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10 Stories About Evel Knievel You Won't Believe

"I did everything by the seat of my pants. That's why I got hurt so much."
By Josh Sandy
Film

10 Oldest Characters In The Harry Potter Universe

Life extendio!
By Danny Meegan

Harry Potter: 10 Character Names You Didn't Realise Were Huge Clues

What's in a name? In the Harry Potter world, an awful lot!
By Jonathan Gatenby

8 Killers With Bizarre Motivations

"I don't like Mondays. This killing spree livens up the day."
By Danny Meegan

10 Most Haunted Hotels In The World

You can check out of these hotels any time you like, but the ghosts can never leave.
By Jake Black

10 Magic Tricks That Went Disastrously Wrong Live

Performers on fire... and not in a good way.
By Danny Meegan

Alton Towers Scarefest: The Four Terrifying Scare Mazes You Will Face In 2021

Things are getting spooky in Alton Towers this October.
By Jen Gallie

10 Deeply Disturbing Disneyland Urban Legends

Ghosts, ghouls and suicides... So much for the happiest place on Earth.
By Simon Gallagher

8 Things Scientists Still Don't Understand About Your Brain

You are your brain, but what does that mean?
By Stevie Shephard

8 Ways To Tell If You're A Psychopath

Read this after you've returned those videotapes.
By Stevie Shephard

5 Secret Historical Codes That Have Still Not Been Cracked

There are some secrets too great to be unlocked.
By Michael John-Day

10 Biggest Unexplained Mysteries Of The Universe

There's no such thing as space and time? They're just... one... thing? WHAT.
By Alex Tyler
Film

7 Happy Movie Endings That Are Totally Ruined By Science

Childhood officially ruined.
By Stevie Shephard

10 Lesser Known Stephen King Villains

From It to The Dark Tower - obscure nightmare fuel from the king of horror...
By Mark Dean

9 Serial Killers Who Are Now Free

Lock yo' doors, lock yo' windows, and keep yo' True Crime podcast blaring!
By Richard C Shaffer
Film

8 'Yeah, Science!' Moments In Film And TV

From 'Her' to 'The Hitchhiker's Guide', here are Hollywood's soppy love notes to science.
By Stevie Shephard

15 Craziest Things Ever Spotted In Google Street View

There's no hiding from Google's all-seeing eye...
By Robert Zak
Film

Universal Orlando Resort: Halloween Horror Nights 2021 Full Line Up Announced

Things are about to get Scarey at Halloween Horror Nights.
By Jen Gallie

8 Crimes That Were Solved By The Internet

The internet is more than cats and memes. Sometimes it's a crime-fighter!
By Michael John-Day

10 Theories Why We Haven't Discovered Aliens Yet

Probably set our expectations for this dog a bit too high, to be fair.
By Jacob Head

8 Bonkers Hoaxes That Actually Fooled People

Forget the moon landings, NASA is kidnapping scientists and sending them to Mars.
By Stevie Shephard

9 Inventors Who Were Killed By Their Creations

I've created a monster.
By Stevie Shephard
TV

How Jeffrey Dahmer Almost Got Away With Murder

Journey with us into the mind of a maniac, doomed to be a killer since he was born.
By Callum Marsh

8 Mind Blowing Facts About The Human Race

Get ready to meet your great-great-great-great-great- ...you get the idea.
By Stevie Shephard

10 Things Your Body Does That Science Can't Explain

You're pretty weird, you know that?
By Stevie Shephard

7 Foods You Won't Believe Are Illegal In The US (And Why)

Kinder Eggs? What other foods are Americans not allowed to eat?!
By Michael John-Day

8 Famous Paranormal Photographs Debunked

Messages from another world, or clever photoshop?
By Stevie Shephard

10 Best Harry Potter Chapters

"After all this time?"
By Jacob Wilkins
TV

10 True Crime Stories That NEED A Netflix Documentary

Your next fiendish binge watch.
By Josh Mills

How Death Row Is Different Around The World

Crime and punishment across the world.
By Josh Mills
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10 Exact Moments We Knew Horror Movie Characters We’re Doomed To Die

Moments horror characters were doomed to die - Dawn of the Dead, Alien & more!
By Josh Brown
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10 Times Pranks Between Movie Co-Stars Went Too Far

Naked Hobbits, fake deaths and a whole lotta vandalism. Some movie pranks cross a line.
By George Philpott
3

10 TV Shows That Accidentally Filmed Things You Weren't Supposed To See

Hey Doctor Who, that green screen? You're not supposed to leave it in.
By Danny Meegan
4

10 Times People Died While Watching Movies

Turns out Thanos' snap may have had real-world consequences...
By Danny Meegan
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10 Doctor Strange Fates Worse Than Death

Marvel's Sorcerer Supreme has dealt with some terrifying villains in the past...
By Jonathan H. Kantor
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10 Best Movie Sequels (Not Directed By The Original Filmmaker)

Star Wars, Star Trek, the MCU, Aliens and those other franchises whose sequels stunned!
By Andrew Pollard
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Every Star Trek Movie Villain Ranked From Worst To Best

Who are the baddest of the bad on the big screen Star Trek adventures?
By Sean Ferrick
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10 Horror Movies You Didn't Know Were Based On True Stories

A Nightmare On Elm Street just got a bit more real...
By Danny Meegan
9

9 TV Horror Fates Worse Than Death

Horror TV fates worse than death! From American Horror Story to Channel Zero!
By James Metcalfe
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10 Things To Expect From Game Of Thrones: House Of The Dragon

2022 Will Be the Year of the Dragon.
By Ericka Spears

10 Actors Who Hate ONE Movie In Their Franchise

Eddie Murphy hates Beverly Hills Cop III as much as you do.
By WhatCulture

8 Exact Moments Video Games Lost The Plot

Seriously...
By WhatCulture Gaming

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Ranking Every Major Character Worst To Best

Space Stations really do have a huge cast of characters!
By TrekCulture

10 Times Green Arrow Has Killed

The Justice League's Emerald Archer has taken lives on multiple occasions.
By WhatCulture Comics

10 Great Video Games That Never Got Sequels

So much untapped potential to keep these franchises going.
By WhatCulture Gaming

Everything REMOVED From GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition

It's just not the same without Billie Jean.
By WhatCulture Gaming

10 Actors Who Gave Their Best Performances In Movies Nobody Saw

Everybody slept on these incredible career-best performances.
By WhatCulture

Bioshock 4 Isolation CONFIRMED! - Story, New Location, Gameplay Details & More!

FINALLY, Bioshock 4 is "Bioshock Isolation", with some major shakeups to the franchise, its…
By WhatCulture Gaming

8 Video Games Where Everyone Loses

Welcome to Tues Your Own Adventure!
By WhatCulture Gaming

10 TV Hoaxes That Fooled Everyone

No, The Simpsons and Futurama didn't predict the pandemic.
By WhatCulture

10 Things Video Games Do (That We Never Want To See Again)

No one on Earth has ever enjoyed a tailing mission.
By WhatCulture Gaming

Star Trek: 10 Things You Never Knew About Enterprise

It may not have been a success on its initial outing, but this Star Trek had a lot of intrigue.…
By TrekCulture

10 Incredible Comic Book Panels That Changed Everything

All-Star Superman is an All-Star gem.
By WhatCulture Comics

The REAL Reason Star Wars Battlefront 3 Was Cancelled

EA can't stick with a winning formula to save their lives.
By WhatCulture Gaming

Doctor Who: Flux Review - Ups And Downs From Survivors of the Flux

Well… we guess it’s time to talk about THAT reveal from last season again.
By WhoCulture

8 Creators Who Regretted Killing Off Movie Characters

These filmmakers regretted killing off their characters.
By WhatCulture

10 Genius Gameplay Tricks That Made Video Games WAY Better

Dead Space was a masterclass in game design.
By WhatCulture Gaming

10 Way Better Endings For Recent Movies

Here's how you fix Army of the Dead's atrocious ending.
By WhatCulture

10 Times Video Game Button Prompts Got Weird

There's far more to modern game controls than fire, jump, crouch, and reload.
By WhatCulture Gaming

8 Movies Everyone Remembers For One Terrible Scene

Those terrible movie scenes that were scorched into our minds forever.
By WhatCulture

8 Exact Moments You Knew You'd Bought The Wrong Game

Whether bugs, bad marketing or dud gameplay, it sucks to realise you've been swindled.
By WhatCulture Gaming

10 Horror Movie Deleted Scenes We Desperately Need To See

By WhatCulture Horror

10 Doctor Who Moments You Didn't See Coming

By WhoCulture

10 More Best Movie Characters Who Only Appear In ONE Scene

These characters left a huge impression in just one scene.
By WhatCulture

10 More Insane Lies Told On Video Game Box Art

Even more games that couldn't sell themselves on their own merits.
By WhatCulture Gaming

10 Brutal Times The Fantastic Four Lost

You can't win them all.
By WhatCulture Comics

10 Awful Characters Who Nearly Ruined Awesome Movies

Not even these stinkers could ruin our favourite flicks.
By WhatCulture

9 Video Games That Reward You For Watching The Credits

The MCU-style bangers of the gaming industry.
By WhatCulture Gaming

10 Star Trek Characters You Totally Forgot Existed

Blinked and missed them or were they just not that interesting to have around?…
By TrekCulture

These Video Game Mechanics SUCK! (Again)

Jules is back with another These Things Suck!!
By WhatCulture Gaming