travel Inside Japan's $10 hotel: Guest reviews reveal horror movie-like conditions at Sanwa Mark Frauenfelder

youtube A 20-year-old YouTuber's horror film just broke A24's box office record Ellsworth Toohey

cryptids Loveland Frogman could become Ohio's official state cryptid Rob Beschizza

Games Phasmophobia just got a lot darker with Alan Wake crossover Grant St. Clair

Comics The Superfan Podcast Asks Comics Creators the Right Wrong Questions Gareth Branwyn

prison Profound documentary reveals horrors of Louisiana's non-unanimous jury system Natalie Dressed

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

Darren Aranofsky's AI-animated show about the AAMEREEDD revolution is a true horror Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures Death by rabid kidney: A very American transplant story Jason Weisberger

law Slender Man stabber missing for day after removing monitoring bracelet Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing exclusive Ben Stenbeck's "The Skinless Man" heading for Lands Unknown Gareth Branwyn

AI How ChatGPT feeds into and enhances delusion Grant St. Clair

Release the files After disowning Project 2025 during the campaign, Trump gleefully using his shutdown to enact it Jason Weisberger

science fiction A decade on, Joseph McCullough is still making gaming magic Gareth Branwyn

robots Dystopian "pregnancy robot" thankfully an AI hoax Gail Sherman

Book This vintage 1920 Halloween book is full of party ideas, crafts, and spooky fun Popkin

graphic novel Cartoonist Adam Szym's latest sci-fi horror triptych explores abduction and alienation Gareth Branwyn

Games The "Return to Silent Hill" trailer has arrived, and it's not looking promising Grant St. Clair

art Artist Doug Geiger creates beautiful engravings using the "banana scrimshaw" technique Jennifer Sandlin

Two people who made the ultimate mistake for YouTube fame (video) Jason Weisberger