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An Amusing Short Film About Reverse Trick-or-Treating With a Portable Door Inspired by a Doc Pop Comic
Bradley Montesi of Unsportsmanlike Content created an adorably spooky video about “reverse trick-or-treaters” that come to a boy’s front door. The filmmaker stated that he…
How to Make a 9-Volt Battery Walk Like a Human
Dominic of ViralVideoLab (previously) silently demonstrated how to make a 9-volt battery walk like a human with the use of two small magnets. Attach the…
Puddles Pity Party Performs a New Wave Cover of the Lorde Song ‘Royals’
Puddles Pity Party (previously), the honey-voiced clown, and fellow Rain Dog, performed a new wave cover of the Lorde song “Royals”, complete with his very…
Shiba Inu Adorably Sleeps in a Bag of Potato Chips Bed
An adorably curious Shiba Inu named Yuki thoroughly investigated a new bed that her humans placed upon the floor for her. The cover of the…
Historic Primary School Building ‘Walks’ Using Robotic Feet to New Location Outside the Shanghai City Center
When an irregularly shaped, five-story primary school from 1935 became too unwieldy for a downtown Shanghai construction project, the architects decided against tearing the classic…
One Legged Motivational Speaker Dresses Up as Baby Groot From ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ For Halloween
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Josh Sundquist (@joshsundquist) on Oct 30, 2020 at 1:50pm PDT Each Halloween Josh Sundquist, comedian, author,…
How the Stop-Motion Animated Film ‘Coraline’ Borrows Narratives From Classic Fairy Tales and Ghost Stories
Michael Tucker of Lessons From the Screenplay takes a deeper look into the 2009 stop-motion animated film Coraline. Tucker explains how the narrative of the…
How the 1980s Were Recreated In the 2017 Film ‘It’
In the spirit of Halloween, filmmaker David Friedman of AARP had the opportunity to speak with legendary production designer Claude Paré about how the decade…
The Disembodied Digital Head of Danny Elfman Sings About Being ‘Happy’ in a Really Spooky Music Video
In the music video for his song “Happy”, a disembodied digital head of the great Danny Elfman appeared against a black background with a sinister…
A Humorously Spooky Tutorial Showing How to Carve a Simple But Super Scary Face Into a Pumpkin
In honor of Halloween, talented woodcarver and artist Bobby Duke (previously) created a humorous tutorial in which a spooky voice explains how to carve a…