john waters The "Singing Anus" from John Waters' Pink Flamingos has died Janelle Hessig

Weird A prototype toy line for the X-rated epic film disaster Caligula (1979)… April Fool's! David Pescovitz

novels An interview with Charlie Kaufman about his new novel takes a weirdly meta Kaufman-esque turn Thom Dunn

Disney Disney is reimagining Splash Mountain's racist 'Song of the South' theme. Princess and the Frog will take its place Carla Sinclair

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Dolly Parton was actually a producer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Gareth Branwyn

cannabis Celebrate 4/20 by watching the weed exploitation classic Reefer Madness David Pescovitz

obits Asterix co-creator Albert Uderzo dead at 92 Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures Here's some high-quality otter footage from the BBC Rob Beschizza

V/H/S The Internet Archive has a treasure/trash trove of 20,000 VHS recordings from the 1980s and 1990s Mark Frauenfelder

movies Vans reissues limited edition "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" promotional sneakers David Pescovitz

#metoo Christophe Ruggia arrested on charge of sexual assaulting teen girl cast in his movie, Paris prosecutors say Xeni Jardin

storytelling Rian Johnson explains the art of an excellent plot twist Thom Dunn

library Getting a library card in Los Angeles is pretty easy Jason Weisberger

paranormal Celebrate Friday the 13th with "The Occult: Mysteries Of The Supernatural" (1977 ) David Pescovitz

Robert Anton Wilson Wilson and Shea's Illuminatus! trilogy to become TV series Gareth Branwyn

Salvador Dalí's surreal tarot cards from the '70s and '80s being reissued Rusty Blazenhoff

music Let's celebrate with Ministry's "(Every Day Is) Halloween," plus a bonus acoustic live version! David Pescovitz

Dungeons & Dragons What's new in tabletop gaming (Halloween edition) Gareth Branwyn

star wars "To Boldly Go With The Force", Mindy Clegg's essay on the politics of popular sci-fi Ken Snider

film The same four notes from a Gregorian chant are used over and over again in movies Mark Frauenfelder