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October, being the month for ghosts and goblins, seems like the perfect time to reminisce about those tight spots few want to visit, but many must.

My new partner loves reptiles, insects, amphibians (birds too...no hard limits) and this discovery has sent me on a journey of exploration. Similar to the Narcisse Snake Dens or the Montreal Insectarium, where in the world is a guaranteed cool critter experience? North America would be most accessible right now, but years ago I went to Costa Rica and saw so many amazing critters, I would love to look ahead to future travel to places like that. Open to museums, dedicated bug tours, unique migrations, enthusiastic naturalists, etc. We are not likely to spare the resources for a full-on African safari, Okavango boat tour or Amazonian adventure, but share what you know. Also down with your favorite wow-factor videos of such things.

"Although I love him like a cousin, he can be a bit creepy, like he makes sexual comments out of the blue for no reason."

Creepy World is a fascinating puzzle game that takes you into a world of surreal and creepy images. The game contains 15 levels, each of which offers 25 intriguing elements in the style of old paintings. You can choose any level from the convenient menu and immediately start solving problems. After solving the puzzle, you move on to the next level, accompanied by a fun musical atmosphere that can be turned off at will. If the level seems too difficult, you can skip it by simply clicking on the arrow. The game is designed for an adult audience and is not recommended for younger people. Discover the unique world of logic puzzles and test your puzzle solving skills in this addictive game.

Step right up and see the spooky circus dolls—from creepy clowns to frightening fortune-tellers—in a Minnesota museum's vintage toy collection

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Felines, both heroic and villainous, play prominent roles in these 9 whisker-heavy horror films.

The town of Ipswich has been haunted by a nursery rhyme playing over a loudspeaker for more than a year.

The aye-aye is an unusual animal with looks that freaks people out, but it's actually one amazing creature.

There is one report of a creepy clown sighting in Mid-Michigan. Since the report, police have closed the case.

Robot dogs named "Spot" have reportedly been dispatched to parks in Singapore to remind citizens of safe social distancing measures. 

The John Lewis and Sainsbury’s ads have kickstarted an earlier-than-ever festive season in which we’ll shop or click our way to bankruptcy chasing 15% off the top Christmas products. But beware of My Friend Cayla …

Hey, remember when Christmas used to last 12 days? Now it’s so bloated it’s virtually an epoch, lasting twice as long as the year it falls in. The early-warning signs keep changing: not so long ago the start of the holiday season was signified by the release of the Christmas edition of the Radio Times. Now it’s the annual unveiling of the John Lewis ad, which this year features a boy arranging for a trafficked overseas bird to be smuggled into the country inside a small container and presented like a gift-wrapped object to the laddish penguin mate who exists only in his troubled mind. They say psychopathic murderers often start their “careers” by doing ghastly things to animals: hopefully they’ll keep the storyline going year after year, as his illusory brain-penguin commands him to carry out increasingly hideous yuletide ceremonies, until eventually the advert consists of nothing but him appeasing the Penguin King by dancing in the moonlight wearing a necklace of ears and eyeballs, all of it seen through the sights of a police marksman positioned on the roof of a neighbour’s evacuated home.

But this year, the John Lewis ad has been overshadowed by gargantuan supermarket and noted humanitarian anti-war campaigner J Sainsbury PLC, and its tear-jerking period piece in which a perfectly good war is ruined by a tragic outbreak of football.

"Apropos of Nothing" is a mixed bag of rich memories, harsh defenses and tone-deaf reveries.

In Vivarium, a young couple in need of a starter home meet an estate agent who is very definitely not what he seems, and nor is the estate he shows them, finds Simon Ings

Boston Dynamics robot dog, known as Spot, is patroling Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in Singapore to help with social distancing practices during the coronavirus pandemic, the Singapore government announced.

IT WAS supposed to be a private room, but this creepy Airbnb host had other ideas when he accepted a Sydney woman’s booking.

Why Mattel's diabolical darling could be a threat to children’s privacy, wellbeing, and creativity.

From mites to cockroaches, our house dust is literally crawling with things.

UC Berkeley’s new robot is the most vertically agile robot ever built – why is it so unnerving?