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The decades-spanning story of close encounters and unsettling sightings of the Michigan Dogman is explored in the new documentary Dawn of the Dogman, and ahead of its December 9th digital release from Small Town Monsters, we have an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers! Learn how some Michiganders have reported “seeing the creature just outside their homes” in our exclusive clip below. We also have the official press release with additional details, and to learn more about Dawn of the Dogman and other cryptid documentaries, be sure to visit: Press Release: Massillon, OH – For decades the story…

Some horror movies come at you like a chainsaw massacre, all blood and screaming. However, some films use a more gentle touch when terrifying the audience. They creep under your skin, building suspense with a slow, deliberate hand. The Lodge is one of those movies. It’s a film that manages to terrify without ever raising […]

There is so much going on for kids as they enter adolescence, starting at age ten or 11 and persisting for the next several years. Their bodies, brains, and place in the world are changing dramatically and quickly. That’s always been true. But today, there are signs that more young people than ever are having increasingly serious social, emotional, and behavioral problems. Arguably, the best way to address these problems is to reduce the stressors kids are increasingly experiencing. That may mean refocusing public policy by investing in social justice, environmental health, and educational equity. On a slightly smaller scale,…

It seems that the saying “two truths can exist at the same time” is gaining traction in our social conversation. This is an entry point into both how I understand and am reframing ambivalence, a word which is mostly misunderstood, maligned, and sidelined, while ironically being a central and powerful part of our everyday experience. Ambivalence means: 1: simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action 2a: continual fluctuation (as between one thing and its opposite) b: uncertainty as to which approach to follow —Merriam-Webster Dictionary the fact of having or…

Back in 1989, a little movie directed by Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling) and starring a young Tom Hanks hit screens, and it wasn’t an immediate hit. In fact, it would take a few years for it to slowly rise to where it currently stands as a comedy cult classic.  With biting humor about suburban lifestyles and keeping up with the status quo, The ‘Burbs was a commentary on what’s idyllic and what’s smoke and mirrors — Eden has its snakes. According to Peacock, their series adaptation of that film is:”Set in present-day suburbia, The ‘Burbs follows a young couple…

In a previous post, I described Plato’s hidden third category: another person’s psyche is neither random chance nor within your control, it is a separate domain of autonomous choice that flows predictably from character. Understanding this distinction matters most when we’re trying to make sense of love gone wrong. When Patterns Reveal Themselves Consider a common scenario. Someone’s history slowly reveals itself: a past marked by addiction, by deception, by relationships destroyed through the same behaviors now emerging in your direction. You discover that the way they treat you mirrors how they treated others before: the lying, the sneaking, the…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming to 16 cities across Canada, Mexico and the United States this upcoming summer, but which games are going to be played in Dallas?Here is everything we know about the nine World Cup matches in Dallas, including dates, start times and locations:World Cup Games In Dallas (9 Matches)Group stageJune 14: Netherlands vs. Japan — AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (4 p.m. ET)June 17: England vs. Croatia — AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (4 p.m. ET)June 22: Argentina vs. Austria — AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (1 p. m. ET)June 25: Japan vs. UEFA playoff winner B (Ukraine,…

iHorror had the opportunity to catch up with New Fears Eve creators P.J. Starks and Eric Huskisson! They spill their guts with us about giving birth to a new slasher, on set hijinks, working with Scream Queen Felissa Rose, and more! iHorror: You wrote New Fears Eve, so it is very much your baby. I imagine having a co-director is a lot like having someone else parent your child with you. Was it hard to co-direct with Eric Huskisson? P.J. Starks: I’m sure in some cases, if you don’t have a good working relationship with the person you’re collaborating with. Eric…

The holiday season is often painted as joyful, but for many neurodivergent people it brings tension. Values like connection, tradition, and family often clash with access needs for rest, sensory boundaries, and predictability. Many people know the experience of longing for connection while the body simultaneously craves quiet. What we value and what our body needs can sit in conflict. You might value connection but find that large gatherings leave you overstimulated. You may value creating memories with loved ones yet feel overwhelmed by the weight of expectations and disrupted routines. For neurodivergent people, these tensions can feel more pronounced,…

What if picking up a paintbrush, dancing to music, or learning a new game could help your brain stay biologically younger? A new study in Nature Communications suggests exactly that. Creative engagement may not only elevate mood or self-expression. It may actually slow the clock on brain aging. Researchers analyzed more than 1,400 people across dance, music, visual arts, and strategy-based gaming. Then they used EEG and machine learning to estimate each person’s “brain age gap,” a measure showing whether your brain is aging faster or slower than expected. The results were striking. People with more creative engagement had younger…