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Famous Actors Reading Holiday Stories

By Emily Temple on

It’s officially December, and it’s getting chilly out there. So you know what that means: ’tis the season to cuddle up in front of a fireplace or, erm, beneath an overheated laptop and listen to some of your favorite holiday stories while you dunk your cookies in your milk. And hey, if those holiday stories are being read to you by John Krasinski or Molly Ringwald, well, so much the better. After the jump, we’ve collected a few seasonal tales as performed or read by famous actors, from the serious to the silly. Click through for some well-deserved story time, and be sure to point us towards any tales with notable readers that we missed in the comments. … Read More

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Flavorwire’s 50 Essential Horror Films, Part 3

By Alison Nastasi on

As Halloween draws near, you’ll undoubtedly see dozens of lists analyzing the scariest, goriest, and even the funniest of horror films. Nostalgia surrounding the spooky holiday conjures a breathless excitement to seek and share the movies that toy with our deep-seated fears. If you’re new to the horror genre, we don’t want you to feel left out of the fun. We’ve created a list of 50 essential films that will educate and entertain you all month long. Each week, we’ll be counting down to number one and exploring a breadth of titles. Whether you’re looking for a creepy tale to watch on Halloween night, or you’re interested in honing your horror knowledge, check out the second installment in our must-see movies below. Then, catch up with parts one and two. Continue to part four and the top ten. … Read More

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Watch Tim Burton’s Animated Poem That Became ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’

By Emily Temple on

More than a decade before everyone’s favorite macabre holiday film, The Nightmare Before Christmas, opened in theaters, Tim Burton wrote a poem of the same name, outlining more or less the story we’re familiar with today. At the time, Burton was working as an animator at Disney, and pitched the idea, but it took quite a while before the world was ready for the dark, hopeful, cracked world of Jack Skellington. That said, the original poem, here animated and read by Christopher Lee, that most velvet-voiced of villains (he was Dracula and Saruman, kids), is well worth a listen. ‘Tis the season, after all. … Read More