science fiction Starman at 40: John Carpenter's forgotten sci-fi masterpiece, interview with special effects artist John Rosengrant Lee Keeler

video Great video essay on John Carpenter's 'They Live' Andrea James

video The Hateful Eight's homage to The Thing: shots compared Andrea James

music Remaking the synth sounds of The Thing, Halloween, and Assault on Precinct 13 David Pescovitz

politics Roddy Piper in THEY LIVE: great analysis by Slavoj Žižek Andrea James

History Harvard's $27.50 copy of the Magna Carta may be one of 7 issued by Longshanks in 1300 Rob Beschizza

Team stuck at remote Antarctica base emailed that one of them is violent and threatened murder Allan Rose Hill

Entertainment Fun trivia about "Big Trouble in Little China" Jason Weisberger

movies Here's the new trailer for Alien: Romulus (video) Allan Rose Hill

Marvel cinematic universe Watch the trailer for Madame Web, Sony's silliest Spider-spin-off yet Thom Dunn

art Take a peek into the world's largest birdhouses Popkin

Euell Gibbons Remembering Euell Gibbons' Grape Nuts commercials Jennifer Sandlin

trailers Expert editor breaks down iconic movie trailers Rusty Blazenhoff

bad cops Cops caught on video stealing $6,000 from a New York woman Mark Frauenfelder

horror Masters of Horror is the perfect show to binge for Halloween Popkin

music Watch this black cat play horror movie music on a keyboard David Pescovitz

micronations In 1948 James T. Mangan declared the entire universe to be a country under his protection Mark Frauenfelder

Robert Anton Wilson Wilson and Shea's Illuminatus! trilogy to become TV series Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants Corporate Monster: a short, contemporary take on "They Live" Cory Doctorow