Watching TV as a little kid in the early 1960s, I yearned very deeply— an insatiable craving sucking at my guts — for a Hootin’ Hollow Haunted House, a tin… Read the rest of the article: The Coolest Tin Toy from the Sixties: Hootin’ Hollow Haunted House

When I think of torture devices, my mind flashes back to Mel Brooks singing about The Inquisition in The History of the World, Part I. Others might focus on Italian… Read the rest of the article: Clever use of a small steampunk device to help with ingrown toenails

Halloween is almost upon us; apropos of the season, here’s a tale of terror in a Manhattan movie theater, and a horror film that changed cinema. Living in New York… Read the rest of the article: The Thing is now recognized as a morbid masterpiece of wretched existential horror

The Walt Disney company has been trying to extend its reach into China for years. After the years of sputtering trying to get Hong Kong Disneyland on its feet, they… Read the rest of the article: Shanghai Disneyland: "Ignite the magical dream within your heart"

Imagine this flying down the street after you on a dark Halloween night, while you run screaming and drop all your candy! [via Popular Mechanics]

In the United States we get a “Raptor Encounter” at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure in Orlando, where the beastie is kept in a paddock and limited in its interaction… Read the rest of the article: Why does Japan get a robotic dinosaur that bites your head, but the U.S. doesn't?

Got a spare 12 bucks? If you’re a fan of the Mouse and you live someplace other than California, Nevada, and Arizona, then you might have fun with this collapsible… Read the rest of the article: Umbrella reveals Mickey Mouse when it rains

My friend Yasuo Amano, who lives in the town of Shizuoka about an hour outside Tokyo, runs a Japanese blog called Hey Presto. It is mostly concerned with the unique… Read the rest of the article: Halloween Magic at Tokyo Disneyland

Yeah, you’ve heard of Disneyland (that’s the one in California) and you were probably dragged to Walt Disney World (that’s the one in Florida) when you were a kid. And,… Read the rest of the article: 15 things I love about Tokyo DisneySea

If I have to pick the single best Disney theme park in the world, it’s always going to be the one Walt built — Disneyland in Anaheim, California. It really… Read the rest of the article: I went to Tokyo Disneyland Cosplay Day and it was spectacular

Late August, and the roar of the crowd is unmistakable. It’s the season-ending song sung by the largest chorus imaginable: the Cicada. Growing up in Queens, New York in the… Read the rest of the article: It's cicada season – hear them roar