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  • 10 Behind-the-Scenes Books for Pop-Culture Fans

    10 Behind-the-Scenes Books for Pop-Culture Fans

    We’ve gathered 10 books that spotlight some of pop culture’s most beloved and fascinating properties, including Disney, Star Trek, The X-Files, and Labyrinth. The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdom and Beyond (Disney100 Celebration Edition) Why we like it: Disney has been celebrating its 100th anniversary all year with festivities…


  • Shudder’s Behind the Monsters Looks Like a Slay-fully Good Time

    Shudder’s Behind the Monsters Looks Like a Slay-fully Good Time

    Shudder’s Behind the Monsters is a documentary series paying tribute to some of the biggest and most bloodthirsty names in the game. The first trailer is here and it looks like a lot of fun, with Tom Savini, Heather Langenkamp, Doug Bradley, Tony Todd, and other well-known figures chiming in to share their experience and…


  • Candyman’s True Horror Was a Matter of Perspective

    Candyman’s True Horror Was a Matter of Perspective

    Even after you watch the titular boogeyman of director Bernard Rose’s 1992 Candyman tear into victims with his gruesome hook hand, it’s inexplicably tempting to find the nearest mirror and speak his name five times just to see what will happen. Everything about Candyman explains why you shouldn’t do this. And yet there’s something about…


  • Turns Out Swamp Thing’s A Grower And A Shower

    Turns Out Swamp Thing’s A Grower And A Shower

    One of the byproducts of DC Universe’s Swamp Thing leaning very heavily into its horror elements is the way the series bypasses the nonstop, brightly-lit action you’d associate with a comic book show. Instead, you get a slow burn of a story that’s broken up by random bursts of alarming darkness that sneak up on you.