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Laura Harring in Mulholland Drive (2001)

There’s nothing quite as satisfying as having the rug pulled out from under you while watching a movie, but too many flicks that try to shock can’t stick the landing.

Paul Schrodt


Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy, and Stacey Dash in 'Clueless' (1995).

Whether you loved high school or hated it, filmmakers seem determined to give you as many opportunities as possible to relive it.

April Snellings






Celebrate the end of 2022 with these acclaimed book titles.

From 'The Candy House' by Jennifer Egan to 'Tracy Flick Can’t Win' by Tom Perrotta, discover the best books of 2022 according to Mental Floss.

April Snellings
Olivia Hussey stars in Bob Clark's 'Black Christmas' (1974).

Nearly a decade before he made ‘A Christmas Story,’ Bob Clark turned a horror movie about an unsuspecting group of sorority sisters and a mysterious killer lurking in their attic into a different kind of holiday classic.

Matthew Jackson






Gary Busey is "The Gingerdead Man" (2005).

Your drunk uncle has got nothing on an axe-wielding turkey, a gaggle of psychopathic Santas, or any other character you'll find in these holiday horror movies.

Kristin Hunt


Mia Goth in 'X.'

Though often dismissed as a bunch of movies about a crazy guy with a knife, there’s a sense of near-constant creativity at work within even the most low-budget, opportunistic slasher films.

Matthew Jackson


A self-portrait of Junji Ito with a cat.

From his first encounters with manga to his diverse range of artistic influences, here are a few things you might not know about the reigning king of horror manga.  

April Snellings