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I Love This Cake and Her Gooey Body

My stupid recipe for classic St. Louis gooey butter cake has been Top Secret — but today I'm marking it unclassified.

December 9, 2025

Goya’s “Black Paintings” Ranked by How They’d Ruin a Thanksgiving Dinner

Goya's "Black Paintings" are disturbing oil paintings. All 14, ranked by how awful they'd be to dig into turkey with!

November 23, 2025

Anime Herald Leaps Gloriously Into Print

A new anime magazine blasts past the typical industry gloss and digs deep into the genre's storied history.

November 21, 2025

Godzilla, Inc.: When Brand Deals Keep a Monster Relevant — Or Turn Him Into a Mascot

The King of the Monsters is now also the King of Collabs.

November 3, 2025

BFI London Film Festival 2025: ‘Hamnet’

This is frustratingly bland, jejune storytelling.

October 16, 2025

Heist Guide: Halloween Candy

There's a right way and a wrong way to dole out trick-or-treat candy. Ethan Kaye snarks his way through 100% awesome advice!

October 8, 2025

The Mothman Festival: Go! Fly, You Fools!

Your 2026 tourist destination, thanks to a mysterious West Virginia monster.

October 1, 2025

‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Gives Us a Future Worth Fighting for [Fantastic Fest 2025]

In an age when too many sci-fi stories are explained to death, Gore Verbinski's time-travel comedy revels in a deliberate, freewheeling murkiness.

September 30, 2025

‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Review: Yule Be Dying To See It [Fantastic Fest 2025]

A guy driven to kill while wearing a Santa suit is just one of those gifts that keeps on giving.

September 27, 2025

‘Black Phone 2’ Sticks the Horror Sequel Landing

'Black Phone 2' is why we go to the movies in October.

September 24, 2025