movies Emma, a 15-second horror movie Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Now with Extra Monsters): At Least One Monster Per Paragraph! This Is Our Guarantee! Marc Laidlaw

movies Horror short stars Amazon Echo Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Pizza pockets shaped like skulls Cory Doctorow

Science Plants are monsters Cory Doctorow

science fiction Bake: fizzing Alien facehugger pudding-cups Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Papercraft haunted dollhouse furniture, housewares and decor Cory Doctorow

music Listen to the theme music for today, Friday, October 13 David Pescovitz

books Volk: a sinister, Lovecraftian tale of eugenics, Naziism, and "radiant abomination" Cory Doctorow

books There's a Black Mirror book coming, and I'm gonna help write it Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Zombie Peepshow's spiky, monstrous, elaborate shoes (mostly wedges, but flats too) Cory Doctorow

videos Hong Kong Disneyland's Halloween display is scary af Cory Doctorow

horror John Carpenter's new music video (and vinyl release) for the "Christine" movie theme David Pescovitz

movies The Exorcist director's new documentary about a "real" exorcism David Pescovitz

movies The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was inspired by a crowded department store David Pescovitz

music The Apprehension Engine: custom musical instrument generates natural nightmare noises Rob Beschizza

happy mutants My Favorite Thing is Monsters: a haunting diary of a young girl as a dazzling graphic novel Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Social media's other (cooler!) makeup artists: women who specialize in gory sfx Cory Doctorow

toys Cube Spinner tantalizingly close to Lament Configuration Rob Beschizza

books The Kill Society: Sandman Slim meets Mad Max…in hell Cory Doctorow