Last night at the first-ever YouTube Awards, Lady Gaga took the concept of grills one step further and/or dressed up like a pop star version of the scary old preacher in Poltergeist. Read… 11/04/13 10:30am 11/04/13 10:30am

Sometimes, my problems feel so cliched. Am I happy? Am I loving and supporting those I care about in a way that they deserve? Will I die alone? And most importantly, how can I enhance my own magical powers when I am not personally all that magically gifted? Thankfully, the answer to my final question has been… Read… 10/25/13 1:00pm 10/25/13 1:00pm

Swedish self-confessed serial killer Sture Bergwall has been acquitted after a re-trial. After spending 20 years in a high-security psychiatric facility, it's now thought that he invented the dozens of false murders, rapes, and cannibalism that he confessed to committing as "Thomas Quick." Go read GQ's long, excellent… Discuss… 8/10/13 4:15pm 8/10/13 4:15pm

In 1971, a toy called Baby Laugh-a-Lot was unleashed unto the world, to strike fear into the hearts of unsuspecting humans and hypnotise innocent little girls. Once in her thrall, unspeakable evil comes to all who hear her terrifying cackle. Be afraid. Discuss… 7/11/13 3:20pm 7/11/13 3:20pm

You know how Return to Oz is the scariest movie ever outside of Event Horizon and The Care Bears Movie? Well, they found a way to make it even fucking scarier. Read… 7/08/13 11:00am 7/08/13 11:00am

Here's some heart-stopping footage of a cab slamming into a mom and her daughter as they cross the street. Miraculously, both escaped with minor scrapes and bruises. Read… 6/12/13 9:00pm 6/12/13 9:00pm

Google Street View: Now featuring your messy breakup. Lord help us all. Discuss… 6/01/13 1:15pm 6/01/13 1:15pm

You might get annoyed about all the pictures of friends babies populating your Facebook feed, but it could be WAY worse. Read… 3/03/13 9:30pm 3/03/13 9:30pm

In keeping with the proud tradition of grisly backstage ballet drama that movies have so thoroughly accustomed us to, Sergei Filin, the artistic director of the famed Bolshoi ballet, is still suffering from a vicious attack that took place on Thursday night when someone threw acid in his face. In. His. Face. Though… Read… 1/19/13 12:00pm 1/19/13 12:00pm

Want to get married in a hot air balloon? Okay, sure. But as is the case with most affairs of the heart, there are some risks involved. Just ask the California couple who wanted to wed high in the sky at sunset; they cashed in on the "for worse" part of their vows when the balloon — which carried not just the bride… Discuss… 1/09/13 10:50am 1/09/13 10:50am

It's probably pretty hard to worry about not making a maniacal crazy face when you're trying simultaneously not to drown and to remember a lot of complicated choreography. All that waterproof makeup and relentless smiling (not to mention the nose plugs) can make for some pretty scary facial expressions, so hopefully … Read… 8/14/12 11:15pm 8/14/12 11:15pm

There is a reason that "flesh-eating bacteria" is currently #5 on Google Trends right now (sandwiched between "josh hamilton" and "gcb," for which I cannot say the same), but it might scare you enough to never, ever go near a lake again, ever. Read… 5/12/12 6:15pm 5/12/12 6:15pm

On a daily basis, most of us allow ourselves to live with the delusion that the Earth is a generally safe and predictable place, but every once in a while something happens which makes it impossible to ignore that this planet is a deeply fucked up and scary deathtrap. The latest evidence? A gigantic fireball that… Read… 4/25/12 11:55pm 4/25/12 11:55pm

The USDA announced today that it found a case of mad cow disease in a poor cow in California. Yikes. It is the first case of the dreaded disease to be seen here in six years, and while it sounds scary as shit, authorities say there's no reason to be alarmed because the U.S. food supply is not in danger. So keep downin' … Read… 4/24/12 10:00pm 4/24/12 10:00pm

Animal rights activist Camille Marino has conducted an extensive campaign against cardiac researcher Donal O'Leary, publishing his personal information and reportedly even "wishing him a slow painful death." Now she's been arrested, and she faces trial later this year. But she says everything she's done is totally… Read… 3/08/12 6:30pm 3/08/12 6:30pm

24-year-old Patrick Macchione has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of the cyber-stalking charges brought against him by his University of Central Florida classmate Kristen Pratt. Macchione contacted Pratt via Facebook after meeting her in a class in 2008. Though the initial interaction … Read… 1/23/12 11:30am 1/23/12 11:30am

Like something straight out of The Crucible, 12 girls in Upstate New York have fallen suddenly ill, displaying acute symptoms such as verbal outbursts and tics. Unlike Abigail Williams et al., these young women—who all attend LeRoy Junior Senior High School in LeRoy, NY— are no fakers, having had their mysterious… Read… 1/18/12 7:15pm 1/18/12 7:15pm

Warning: Looking too deeply into this bear's eyes could scar you for life. Rather than being a source of comfort, as teddy bears were designed to be, this mess of a toy is the stuff nightmares are made of. Plagued with some kind of hearts-based skin disease (Is this what global warming is doing to all the polar… Read… 12/30/11 6:15pm 12/30/11 6:15pm

Sure, this giant Kermit is cool-looking (the Muppet takes Manhattan!), but many of the balloons looming about New York City yesterday were scary as shit. Let's take a look at Macy's Thanksgiving Day horror-show. Read… 11/25/11 11:15am 11/25/11 11:15am

Um, so in Utah a truck full of bees crashed on the highway and all the bees got out and started stinging people? And then everyone on the road had to keep their windows shut to keep the bees from getting in and stinging them while they were driving, or else there would be a chain reaction of beestings and crashes and… Read… 10/24/11 3:00pm 10/24/11 3:00pm

19-year-old Lyle Monroe Bensley, who says he's a vampire, has been arrested in Galveston, Texas for allegedly forcing his way into a woman's home, then biting and hitting her in bed. After she was dragged out of her apartment, she was able to escape by jumping into a neighbor's car. Police say Bensley told them, "I'm a… Discuss… 8/17/11 12:20pm 8/17/11 12:20pm

A quarter of gonorrhea strains in the US are now resistant to common antibiotics, and some are even resistant to the newer drugs that are doctors' last resort. If gonorrhea can't be treated with drugs, it can spread to your blood and joints and then kill you. So basically, never have sex again, and if possible, just… Discuss… 4/26/11 12:03pm 4/26/11 12:03pm

Each is mind-blowingly strange in its own way! The Barack Obama-ish one is kinda handsome, but number 8 — which I've had the misfortune to see in a store — should be discontinued for its nightmarish qualities. [Refinery 29] Discuss… 6/17/10 2:40pm 6/17/10 2:40pm

Owning Crocs is already a terrifying concept, but now we have to worry that this footwear will lurk in a closest, sprout appendages and try to man-handle (sandal-handle?) our feet. Watch. Shudder. Repeat, if you dare. Discuss… 4/16/10 12:40pm 4/16/10 12:40pm