Halloween stories

Wanna lose weight? New study says you should watch scary movies

Matthew Jackson
Monday, October 29, 2012 - 9:33am
Weight loss is tough. You try to eat right, try to get to the gym, but you're still disappointed every time you step on the scale. Well, there could be an easier way. According to new research, you might be able to burn calories and shed a few pounds just by sitting on the couch and watching scary movies.

Chomp down on 23 awesomely revolting zombie comic book covers

Jeff Spry
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 10:12am
The insatiable appetite for zombies seems to have no rational end. And even before the brunt of brain-eaters seen in Kirkman's Walking Dead and vid-games like Dead Island hit the hungry masses, zombies prowled the comic book shelves. For the 25th installment of our 31 Days of Halloween posts, here's a splattery platter of cool covers from the past 50 years to nibble on.

Haunted Houses: Big Scares, Big Business

Christopher Monfette
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 5:02pm
With horror films bringing in substantial profits year-round, professional haunted houses are rapidly becoming big business. Our friends over at Chiller are about to premiere the award-winning documentary The American Scream, profiling three families who transform their homes each year into self-constructed scare zones. But the idea of the haunted house is no longer the stuff of domestic hobbies and spooky, county fair hay-rides.

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