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All in Your Head

What Kind of Person Loves Scary Movies?
For every person with a season pass to ScareHouse, there are probably five who couldn’t be dragged, even kicking and screaming, into a horror movie.
Sarah Rose Cavanagh
10.29.15
Film

Virtual Reality Horror Film 'Catatonic' Comes to Your Smartphone
Forget haunted houses—these thrills are free, and fit in your pocket.
Beckett Mufson
10.29.15
Thinkpieces And Shit

Hey Tall People, Stand at the Back So We Can See!
There is simply no benefit to being a short person at a gig.
Ryan Bassil
10.29.15
Stuff

This Guy Makes His Living Selling Notorious Murder Homes
If there's something strange in your neighborhood, like 39 people committing mass suicide, you're probably going to call Randall Bell.
Manisha Krishnan
10.29.15
All in Your Head

Why Death Tourism Is Thriving
Could visiting the places where other people suffered be a form of self-therapy?
Tina Amirtha
10.29.15
Feature

Frankfurt's Gregor Tresher Thinks You Probably Need to Try Harder
"If you send your tracks to 10 labels and 10 turn them down, maybe you should rethink if it's good enough."
Daniel Melfi
10.29.15
News

The Reaction to the Canadian Police Sex Scandal Is a Shining Example of Rape Culture
Only six percent of sexual assaults are reported to police in Canada. With situations like these, it's easy to see why.
Manisha Krishnan
10.29.15
Oregon

Stanford, Washington State And The Battle For The Pac-12's Deeply Weird Soul
Old school Stanford versus freewheeling Washington State is a quintessential matchup for the nation's most experimental major football conference.
Michael Weinreb
10.29.15
Health

Uptight Harvard Researchers Say Chocolate Isn't a Health Food
Even if flavanols—antioxidant compounds found in cocoa beans—happen to be good for you, you can’t eat a ton of Halloween chocolate and simply sit back and enjoy the health benefits.
Wyatt Marshall
10.29.15
war and conflict

Victims of South Sudan's War Were Raped, Burned, Made to Drink Blood and Eat Flesh
African Union investigators have released a report recounting a litany of horrors committed in the course of South Sudan's ongoing civil war, including routine gender-based violence and the indiscriminate killing of civilians.
Samuel Oakford
10.29.15
All in Your Head

Science Made This Chamber Silent, Your Mind Is What Makes It Terrifying
People say they’ve started seeing and hearing things in the dark of an anechoic chamber. But is this a myth?
Clinton Nguyen
10.29.15
Photo

1980s Polaroids of the Drunks and Weirdos in Amsterdam's Red Light District
A unique glimpse into a time when mustaches were full, sex was a plenty, and rambunctious drunks cheerily flashed their bits in the pub.
Lisette van Eijk
Marc H Miller and Bettie Ringma, Words: Lisette Va
10.29.15
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