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Ellimacs SFX has released a new Halloween makeup and mask tutorial on how to turn yourself into Twisty the Clown from American Horror Story. The tutorials are available to view on the Ellimacs SFX website and Instructables. We previously wrote about their Stranger Things Demogorgon makeup tutorial. A photo posted by Ellimacs SFX Tutorials (@ellimacssfx) […]

On a creepy episode of How To Cake It, host Yolanda Gampp provided a step-by-step guide on how to make a Halloween leg cake with bloody buttercream and vanilla cake. Caution: this cake is not for the faint of heart. I’ve gored it up before on How To Cake It (check out my Brain Cake […]

Great Big Story caught up with Guirec Soudée, an adventurous 24-year old from France who is sailing around the world by himself, but for the company of his pet chicken, Monique. Twenty-four-year-old Frenchman Guirec Soudée set out to see the world from a different vantage point: his 30-foot sailboat. Alone at sea with only his […]

In an episode of the wonderfully animated lost interview series “Blank on Blank“, the now-late Ronald Reagan opened up to veteran reporter Bill Moyers about his childhood, his career in Hollywood, his switch from Democrat to Republican and how he “got over” being poor. The interview took place on April 30, 1979, just 18 months […]

While on location at the Steve Kroschel Wilderness Center in Haines, Alaska, Brave Wilderness host Coyote Petersen attempted to meet face-to-face with a spunky little short-tail weasel who decided to control the encounter instead. Rather trying to catch the misleadingly adorable animal for a closer look and suffering a terrible bite, a cautious Peterson used […]

Vox video producer Christophe Haubursin gave the history behind America’s current creepy clown craze. Reports of people in clown masks have been popping up around the country recently, but the phenomenon certainly is not new with roots that go as far back as the early 1800s. The video also mentions an interactive map on Atlas […]

In “Movie Geometry“, film essayist Jack Nugent of the cinematic series Now You See It examines the use of shapes in films, noting how they are strategically employed to evoke certain feelings, responses and reactions to what’s going on in the scene. Sharp is seen as evil, round is seen as good, square is seen […]

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the Gregory Brothers songified the second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Martha Raddatz host a debate that is totally normal in every way, including the way that both candidates sing their answers in soothing melodies. Related Laughing Squid PostsKnow Your Rights, An Animation About Photographers’ RightsThe […]

Jay Baron shows how to make teeny tiny caramel apples for Halloween on his series Walking With Giants. Related Laughing Squid PostsHow to Make Teeny Tiny Cheeseburgers the Size of Ping-Pong BallsHow to Make a Tiny Toilet Out of a BananaThe World’s Smallest Postal Service

With the complete installation of the book train and recent renovation of the Rose Reading Room at an end, workers at the New York Public Library re-shelved over 52,000 books back into their rightful place before the October 5, 2016 re-opening. While this process took several days, photographer/videographer Max Touhey was able to capture the […]

Christian Gassner of Rapid Liquid has created a great multitrack video of Gabe the Dog and other animals of YouTube barking, chirping, and meowing a cover of the 1972 song “Dancing in the Moonlight” by King Harvest. Related Laughing Squid PostsGabe the Dog Barks a Dramatic Cover of the Song ‘Feel Good Inc.’ by GorillazAmusing […]

One Touch Interceptor TI by Airspace Systems is a drone designed to hunt and take down unwanted rogue drones. When the One Touch Interceptor TI locks onto a rogue drone in its airspace it fires a net, capturing the other drone and bringing it down safely. Airspace is the only drone security solution capable of […]

A young musician on YouTube, who goes by the name christus2121, performed a fantastic multitrack cover in 2012 of the classic song “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsA Half Hour Continuous Loop of the Phil Collins Drum Fill From His Song ‘In The Air Tonight’Banjo Guy Ollie Performs […]

As part of “The Courageous Class” campaign by Kenneth Cole, actor RJ Mitte spoke with Vice about living and working with cystic fibrosis, how he was cast in his now-iconic role of Walter White‘s teenage son Walt “Flynn” Junior on Breaking Bad and how he came to realization that he could be an advocate for […]

In celebration of Halloween, the team at Creative Lighting Displays built a fun-filled light show for 2016 at the Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The show features a huge wall of lights, 40-foot-tall spiders, monsters, a cemetery, and more synchronized to Cody Simpson‘s version of the song “I Want Candy.” Related Laughing Squid PostsHomeowner […]

The BBC has released a gorgeous trailer for Plant Earth II, a sequel to their critically acclaimed nature documentary. The documentary features beautifully shot images of life and nature from around the planet narrated by David Attenborough. Related Laughing Squid PostsBBC Nature Documentary Clip Remixed To Show Crocodiles & Flying Bats Battling Each Other With […]

Dave Hax recently shared a collection of simple life hacks for your car. He demonstrates how to easily clean out hard to reach dust in the air vents, how to fix a seat belt that slowly recoils, and more. Related Laughing Squid PostsQuick and Simple Life Hacks – Part 8Quick and Simple Life Hacks – […]

Sony Pictures has released a new trailer for Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, the sixth and final installment in the Resident Evil film series loosely based on the Capcom video game series. The trailer features Alice (Milla Jovovich) returning to The Hive facility, where the outbreak began, to wipe out the undead threat once and […]

In a new comedy short by Funny or Die, we get an amusing behind the scenes look at how David Harbour (Chief Jim Hopper) of Stranger Things originally wanted to play the role of Eleven. Before he was Chief Jim Hopper, actor David Harbour was first interested in a very different role on the hit […]

Designer Richard Clarkson who is known for his cloud designs, has partnered with Crealev to fashion “Making Weather“, an incredible remote-controlled indoor thunder cloud that levitates above a glass base to reflect embedded LED lightning bolts, which strike with the beat of music being played through the cloud’s hidden stereo system. Clarkson previously created a […]

East Bay Mini Maker Faire will return to Oakland, California on October 23, 2016 with almost 200 exhibits and activities for curious makers of any age. A list of the makers and events on display are posted on the Maker Faire site, and tickets for the event can be purchased online at a discount or […]

A photo posted by IcelandPhotos (@eydise) on Sep 29, 2016 at 2:57am PDT Over the past couple of months, the skies over Iceland have been electrified with the absolutely astonishing beauty of the Northern Lights, leading many a photographer to brave the chilly air in order to capture some of that beauty for themselves. The […]

David Letterman had his beard trimmed in Delhi, India in a clip for the National Geographic Channel series Years of Living Dangerously. After his trim, Letterman also opted for a vigorous head massage. Related Laughing Squid PostsDavid Letterman Performs a Special Top Ten List About Donald Trump at an Event Hosted by Steve Martin & […]

An adorable little otter at the Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park in the English West Midlands, took advantage of some down time and an appreciative audience to practice his juggling skills with a large stone. The confident little mammal paid no heed to his mistakes and just kept on going because as he probably realized, practice […]

Exurb1a provided a humorous introduction to the basics of music in which he plays a number of instruments while discussing key musical terms. There is also an MP3 version of “Wooden Philosopher,” the song used in the video. Related Laughing Squid PostsHumorous Antique Movie Theater Slides From 1912 Inform the Audience of Basic Theater EtiquetteNetflix […]

The sweet neighborhood cat named Tombili who would regularly lounge on a concrete sidewalk step and lean in anthropomorphically on one elbow to watch all the people walk by, sadly passed away in August 2016. The people of the Istanbul, Turkey neighborhood Karaköy found that they missed the sight of this familiar feline and raised […]

The group of creatives at 5 Mad Movie Makers have captured slow motion footage of Hot Wheels diecast cars doing incredible flips, twists, and jumps on a track. The tricks featured are the Long Jump, the Falling Roll, the 360 Flip Spin, the Double Roll, the Halfpipe, the Falling Front Flip, the Double Jump through […]

A photo posted by Crochetverse (@crochetverse) on Oct 3, 2016 at 2:42pm PDT Every year for Halloween, talented Ohio mom Stephanie Pokorny of Crochetverse does “something special” for her family. For 2016, Pokorny freehanded an absolutely amazing crocheted E.T. costume for her young son Jack, whom she termed a “HUMANGURUMI” while the costume was on. […]

The filmmakers at Corridor Digital have created “GTA The Movie,” a hilarious live action parody of Grand Theft Auto V where a young man acquires a virtual reality headset and dives into the video game world head first. Actor Steven Ogg reprises his role as the potty mouthed Trevor Philips to train the new player […]

Primitive Technology built a spear thrower using only stone tools and fire. The simple device lets the user throw a spear farther while hunting. The throws in the video show what can be done in one afternoon of practice (my arm got sore and I wanted to start on other projects). I hit the target […]

In the video “Selfish Jerks“, vlogger Lee LeFever of Common Craft offered an insightfully succinct animated explanation about the difference between normal arrogance and the more troubling Narcissistic Personality Disorder, which along with along with Psychopathy and Machiavellianism, comprises the Dark Triad of personality disorders . First, we are all a little narcissistic, just like […]

Dan and Lincoln Markham from the What’s Inside? channel violently disassembled an original Teddy Ruxpin toy with knives and a sledgehammer to reveal the toy’s inner workings. We CUT OPEN a 1980’s version Teddy Ruxpin!! An updated Teddy is coming out in 2017 so we performed an operation on the creepy talking old version. Does […]

A photo posted by Jody Houser (@mindeclipse) on Oct 7, 2016 at 9:40am PDT Writer Jody Houser captured a fantastic photo of artist Rebecca Lindsay in costume as Mystique, who is in the middle of transforming into William Stryker, at New York Comic Con 2016. Rebecca shared her full collection of cosplay photos on Facebook. […]

IT Technician nerdyKat graciously offered step-by-step instructions for creating and decorating a cake that is an edible version of the iconic Salvador Dalí painting “The Persistence of Memory“, which involves a bit of hardware, a bit of fondant and (literally) a bit of time. This cake took about 10 hours to make but it was […]

In an amusing Saturday Night Live sketch, Lucas Sinclair‘s parents (Leslie Jones and Kenan Thompson) showed up to finally find out what kind of madness their kid was getting into in season two of Stranger Things. Related Laughing Squid PostsStranger Things Kids Attempts to Make up Lyrics to the Show’s Theme SongTwo Young Stars of […]

Filmmaker Casey Neistat was able to try on a pair of the new self-lacing Nike Mag, the sneakers from Back to the Future Part II. Nike partnered with The Michael J. Fox Foundation to create a limited run of the shoe that they are raffling off for charity. Tickets for the raffle cost $10, and […]

A photo posted by Dorothy (@dorothy_uk) on Oct 7, 2016 at 10:52am PDT “Alternative Love Blueprint” is a fascinating art map, created by the UK-based Dorothy Collective, that connects the histories of alternative music artists through the blueprint of a transistor radio circuit board. Prints are available for purchase online. Our Alternative Love Blueprint celebrates […]

In a new teaser trailer for the upcoming Netflix original series, Iron Fist, Danny Rand (Finn Jones) discovers that his body is a living weapon. Iron Fist is scheduled to be released on March 17th, 2017. Fifteen years after being presumed dead in a plane crash, Danny Rand (Finn Jones) mysteriously returns to New York […]

While playing to a truly appreciative audience at Arena di Verona for their fifth anniversary, the talented Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser of 2CELLOS performed their own unique interpretations of the classic AC/DC songs “Highway to Hell” and “Thunderstruck“. During the first song, Hauser did a loose impression of guitarist Angus Young as he stomped […]

AMC has released a new sneak peek clip for the upcoming seventh season of The Walking Dead that features a shaken Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) threatening to kill Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). Season seven will premiere on Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 at 9 EST. Related Laughing Squid PostsDaryl Dixon’s Safety is Questioned in Season 7 […]

A group of truly compassionate firefighters found a creative way to remove a helpless kitten who seemingly entered into a round iron pipe with hopes of exiting out the other side. Unfortunately, that other side was narrower than the first and could only fit the kitten’s head, but not the kitten’s body. Taking the utmost […]

que bottle is a stylish collapsible silicone water bottle that can shrink down to half its size. The bottle is plastic and BPA free, comes in two sizes (12 fl oz and 20 fl oz), and four colors. Made of 100% BPA-free food-grade silicone, que Bottle is 100% plastic-free, making it safe for people and […]

While on location at the Steve Kroschel Wilderness Center in Haines, Alaska, the adventurous Brave Wilderness host Coyote Peterson found himself making friends with a 4-year old orphaned moose named Karen. This was achieved by kissing her on the nose while feeding her carrots, which Peterson found to be a bit salty. Believe it or […]

In honor of the seventh season of The Walking Dead returning this month, video editor and musician Jeff Dutton (a.k.a. “Bonecage“) created an amusing musical parody tribute to the foul mouthed leader of The Saviors known as Negan. The original song is available to purchase on iTunes. Related Laughing Squid PostsRick It!, A Musical Parody […]

17 Bashkir workers, a guitar, and an accordion piled out of a single car as they arrived at work. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsMonsters of Accordion IIIBrazilian Man Plays ‘Yesterday’ and Other Songs on His Guitar While Undergoing Brain Tumor Surgery‘Squares’, A Song Played on a Guitar, Violin and the Interior of a Car

Aldo Jones has created a weird re-edit of the second trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Fans of Aldo can help support his future work on Patreon. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe First and Second Rogue One Trailers Filled With Snapchat Filters and EmojisJar Jar Binks Is the Key to Everything in ‘Rogue Binks: […]

“Childhood’s End” is an incredibly powerful Pink Floyd song that was featured as the first song on the second side of the brilliant 1972 album Obscured by Clouds. It was also the very last song to be completely composed and written by David Gilmour until well after Roger Waters‘ famous departure from the band. As […]

In September 2015, Netflix announced that they picked up the third season of Charlie Brooker‘s brilliantly speculative dystopian series Black Mirror. Just a hair over a year later, the company has released the unsurprisingly disturbing trailer for the upcoming six-episode anthology that will be available to stream on October 21, 2016. Black Mirror is an […]

In September, the BBC announced a new spinoff series about students who attend the Coal Hill Academy, a fictional institution that has been referenced since the first series of Doctor Who. Entitled “Class“, the series will focus on six sixth-formers (high school juniors) whose teenage lives are complicated with the excitement and stress that comes […]

In a truly touching video from Hope for Paws, rescuers Eldad Hagar and Lisa Arturo coax a rather unwilling stray dog out from under a truck in a nursery parking lot. Once the dog, nicknamed Petunia, was in the clear, Hagar noticed that the dog was lactating which meant that there were puppies nearby. Using […]