Meet the Poor Saps who Filter the Horror Out of the Internet [Horror]
How often do you see a truly horrifying image on a mainstream site like Facebook? Almost never, right? Well, that's because some unfortunate individuals look at thousands of images like that per day so you don't have to. More
Familiar Horror Movie Scenes Ruined by the New iPhone [Humor]
Nick Martens's horror film screenplay was going so well until Apple paid for product placement. More
In This Horror Movie, the Call Comes From Inside the Theater [Interactivity]
What's more terrifying than a call coming from inside the house? The call coming from inside the theater . That's the thought behind Last Call , an interactive horror film in which the main character calls a random audience member for help. More
Bioluminescent Lamp Glows With the Power of Genetically-Altered Hamster Cells [Horror]
Who needs a lamp to be classy when it can be fucking horrifying? That's what the "Half Life" lamp is, because it glows thanks to living hamster cells that have been enriched with firefly genes. Holy shit. The lamp, created by Joris Laarman, was created without harming any hamsters, apparently. Instead, it was created using a culture of tissue kept alive since 1957. Oh, that's much less creepy, thanks so much, Joris! Want to see this horrifying specimen in person? It'll be on display at the Friedman Benda Gallery in NYC starting tomorrow. [ Metropolis via Inhabitat ]
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Bioluminescent Lamp Glows With the Power of Genetically-Altered Hamster Cells [Horror]
When Gadgets and Dating Don’t Mix [Badvalentine]
Gadget lust can get in the way of romance—like when your dinner date checks her email over dessert or live-tweets the entire encounter. We've got our share of these stories, but we really want to hear yours. Maybe your spouse's reaction to your 18 TB video collection of bendy redheads wasn't all that positive. Maybe you drunk dialed your ex on Skype. Maybe you learned that power cords aren't the best idea when it comes to kinky restraints. Maybe your date rudely checked her email in the middle of dessert and proceeded to pull out a second phone to continue reading after you teasingly confiscated her first. (I'm sorry! Won't do it again. Call me?) Whatever the details, I want to hear about how gadgets or technology interfered with your love life. So send your stories to me with the subject of "Bad Valentine Tales" and we can share the horror. Picture by sunshinecity
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When Gadgets and Dating Don't Mix [Badvalentine]