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George RR Martin Shares How His Pet Turtles Inspired Him to Write
A series of dime store turtles eventually led him to The Iron Throne.
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SYFY is Hosting a Harry Potter Movie Marathon
Put some magic into your holiday.
The Real Case of Spontaneous Combustion That Inspired a Death in Dickens's Bleak House
Dickens believed humans could spontaneously combust—and he had Cornelia di Bandi's death as proof.
7 Rarely Seen Portraits of the Standing Rock Sioux at the Turn of the Century
The Standing Rock Portraits is the first book of turn-of-the-century photographer Frank Bennett Fiske's photos ever released.
'Obscene' Books From Oxford's Bodleian Libraries Go on Display for the First Time
A few of them are now taught in high school English classes.
9 Not-So-Pesky Facts About Termites
Most termites aren't interested in eating houses. In fact, one day they may teach us how to build them.
JK Rowling Reveals the Sweet Reason Why She Wrote Fantastic Beasts
Fandom is a powerful tool.
7 Animal Myths You Shouldn’t Believe
No, you probably aren’t eating any spiders in your sleep.
George RR Martin Revealed the Game of Thrones Prequel's Title (and HBO Isn't Happy)
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The One Harry Potter Character Eddie Redmayne Wants to See in Fantastic Beasts 3
He's not the only one.
Harry Potter Character's Inclusion in Fantastic Beasts 2 Could Be a Major Continuity Error
Nobody's perfect.
11 Famous Books That Have Proven Impossible to Film
Many of our most beloved and successful movies are adaptations of similarly beloved books. But just because a book reads well doesn’t mean it will film well.
10 Horror Movie Ads from the 1980s That Lied to Us
If one of the joys of being a horror fan in the 1980s was being seduced by the shocking and lurid come-ons in the newspaper advertisements for these movies, one of the downers was going to the theater and not getting all those ads promised.
Harry Potter Star Praises Jude Law for Perfectly Capturing the 'Manipulative Side of Dumbledore' in Fantastic Beasts 2
"From what I’ve seen, I think he’s perfect," says Evanna Lynch, a.k.a. Luna Lovegood.
Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' Has Been Digitized for the First Time, 70 Years After it Was Published
Make time to read one of the most disturbing short stories of all time this Halloween.
To Kill a Mockingbird Named America's Favorite Novel
Roughly 4 million readers cast their votes.
George RR Martin Confirms Popular Fan Theory About Game of Thrones's White Walkers
The unkillable ice zombies are really a clever piece of symbolism.
15 Creepy Facts About Carrie
Brian De Palma’s telekinetic teen flick was Stephen King’s first big screen adaptation—and the author was paid $2500 for the rights.
10 Revolutionary Facts About Poldark
3. Before he was melting hearts as Ross Poldark, Aidan Turner spent a decade competing in ballroom dancing competitions.
The Gruesome Medieval Masquerade That Inspired Edgar Allan Poe
"The eight corpses swung in their chains, a fetid, blackened, hideous, and indistinguishable mass."
25 of Oscar Wilde's Wittiest Quotes
Oscar Wilde, who was famous for his wit, once advised: "Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."
12 Surprising Facts About Dictionaries
At first glance, a dictionary seems pretty straightforward: Words are listed alphabetically, and you simply locate the right page and scan until you find the word you’re looking for. But there’s a lot you might not know about these essential reference too