I spent 12 hours being chased by monsters and all I got was this T-shirt.—Haggard Courtney I went to the Great Horror Campout and it was messy as fuck. By the end of the 12 hours, I was covered from head-to-toe in fake blood and chunky neon-green baby vomit. The smell was unholy. I’d crawled […]
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It’s Courtney Ferguson’s Worst. Night. EVER!
Welcome back to the Blogtown series we like to call “Worst. Night. Ever.” Every Wednesday when we’re discussing our event picks for the week, someone suggests an event which is the equivalent of throwing acid in our eyes—but we also realize a more enlightened person might love it! Hence, these “risky” events are often unfairly […]
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50 Shades of OH SH#T, F*@K, WHAT??
Jimmy Fallon wanted to be the first to show his backing band The Roots the new 50 Shades of Grey trailer—but because scenes from this movie aren’t already horrifying enough, he inserted something absolutely terrifying in the middle. The reactions from all members of The Roots? PRICELESS.
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It’s 3 pm… Time to Crack Your Knuckles
Here’s an internet oldie, but a goodie… at the 2010 PAX East convention, the moderators asked a thousand audience members to crack their knuckles simultaneously. The resulting sound is both horrifying… and weirdly? Kind of a relief. Watch!
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Conan Loses His Head in Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda
As Conan O’Brien has been constantly reminding us, he has a cameo role in the upcoming Syfy movie Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda (Sat, Aug 2, 9 pm)—a role he assumes will bring him the fame and respect he so rightly deserves. And you know… he might be right! Here’s his cameo role in its entirety, and […]
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Israel Invades Gaza
The Israeli ground invasion has started on Gaza Strip, here the borders of Gaza. #GazaUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/ny7sEjhar0— Jehad Saftawi (@Jehadsaftawi) July 17, 2014 Disgracefully, award-winning correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin will not be on the ground to cover it. When Israel invaded Gaza in 2008, Al Jazeera’s Mohedin and Sherine Tadros were the only English-language correspondents on the […]
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This Weekend on TV: FX’s The Strain
Courtesy FX Guillermo Del Toro’s The Strain premieres Sunday night on FX (10 pm), and if you love creepy vampire schlock, then this might be the lover you’ve been looking for. The early reviews are already in, and here’s what some of the critics are saying… David Bianculli from NPR: I’ve seen the first four […]
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Today in PANIC!!!
You like being trapped in very small spaces that slowly fill up with water, right? Then check out this video of British spelunkers getting caught in “the tube” inside Lost John’s Cave in Lancashire, England as water starts to rise around them. (You will start to experience panic around the 20 second mark… but hold […]
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Sharknado 2 Trailer: I Will Allow It!
Will Sharknado 2: The Second One (coming to Syfy July 30th) reach the lofty intellectual heights of its predecessor? I DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. However, despite the crushingly boring minute of conversation between Ian Ziering and Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath, things go sufficiently bonkers around the 1:36 mark, because that’s when […]
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New Extended Trailer for FX’s The Strain
Whoopee and GAAAAHHHH! Here’s the longest trailer yet for Guillermo del Toro’s new FX horror show The Strain (debuting on Sunday, July 13), and I’m thinking this show has the potential to scare the crap right into your pants. It’s kind of like Twilight… except it is the most different thing from Twilight you will […]
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New Trailer for The Strain
Here’s the first full teaser trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s new FX horror show The Strain (which is NOT about what I do to my groin muscle every time I play tennis, I’ve come to learn). It’s based on del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s vampire book trilogy, and here’s what FX says about it: A […]
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Good Morning, Buckets of Blood!
When professional stuntman Steven Ho sticks a collapsible samurai sword into Conan O’Brien’s gut, it results in the most impressive and hilarious blood bath you’ll see all morning. (Unless you’re me. It’s not even 11 am, and I’ve already caused three hilarious blood baths.)