A tragic old folk custom in China forced unmarried girls aged between 16 and 25, to become brides for a legendary “Cave God”. The young women then had to fast to their death while living in the cave ...

There is no music on a moonless night during a crucial scene in The Mummy of 1932. There is almost no music in the movie at all beyond a derivative, if ever effective, use of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake ...

Should California require photo ID at the polls? It's a question voters in the state could see on the ballot in November. Republican San Diego Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, who is lead proponent of the ...

On the list of Victoria’s great football coaches, one man stands alone. Here’s what happened when Charlie Clymo stepped in to lead the Cats in 1931. His name was Charlie Clymo, and to many he was best ...

At a show in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2018, near the end of a second encore, John Darnielle approached the center-stage microphone and stared villainously into the crowd. “I have come with vengeance for ...

Director-animator-artist Tim Burton is known for creating memorable on-screen characters that appeal to outsiders, loners, misfits, goths, and anyone who feels out of step with the mainstream.

It’s difficult to believe that Tim Burton—who turns 65 on August 25—is now old enough to start collecting Social Security. But let’s take comfort in the fact that everyone’s favorite director of ...

But was the motive for the so-called “hammer horror” a family quarrel, a forbidden romance, or a financial scandal that reached all the way up to the NSW premier? Police suspected the couple’s 20-year ...

Aizada Kanatbekova’s cold, lifeless body lay in a red Honda Civic parked in a field about 25 minutes drive from central Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital. Next to her, the corpse of 37-year-old Zamirbek ...

Even nearly 30 years after its original premiere, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" never gets old. For the uninitiated, the dark fantasy film by Tim Burton centers on Jack Skellington, the king of ...