Movie

There’s a reason why so many horror movies claim to be based on actual events. Reality can be scary as hell, and it’s often weirder and more nightmare-inducing than anything on the big screen. Here are seven events that sound like the plots of some terrifying horror movies—except they’re much more disturbing. Because they’re completely…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Oct 28 '16

Flying Inches Above a Reflective Lake Is the Most Relaxing Thing

How do you relax at the end of a long day? A movie? A good book? Maybe a long soak in the tub? You’re doing it all wrong. What you should be doing is strapping on a giant propeller and parachute, then heading to Utah where you can soar just inches above a massive salt…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Oct 28 '16

Star Trek: TNG/Aliens Crossover Comic Will Boldly Go Where No One Can Hear You Scream

The crew of the Enterprise has certainly got into a lot over the years. They’ve palled up with the X-Men. They’ve met the Eleventh Doctor. And now, they’re facing a whole new threat: Xenomorphs. Announced at Diamond’s retailer summit at London Film and Comic-Con this morning, IDW and Dark Horse are collaborating on a new…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Oct 28 '16

Why an Entire Population of Geckos Is Trapped on One Building

The island of Giraglia is a windswept pile of rocks that sits within eyeshot of the northern tip of Corsica in the Mediterranean sea. Humans never lived here, but two types of geckos do. One runs free; the other’s a prisoner—and their story may help unravel a longstanding evolutionary mystery. Giraglia island has just three…

Biology Maddie Stone Oct 28 '16

Eating These Magnificent Candy Creations Should Be a Crime

Some artists work with paint, others use clay, while some chip away at chunks of marble. Shinri Tezuka prefers the medium of candy, turning melted sugar into stunning crystal-like creations through the Japanese art of amezaiku. As Great Big Story reveals, each creation is a race against time, as Shinri only has about five minutes…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Oct 28 '16

The Cheapest Way to Buy the New MacBook Pro

If you’re in the market for a new laptop, there’s a good chance you’re already considering the new MacBook Pro. It looks fantastic with that curious Touch Bar right above the keyboard, and the machine’s specs are finally (almost) up-to-date. The new MacBook Pro is also even more expensive than its predecessor. But lucky for…

Tech News Michael Nunez Oct 28 '16

Director Doug Liman Thinks WB Will Let Him Make the Justice League Dark Movie Weird as Hell

Doug Liman thinks he knows why Warner Bros. picked him to direct the Justice League Dark movie, a.k.a. Dark Universe: because there was no chance of him turning in a movie that looked like anyone else’s. Speaking with IGN, Liman talked a little bit about Edge of Tomorrow 2 (still happening! It will “revolutionize how…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Oct 28 '16

This Power Rangers Movie Toy Gives Us Our First Real Look at a Dinozord

We’ve had a fleeting glimpse of all of the individual Zords in the Power Rangers movie thanks to the recent teaser posters, but the first reveal of toys from the film has given us our first full look at one: Jason’s Tyrannosaurus Dinozord. It. like everything else in this movie, is a bit different than…

Movies James Whitbrook Oct 28 '16

Making Oversized Baby Masks Might Be the Creepiest Thing You See This Halloween

Teen Arrested After Forcing Phones to Call 911 Nonstop

Try Not to Think Too Much About This Weird and Wonderful Samurai Captain America Figure

FBI Kinda Sorta Almost Reopening Investigation Into Clinton Emails [Update: It’s Anthony Weiner’s Fault]

Build This Lego Coffee Maker and Never Leave Your Desk

Bring Us Your Spookiest Gifs for the Gif Party

Kevin Feige Says a Captain America Movie Doesn’t Need to Star Steve Rogers

Ed Brubaker, Writer of Awesome Comics and TV, Is Here to Answer Your Questions

Deadpool 2 Has Its New Director [UPDATED: Or Maybe Not Yet]

You Can’t Knock This Wobbly Work Light Over

EpiPen Price Hike Costs the Pentagon Millions

Lobo’s Getting His Original Look Back in DC’s New Justice League of America Series

7 Real-Life Events That Were More Terrifying Than Any Horror Movie

Flying Inches Above a Reflective Lake Is the Most Relaxing Thing

Star Trek: TNG/Aliens Crossover Comic Will Boldly Go Where No One Can Hear You Scream

Why an Entire Population of Geckos Is Trapped on One Building

Eating These Magnificent Candy Creations Should Be a Crime

The Cheapest Way to Buy the New MacBook Pro

Director Doug Liman Thinks WB Will Let Him Make the Justice League Dark Movie Weird as Hell

This Power Rangers Movie Toy Gives Us Our First Real Look at a Dinozord

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