How a sect of politically active, feminist neopagans try to make the world a better place, one night a year.

cultureJessie SchieweOctober 31, 2019halloween, witches, jessie schiewe, hannah buckman, creepy, cryptid, religion, holidays, bay area

The Portlanders Who Remove Unwanted Creepy Toys And Find Them New Homes

A new online business called Unsettling Toys has figured out how to serve horror fans and scaredy cats, alike.

wtfJessie SchieweOctober 30, 2019dolls, creepy, heather kroeker

Unwrapping 30 Years as a Candy Inventor

From the guy who made printing your face on M&M’s a thing.

cultureJessie SchieweOctober 28, 2019candy, food, jobs, bailey brammer

Halloween Meets the Tropics With Pineapple Jack-O’-Lanterns

For a sweet twist on a holiday classic.

wtfJessie SchieweOctober 21, 2019halloween, holidays, jessie schiewe, diy, DIY

The Most Haunted Band in America

Between her music and her paranormal investigations, Death Valley Girls frontwoman Bonnie Bloomgarden doesn’t believe in keeping a day job.

cultureJessie SchieweOctober 16, 2019paranormal, haunted, music, elle carroll

Pissing Your Way to Bliss

To experience a “peegasm,” one writer tries not going to the bathroom for a really long time.

naughtyDeanna Rose MorgadoOctober 14, 2019peegasm, orgasm, deanna rose morgado, sam graap, health, women, body, vagina, private parts, trends, diy, toilets

Where To Find Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contests

Throughout the month of October, divers across the country will plunge into oceans, lakes, and swimming pools to flex their subaqueous whittling skills.

wtfJessie SchieweOctober 9, 2019halloween, water, jessie schiewe, holidays, diy, DIY

The Macabre Wonders of Goth Cooking

From ice cream to bagels, it doesn’t take much to dye food black — and still make it taste good.

cultureJessie SchieweOctober 4, 2019goth, allyson larcom, food

Did Someone Die In Your House?

You probably don’t know because that information is not always disclosed to buyers and renters. Fortunately, there’s a website that can give you answers.

wtfJessie SchieweOctober 2, 2019death, jessie schiewe, forensics, creepy, paranormal, laws

Help Save Velvet Paintings

A Los Angeles museum struggles to keep its brick-and-mortar shrine to fabric art open despite tons of internet and media love.

143, cultureJessie SchieweSeptember 30, 2019art, museum, los angeles, jessie schiewe

7 Weird Facts About Body Farms

By studying the decomposition of corpses, forensic scientists can uncover secrets that are normally taken to the grave.

wtfJessie SchieweSeptember 27, 2019creepy, death, Jillian Pretzel, science

A Retro Video Store That's Just Like the Real Thing

Classic horror films and the 1980s collide at a Los Angeles museum exhibit called “Revenge of Slashback Video.”

cultureMarybeth ConnaughtonSeptember 25, 2019marybeth connaughton, vhs, horror, tech, LA, film

From Fido & Rover, to Fergie & Rihanna

How giving rescue dogs celebrity names can help them get adopted faster.

wtfJessie SchieweSeptember 23, 2019animals, dogs, names, jessie schiewe, maria karambatsakis

Maybe It’s Insomnia — Or Maybe It’s Just Second Sleep

We often think of waking up in the middle of the night as a bad thing, but it might, in fact, be the most natural human sleeping pattern of all.

selfieJessie SchieweSeptember 20, 2019health, sleep, allyson larcom, history

Why Hentai Sucks

Even though it’s “make-believe,” Asian women deserve less damaging representation in animated porn.

naughty, OpinionAlexa LeeSeptember 18, 2019hentai, porn, cartoons, alexa lee, sam graap, opinion, fetishes, essay, boobs, private parts, japan, sex industry

The She-Squatchers Prove Women Can Hunt For Bigfoot, Too

The Midwestern group believes females have a higher chance of finding the legendary cryptid.

wtfAlanna WeissmanSeptember 16, 2019bigfoot, alanna weissman, cryptid

Dolphins Get Horny, Too

The marine mammals share quite a bit in common with humans when it comes to sex.

naughtyJessie SchieweSeptember 13, 2019animals, allyson larcom, sex

Keeping Tiki Culture Alive, One Mug at a Time

The cocktail glasses at your favorite Polynesian-themed bar were probably made by a tiny Southern California tiki mug manufacturer called Tiki Farm.

cultureJessie SchieweSeptember 11, 2019tiki, jessie schiewe, hawaii, shopping