90s

9 Facts About "The Witches" That Might Turn You Into A Mouse

In 1983, Roald Dahl released his dark fairytale, The Witches. The book was relatively popular, but it wasn't until Jim Henson and director Niclas Roeg brought it to the big screen in 1990 that people truly appreciated how terrifying and dark it was. AmazonThe movie featured Anjelica Huston as the Grand High Witch, whose plan is to turn all children into mice. A young boy overhears the witches discussing the plan at a convention, and they test out the formula on him first. The boy must fight against the witches with some help from the hotel manager, played by Rowan

Pop Culture

13 Horror Movie Facts Guaranteed To Keep You Up At Night

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre scene that was "worse than Vietnam"Suddenly all your family dinners during the holidays don't seem that bad.VortexThe infamous dinner scene in Texas Chainsaw Massacre is known for being incredibly hard to sit through, but as it turns out it was even harder to film. The actor who played Grandfather hated the process of applying his makeup so much that he refused to go through it again, leaving them to shoot all of his scenes in one brutal 36 hour marathon.A whole lot of nope.VortexTo make things worse, they were filming

90s

The Entire Cast Of 'Halloweentown' Reunited To Pay Tribute To Debbie Reynolds

Halloweentown is one of the greatest Disney Channel movies ever made. That's just a fact. The movie came out back in 1998 and it became an instant classic. Disney ChannelMarnie Piper and her super-cool grandma Aggie were essentially all of our role models. Every Halloween we would re-watch this awesome movie and hope that maybe this year we would become real witches. We aren't the only ones who are still obsessed with the movie. The town where the movie was filmed still loves it as much (if not more) than you do! Every year, St. Helens, Oregon holds the "Spirit

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LEGO Version Of "IT" Opening Scene Is Equally As Terrifying

IT was the most anticipated movie of 2017, and it didn't disappoint. Bill Skarsgård was a terrifyingly brilliant Pennywise, and from now on I won't be going anywhere near a sewer grate. Hollywood Reporter"There was a scene we shot that was a flashback from the 1600s, before Pennywise [was Pennywise]," Skarsgård said. "The scene turned out really, really disturbing. And I'm not the clown. I look more like myself. It's very disturbing, and sort of a backstory for what IT is, or where Pennywise came from."Bill SkarsgardDigitalSpyThe movie is, of course, based off the Stephen King novel of

Movies

These Winona Ryder Movies Prove She's A Much Bigger Part Of Your Life Than You Realize

It's hard to believe that our childhood star Winona Ryder is turning 45 this year, having watched her go from obscure support actress to strong female lead. She has spent time both inside and out of the Hollywood spotlight, and her life has not been without drama even behind-the-scenes. Here's a closer look at one of the coolest actresses who manages to balance success with being the embodiment of the cult classic.She's terrified of waterThe RichestWhen only 12 years old, Ryder almost drowned in what must have been a traumatic near-death experience. She overcame this fear to take part

80s

21 Child Stars From The '80s And Where They Ended Up

Fame is a funny thing, we all still remember these child stars from their classic roles in '80s movies, but most of them have fallen completely out of the spotlight. We looked up some of the decade's biggest (and smallest) stars to learn what they're up to today.1. Lukas Haas Paramount PicturesHaas was just 8 years old when he played the title character in Witness, an Amish boy who witnessed a murder. He's been acting ever since, but his career has been experiencing a renaissance lately with roles in Inception and The Revenant.Zimbio2. Fred SavageFiction MachineWith big roles