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March 6th 2024

Things You Didn’t Know About Sleep

Good sleep is one of the most important things to having a good life, and we've only barely scratched the surface of why it matters so much.

Health Ed Cara Mar 6

October 8th 2023

30 Years of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas at Hot Topic

The fandom fashion destination releases a new collection for the film's milestone.

Movies Sabina Graves Oct 8

September 25th 2023

A Dream Demon Targets a Reluctant Mother-to-Be in Unsettling Nightmare

The Norwegian import stars Thelma 's Eili Harboe, and hits Shudder September 29.

Movies Cheryl Eddy Sep 25

September 21st 2023

V/H/S/85 Trailer Promises Grainy Nightmares of the Highest Order

The found-footage horror anthology series brings a new installment to Shudder, featuring segments by Scott Derrickson (The Black Phone) and more.

Trailers Cheryl Eddy Sep 21

May 17th 2023

The First Captain America: New World Order Set Pictures Tease Costumes and Villains

Plus, what's to come on the next season of Nancy Drew .

io9 Gordon Jackson May 17

December 23rd 2022

10 Reasons to Watch and Re-Watch Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas

Jim Henson's 1977 TV special endures because of its music, its Muppets, and its heartwarming story.

Movies Cheryl Eddy Dec 23

October 27th 2022

Scientists Manipulate Dreams With Sound to Help Nightmare Sufferers

People given therapy who also had a sound cue played during their REM sleep reported fewer nightmares than those given standard therapy, a small study found.

Health Ed Cara Oct 27

September 6th 2022

Wendell & Wild Offers Up Stop-Motion Supernatural Hijinks

Nightmare Before Christmas ' Henry Selick directs a delightfully demonic story co-written by Jordan Peele for Netflix—and the first teaser is here.

Trailers Sabina Graves Sep 6

August 29th 2022

16 Awesome Tabletop Role-Playing Game Soundtracks

Musical scores aren't just for movies and video games—give a listen to these albums and roll for initiative.

Games Linda Codega Aug 29

April 16th 2022

Photo: John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Why Did Atlanta’s Mayors Stop Dreaming at Night?

Three Atlanta mayors told me they stopped having dreams once they took office. I tried to find out why.

Health Sean Keenan Apr 16

March 27th 2022

And the 2022 Oscar Winners Are…

Dune won big on the technical side, but it was Coda that took the night.

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 27

February 5th 2022

Spider-Verse Director Peter Ramsey’s Next Film is All About Vampires and Noir

Vampires, in LA? Why, you could almost say that it's LA By Night.

Movies Justin Carter Feb 5

September 28th 2021

The Witcher‘s Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Explains Why a Spinoff for Kids Can Work

Netflix's Witcherverse is about to get even bigger with a new series aimed at kids and the original series' showrunner explains why that's great.

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 28

February 18th 2021

Scientists Find a Way to Communicate With Dreaming People

The veil between dreamworld and reality may be thinner than we thought. In a new study released Thursday, scientists in four countries say they’ve shown it’s possible to communicate with people while they’re lucid dreaming. At least some of the time, the dreamers were reportedly able to respond to yes-or-no questions and answer simple math…

Health Ed Cara Feb 18

September 21st 2018

Airline Passengers Bleed From Ears and Nose After Crew Forgets to Pressurize Cabin

If you’re already nervous about flying, you may want to skip this story. Passengers on Jet Airways Flight 697 from Mumbai to Jaipur, India, recently had a terrifying experience after the flight crew forgot to pressurize the cabin. Dozens of passengers on the flight yesterday started bleeding from their ears and nose in a complete…

Tech News Matt Novak Sep 21

November 8th 2016

Doctor Strange Almost Had a Completely Different Villain

Stephen Strange’s first outing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe saw him go up against Kaecilius and… well, another villain that in hindsight was quite obvious, but one we’ll avoid openly mentioning just yet. But according to director Scott Derrickson, Strange almost went up against another of his iconic early foes. https://gizmodo.com/well-heres-a-ginormous-doctor-strange-spoiler-1788203327 Empire sat down with…

Movies James Whitbrook Nov 8

May 19th 2016

This Augmented Reality Future Looks Like a Living Hell

It’s fun for the occasional tech demo, but now we know the real reason that Google Glass, and other augmented reality solutions, have failed to catch on. The future they’ve promised us will eventually turn into the same nightmare that surfing the web has become—a sea of intrusive ads and countless another annoyances trying to…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski May 19

October 30th 2015

I wish all nightmares were as cool as this one

Ben, the protagonist of this film, doesn’t know if the end of the world is real or if it’s all just a nightmare. But! It’s a nightmare that’s so cool that I actually wouldn’t mind living there. I would sit comfortably on a rooftop, grab a beer, and just watch that beautiful world go to…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Oct 30

March 16th 2015

Short film: What if you wake up one day and the whole world hates you

Sequence—a great short film by Spanish director Carles Torrens—starts with a guy waking up one day. The girl he loves hates him because she had a terrible nightmare where he was doing something utterly horrible. They argue, he leaves to work, and finds out the whole world had that exact same dream and hates him…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Mar 16

December 16th 2014

This is what a biblical plague (and my worst nightmare) looks like

Come spend your vacation in the beautiful fields of Madagascar, they said. It will soothe your soul, they said. That’s what I imagine Michele Martinelli—the author of this photo featured by National Geographic’s Your Shot—thought when millions of locust took to the skies with a deafening bone-chilling buzz. A dense swarm of locusts obscures a…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Dec 16

Nightmare

Things You Didn’t Know About Sleep

30 Years of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas at Hot Topic

A Dream Demon Targets a Reluctant Mother-to-Be in Unsettling Nightmare

V/H/S/85 Trailer Promises Grainy Nightmares of the Highest Order

The First Captain America: New World Order Set Pictures Tease Costumes and Villains

10 Reasons to Watch and Re-Watch Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas

Scientists Manipulate Dreams With Sound to Help Nightmare Sufferers

Wendell & Wild Offers Up Stop-Motion Supernatural Hijinks

16 Awesome Tabletop Role-Playing Game Soundtracks

Why Did Atlanta’s Mayors Stop Dreaming at Night?

And the 2022 Oscar Winners Are…

Spider-Verse Director Peter Ramsey’s Next Film is All About Vampires and Noir

The Witcher‘s Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Explains Why a Spinoff for Kids Can Work

Scientists Find a Way to Communicate With Dreaming People

Airline Passengers Bleed From Ears and Nose After Crew Forgets to Pressurize Cabin

Doctor Strange Almost Had a Completely Different Villain

This Augmented Reality Future Looks Like a Living Hell

I wish all nightmares were as cool as this one

Short film: What if you wake up one day and the whole world hates you

This is what a biblical plague (and my worst nightmare) looks like

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