law Court orders carriers to remotely brick phones that have been smuggled into prisons Cory Doctorow

law EU's highest court strikes down passenger data-sharing arrangement with Canada Cory Doctorow

corruption Feds admit they used secret anti-terror mass surveillance tool to catch an undocumented waiter Cory Doctorow

review "Boston Strangler" offers genre delights over political truths Greg Nussen

nightmare fuel Nightmarish prototype of a wind-up creeping baby doll Mark Frauenfelder

television Ten of the most unintentionally creepy TV ads through the years Gareth Branwyn

art installations gone awry Watch: Gigantic balls (think The Prisoner) run amok on the streets of London Carla Sinclair

Funny Good Shirts is an incredible photo archive of the world's weirdest T-shirts Popkin

star wars Mon Mothma makes her appearance in "Star Wars: Andor" episode 4 Jason Weisberger

nightmare fuel John Oliver freaks out over creepy dolls that have been washing up on Texas beaches Gareth Branwyn

oceans Deeply creepy dolls washing up on Texas beach David Pescovitz

tabloids Queen "skin & bones" and Michelle Obama "running for President" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

PSAs These awesome horror animations are also anti-smoking PSAs Popkin

when qnuts invade Butterfly Center in TX forced to shut down after QAnoners make bizarre, 'credible threats' Carla Sinclair

coronavirus Israel bans all foreigners from entering — except "important" Miss Universe contestants Carla Sinclair

squid game Watch the animated doll from Squid Game "play" in Sydney — a spooky sight just in time for Halloween Carla Sinclair

tabloids Biden's "secret war" with Kamala in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Uncanny Valley Animating old photos using AI Clive Thompson