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With 'Foster,' Claire Keegan asks that readers look outward

5:17am November 01, 2022

by Heller McAlpin

More than most books four times its size, Foster does several of the things we ask of great literature: It expands our world, diverting our attention outward, and it opens up our hearts and minds.

A book published by Simon & Schuster is displayed on Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Tigard, Ore.

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Judge blocks Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger

12:03am November 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

A federal judge blocked Penguin Random House's proposed purchase of Simon & Schuster, saying that the joining of two of the world's biggest publishers could "lessen competition."

Drag queen Pattie Gonia's dress was made by Zero Waste Daniel, a designer in Brooklyn, N.Y., who focuses on sustainable clothing and accessories.

Drag queen Pattie Gonia wanted a scary Halloween costume. She went as climate change

10:53pm October 31, 2022

by Halisia Hubbard

Drag queen Pattie Gonia said she wanted a very scary costume for Halloween this year. The scariest thing she came up with is climate change.

Alana Mayo speaks at the Austin Convention Center on March 14, 2022, in Austin, Texas.

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Meet Alana Mayo, the young, Black, queer studio executive who greenlit 'Till'

5:00pm October 31, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

Mayo may be the new face of Hollywood star-makers. The president of Orion Pictures is under 40, and dedicated to realizing unique artistic visions in a risk-adverse industry.

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The Goosebumps series continues to have its hooks, tentacles, or some other creepy tendrils around fans today.

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'Goosebumps' is turning 30 — the scariest part is how old that makes you

4:41pm October 31, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

R.L. Stine's mega-popular series has spawned TV shows, movies and many, many books. A humor writer who stumbled into horror, Stine says its been a thrill to scare so many generations of kids.

The intrepid Guybrush Threepwood (right), disguised as a zombie, beside his nemesis, LeChuck in 2022's 'Return to Monkey Island.'

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Playing Pirate: Looking back on the 'Monkey Island' series after its 'Return'

1:25pm October 31, 2022

by Grant Albert

'Return to Monkey Island' revived a beloved series that began in 1990. Critics have liked the new game, but fans are split on its art style and its controversial ending.

A performer swings around on a giant hula hoop as people cheer.

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Photos: Step inside the grand, 'bizarre' world of one Detroit masquerade party

11:44am October 31, 2022

These pictures take us on a journey through 8 floors, 19 performance spaces and seemingly endless rooms, costumes, and adventures at the Theatre Bizarre Halloween party.

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A historic building flooded during a hurricane, so the owner made it a haunted house

5:02am October 31, 2022

by Sophia Schmidt | WHYY

A historic Philadelphia building flooded during the remnants of Hurricane Ida last year. Its owner found a creative and terrifying way to adapt to future storms: a flood-resistant haunted house.

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Why do we like horror?

9:48am October 30, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

October is the right time for the spooky, from haunted houses to horror movies. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with fear researcher Coltan Scrivner about what makes scary things so appealing.

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NPR's Nikki Jones can't go one week without watching a horror film.

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My mom passed down her love of horror to me — and a big lesson about courage

8:00am October 30, 2022

by Nikki Jones

It took me years to fully realize why my mother loved her spooky books so much. Those horror stories gave my mother the courage to leave her abuser.