Oct 31 Watch 5:26 The nightmare zombie movie that started with a dream By PBS News Hour Two years ago, two best friends with Down syndrome came up with an idea that would change their lives. With the dream of making a zombie movie, Sam Suchmann and Mattie Zufelt raised nearly $70,000 in a Kickstarter campaign, and… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 2:41 Debunking the myth of the vampire bat By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, vampire bats may be some of the spookiest species on earth. But the surprisingly social animals make sacrifices to save one another’s lives. We debunk some of the popular myths about these… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 1:49 James Bond inspires Dia de los Muertos parade in Mexico City By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 28 7 things you didn’t know about vampire bats By Julia Griffin The vampire bat is hardly the agent-of-evil its association with Dracula would suggest. Continue reading
Nov 01 Airbnb contest winner spends Halloween night in Paris catacombs By Andrew Mach Brazilian Pedro Arruda had an unforgettable lodging experience over the weekend as the lucky winner of a Halloween contest sponsored by home-sharing company Airbnb. The prize? A sleepover in the bowels of Paris, inside the famous catacombs home to the… Continue reading
Oct 30 Popemobile gets top prize at Obama’s White House Halloween By Darlene Superville, Associated Press A toddler dressed like the pope and pushed along in a popemobile got the top prize at President Barack Obama's White House Halloween. Continue reading
Oct 30 Last-minute Halloween costumes that will cost you nothing By Colleen Shalby Didn’t have time to get a Halloween costume this year? Here are five ideas to get you through the holiday. Continue reading
Oct 29 Happy Halloween! Here’s an hour-long, 4K jack-o’-lantern video for you By Colleen Shalby Feeling too lazy this Halloween to carve your own pumpkin? Thinking that Jack-O-Lantern clean-up really isn’t worth jack? Have we got the solution for you!… Continue reading
Oct 16 5 Halloween costumes that prove 2015 is a weird year By Larisa Epatko Remember earlier this year the hype around “left shark,” the floppy dancer in Katy Perry’s Super Bowl halftime act? Halloween costume options have only gotten weirder. Continue reading
Oct 31 The other Ebola scare: the rising cost of chocolate By Santi Falcone With Ebola inducing fears about West Africa's cocoa supply, truffle maker Santi Falcone is paying agribusiness giant Cargill more than he ever has for chocolate. And because he just signed a one-year contract, the pinch Falcone is feeling won't let… Continue reading