books A fantastic short read: Siobhan Carroll's 'For He Can Creep' Jason Weisberger

science fiction Kickstart "The Deadlands," a new speculative fiction magazine about death Thom Dunn

fiction Read this charming sci-fi short story about love, radio waves, and David Bowie Thom Dunn

comedy An ode to that "Decorative Gourd, Season Motherfucker" post that goes around every fall Thom Dunn

disneyland New American Bystander short story from Jennifer Finney Boylan: "The Assassin" Mark Frauenfelder

fantasy A free short story about Irish history to read while you're quarantined over St. Patrick's Day Thom Dunn

short story Dandelion Leo Vladimirsky

art The marble monument that honors the only person struck by a meteorite Popkin

music Ukulele artist performs mind-blowing Hendrix cover Jennifer Sandlin

AI Big Mouth Billy Bass now talks back with AI Gail Sherman

Science Scientists decode the universal language pattern in 40,000 stories Ellsworth Toohey

horror movies Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein trailer is everything we hoped for Séamus Bellamy

Science Eerie footage shows Antarctic ice hole as deep as Statue of Liberty Popkin

horror Horror story told in Yelp reviews Rob Beschizza

books Rediscover Marvel's forgotten horror gems in new hardcover collection Ruben Bolling

Disney Mickey Mouse is a mutant — "always a reflection of the culture around him" Mark Frauenfelder

music The "Happy Birthday" song like a funeral dirge — we can do better Mark Frauenfelder

immigration Civil rights lawyers have one simple piece of advice for border stops: Keep your mouth shut Ellsworth Toohey

Science Important science still underway at the Journal of Imaginary Research Rob Beschizza

politics 'We did more than France': Trump mocks our WWII allies Jason Weisberger