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Dr Lorna Wallace

@lornawallace.bsky.social
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Freelance Writer | PhD in English Literature from the University of Stirling | clippings.me/lornawallace

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Plenty of great zombie stories are set in modern times or the near future--but what about zombies wreaking havoc in the past? Here are 5 shows, books, and movies featuring zombies in all sorts of historical settings, from prehistory to WWII!
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Five Zombies Stories Set in Different Historical Periods - Reactor
Zombie dinos! Civil War zombies! Zombies swarming Plymouth Rock!
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When it comes to cozy stories, science fiction can be every bit as warm and comforting as fantasy; here are 5 sci-fi books and stories that offer wholesome slice-of-life glimpses of other worlds, alternate realities, and distant planets.
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Five Comforting Slice-of-Life Sci-Fi Stories - Reactor
Cozy, comforting glimpses of life on distant planets and in alternate realities.
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
People have speculated the nursery rhyme references everything from Viking invasions to human sacrifice. bit.ly/4mrCwkN
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The Dark Theories Behind the “London Bridge Is Falling Down” Nursery Rhyme
There are a handful of sinister suggestions—ranging from a Viking invasion to human sacrifice—about the rhyme’s inspiration.
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Science fiction and fantasy have conjured up a number of tales that take place on seas that aren't made of water–or even liquid, in some cases; here are 5 SFF stories set on strange seas, ranging from the work of Arthur C. Clarke to Brandon Sanderson!
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Five SFF Stories Featuring Strange Seas - Reactor
From sentient oceans to seas made of dust or gases...
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What's your favorite horror story featuring cryptids? Is a belligerent Bigfoot scarier than a murderous Mothman? Lorna Wallace recommends five novels about creatures who may or may not be real (but that won't stop them from wreaking havoc) reactormag.com/five-horror-...
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Five Horror Novels Featuring Creepy Cryptids - Reactor
From Sasquatches and Mothmen to other creatures currently unsubstantiated by science...
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Terrified of flying? You may want to avoid these airports.
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10 of the Scariest Airport Landings in the World
Terrified of flying? You may want to avoid these airports.
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
As Star Wars fans know, sand is coarse and rough and irritating, and some people hate it...but there are plenty of riveting sci fi stories set on desert planets and other sandy, desolate places. Here are five excellent examples (that aren't Dune)!
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Five Sci-Fi Stories Set in Sandy Places - Reactor
From Earth's deserts to Mars to the shifting dunes of uncharted planets...
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
What caused some of these ominous events still remains a total mystery.
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8 Strange Dark Days Throughout History
What caused some of these ominous events still remains a total mystery.
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
...Do you like scary movies? How about horror novels about *making* scary movies--and all the truly horrifying things that can happen behind the scenes, from hauntings and curses to murder and mayhem? Here are five chilling examples 🎥👻
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Five Horror Novels About Making (Fictional) Horror Movies - Reactor
When the true terrors unfold offscreen and behind the scenes...
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
From wasps to fire ants to mutant cockroaches, insects make for excellent horror stories. Here are five books about highly dangerous bugs and bug-like creatures from works by George R.R. Martin, Nick Cutter, T. Kingfisher, and more...
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Bugging Out: Five Books About Deadly Insects - Reactor
Time to light a citronella candle and face all your bug-based fears...
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
While the Tooth Fairy herself may be surprisingly modern, the bits of folklore that went into her creation are hundreds of years old. bit.ly/4gam070
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The Strange Origins of the Tooth Fairy
While the Tooth Fairy herself may be surprisingly modern, the bits of folklore that went into her creation are hundreds of years old.
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Tired of your local trails? Plan a hiking trip to one of these incredible ancient sites. bit.ly/3Inhm9r
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15 Amazing Archaeological Sites You Can Hike To
Tired of your local trails? Plan a hiking trip to one of these incredible ancient sites.
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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
From ghostly doubles to evil twins, what's more uncanny than encountering an enemy that looks or acts just like you? Here are five SFF and horror stories about going toe-to-toe with doppelgängers, clones, and other creepy versions of yourself!
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Five Books About Battling Doubles, Doppelgängers, and Clones - Reactor
From evil twins to alter egos that take on a life of their own, you're always your own worst enemy...
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
There are so many iconic horror stories centered around children, from kids dealing with hauntings and demonic possession to precocious young zombies--here are five unnerving examples, and we hope you'll share your own favorites!
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Five Horror Books Featuring Child Protagonists - Reactor
What are your favorite stories about kids caught up in zombie outbreaks, hauntings, demonic possession, and the like?
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Dr Lorna Wallace @lornawallace.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Highly recommend adding a stone skull to an otherwise whimsical garden set up for some memento mori vibes. 💀
A stone skull surrounded by pots and planters full of flowers.
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
As temperatures continue to rise, here are five horror stories set in hot, steamy jungles and rainforests that are guaranteed to send a refreshing chill up your spine, from tales of greed and retribution to gory stories about bloodthirsty plants 🪴
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Blood, Sweat, and Trees: Five Horror Stories Set in Jungles and Rainforests - Reactor
Clueless tourists, treasure seekers, ruthless mercenaries... this is not going to end well for you.
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
How we illustrate the world affects how we experience it. bit.ly/41Hgzqc
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20 Maps That Changed the World
How we illustrate the world affects how we experience it.
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
There are tons of great found footage horror films, but how well does the technique work in other genres? Lorna Wallace recommends five found footage movies about alien invasions, supernatural creatures, time travel, superpowers, and space exploration!
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Five Sci-Fi and Fantasy Found Footage Movies - Reactor
The found footage technique is perfect for horror, but also stories about space, time travel, and superpowers...
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Terrified of flying? You may want to avoid these airports.
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10 of the Scariest Airport Landings in the World
Terrified of flying? You may want to avoid these airports.
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Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Buzz Aldrin had one way of responding to conspiracy theorists. In our latest mailbag, @lornawallace.bsky.social offers some alternate approaches.
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How Do Academics Handle Conspiracy Theorists?
Factual evidence rarely changes minds.
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
These Atomic Age sites—some of which are still dangerously radioactive—are a somber reminder of the dark shadow the threat of nuclear war cast on the world.
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12 of the Creepiest Nuclear Sites on Earth
These Atomic Age sites—some of which are still dangerously radioactive—are a somber reminder of the dark shadow the threat of nuclear war cast on the world.
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Early on, the trope of the final girl focused on characters who fit a certain profile. Over time, authors started to play with the formula. Here are five books and stories that feature Final Girls who break with convention... #booksky
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Five Horror Stories That Offer a Twist on the Final Girl Formula - Reactor
These books and stories feature final girls who don't conform to the conventional mold.
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
When it comes to age, supernatural horror doesn't discriminate; here are five horror novels featuring compelling protagonists who are over 70, from an aging Elvis Presley to a septuagenarian Final Girl facing off against evil 🔪
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Five Horror Books Featuring Older Protagonists - Reactor
From an aging Elvis Presley to a Final Girl in her late 70s, these characters spend their golden years fighting evil
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
If you're a samurai fan who loves SF, fantasy, and horror, hold on to your katana: here are seven speculative books, TV shows, and movies that follow sword-wielding samurai facing off against aliens, time travel, magic, and distant planets!
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Seven SFF Samurai Stories - Reactor
Sword-wielding samurai vs. monsters, time travel, magic, and more!
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Fighting vampires? Grab a stake. Pursued by werewolves? Better melt down some silver. But what can you do when the thing hunting you is a seemingly unstoppable creature, curse, or malevolent force? Here are 5 books and stories about inescapable threats!
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Five Horror Stories About Unstoppable, Inescapable Forces - Reactor
How can you hope to defeat a curse or monster that's utterly relentless?
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
What caused some of these ominous events still remains a total mystery.
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8 Strange Dark Days Throughout History
What caused some of these ominous events still remains a total mystery.
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
People have speculated the nursery rhyme references everything from Viking invasions to human sacrifice. bit.ly/4mrCwkN
mentalfloss.com
The Dark Theories Behind the “London Bridge Is Falling Down” Nursery Rhyme
There are a handful of sinister suggestions—ranging from a Viking invasion to human sacrifice—about the rhyme’s inspiration.
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Speculative fiction is always finding new and exciting ways of messing with the fabric of existence--from time travel and high-tech weaponry to memory-eating entities, here are five books that take unique approaches to warping reality!
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Five Twisty, Reality-Bending SFF Books  - Reactor
Featuring some truly ingenious ways of messing with the fabric of reality...
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
There's nothing quite like sitting in a movie theater *watching* a scene in which a movie theater is attacked by aliens, blown up, or otherwise laid to waste! We're ranking the 7 best SF and horror scenes featuring cinemas being destroyed 🎥🔥
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Movie Theater Mayhem: 7 Films Featuring Cinemas Being Destroyed - Reactor
The theater is under attack!!! Run for your lives!!!
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
What if zombies aren't mindless killing machines? What happens when they show glimpses of personality, or free will? Here are five books, movies, and TV shows that complicate and humanize zombies 🧟 What are your favorite examples? reactormag.com/five-horror-...
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Five Horror Stories That Humanize Zombies - Reactor
If zombies aren't simply mindless killing machines, what are they?
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Tired of your local trails? Plan a hiking trip to one of these incredible ancient sites. bit.ly/3Inhm9r
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15 Amazing Archaeological Sites You Can Hike To
Tired of your local trails? Plan a hiking trip to one of these incredible ancient sites.
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Terrified of flying? You may want to avoid these airports.
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10 of the Scariest Airport Landings in the World
Terrified of flying? You may want to avoid these airports.
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Are you feeling exhausted or exasperated by the ubiquity of A.I. nonsense in the world? When you need a break from raging against the machines, here are five stories about the dark and dangerous aspects of artificial intelligence...
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Five Sci-Fi Stories About the Dark Side of A.I. - Reactor
A.I. may be everywhere, but we don't have to like it...
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Stories about going back in time to eliminate Adolph Hitler have been around since the 1940s; here are five takes on the premise, exploring different aspects of the ethical and temporal questions involved with such a mission... reactormag.com/five-time-tr...
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Five Time Travel Stories About Taking Out Hitler - Reactor
Exploring very different takes on a familiar thought experiment.
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Since the days of Jules Verne, science fiction has been exploring the depths of Earth's oceans and imaging underwater life on distant planets; here are five aquatic sci fi books and stories! What are your own favorite examples?
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Five Science Fiction Stories Set Underwater - Reactor
From Earth's oceans to the watery depths of distant planets.
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
These Atomic Age sites—some of which are still dangerously radioactive—are a somber reminder of the dark shadow the threat of nuclear war cast on the world.
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12 of the Creepiest Nuclear Sites on Earth
These Atomic Age sites—some of which are still dangerously radioactive—are a somber reminder of the dark shadow the threat of nuclear war cast on the world.
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Are you looking for a story that will keep you up all night pondering the nature of existence and our place in the universe? You're in luck--here are five excellent sci-fi short stories that deal with deep existential questions...
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Five Speculative Stories To Cure or Inspire an Existential Crisis - Reactor
Who wants to stay up late contemplating the nature of existence and other mysteries?
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
How we illustrate the world affects how we experience it. bit.ly/41Hgzqc
mentalfloss.com
20 Maps That Changed the World
How we illustrate the world affects how we experience it.
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
People have speculated the nursery rhyme references everything from Viking invasions to human sacrifice. bit.ly/4mrCwkN
mentalfloss.com
The Dark Theories Behind the “London Bridge Is Falling Down” Nursery Rhyme
There are a handful of sinister suggestions—ranging from a Viking invasion to human sacrifice—about the rhyme’s inspiration.
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
What caused some of these ominous events still remains a total mystery.
mentalfloss.com
8 Strange Dark Days Throughout History
What caused some of these ominous events still remains a total mystery.
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The medieval period offers an ideal setting for horror fiction. Here are five novels and stories that add some supernatural twist to the dangers posed by the Black Death, famine, and brutality of the Middle Ages... #booksky
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Five Horror Stories Set During the Medieval Period - Reactor
Given all the plague, war, and famine, the Middle Ages seem like an ideal setting for horror fiction.
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The Blair Witch Project famously played up the idea that its footage was based in real events; here are five other documentary-style horror movies that blur the lines between fiction and reality!
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Five Horror Mockumentaries That Feel Scarily Real - Reactor
The fear creeps in wherever the lines between fact and fiction start to blur...
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
It's always fascinating when science fiction conjures up a truly alien perspective--here are five short stories presented through a non-human point of view, including classics by Peter Watts, Terry Bisson, and Iain M. Banks!
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Five Sci-Fi Short Stories Told Through an Alien POV - Reactor
Clever, compelling stories filtered through a distinctly non-human consciousness
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Winter's far from over here in the Northern Hemisphere, so here are five speculative stories, movies, and TV shows set during a frozen apocalypse. Get cozy and enjoy–no shoveling required!
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Five Stories Set During a Frozen Apocalypse - Reactor
Put away your snow shovel and get cozy with these five frigid tales...
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Feeling stuck and truly *being* stuck--because of a curse, a physical barrier, or some other terrifying threat--are two very different things; here are five horror novels about being trapped in an inescapable town.
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Five Horror Books Set in Inescapable Towns - Reactor
Like it or not, you're not going anywhere...
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Exolangs are constructed languages that imagine how the languages of extraterrestrial beings might look and sound—and linguists have come up with some pretty mind-bending options. bit.ly/3VGwtNY
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6 Strange “Alien” Languages Created by Linguists
Rikchiks use seven of their 49 tentacles to communicate via a sign language humans would never be able to master. (Not enough hands!)
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Terrified of flying? You may want to avoid these airports.
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10 of the Scariest Airport Landings in the World
Terrified of flying? You may want to avoid these airports.
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Mental Floss @mental-floss.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Tired of your local trails? Plan a hiking trip to one of these incredible ancient sites. bit.ly/3Inhm9r
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15 Amazing Archaeological Sites You Can Hike To
Tired of your local trails? Plan a hiking trip to one of these incredible ancient sites.
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
It's never good when a spooky doll or puppet starts terrorizing your protagonists, but what about furniture? Or something on an altogether larger scale?! Here are five creepy tales about formerly inanimate objects...
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Five Horror Stories About Inanimate Objects Coming to Life - Reactor
Creepy dolls and sinister puppets are bad, but how about a haunted, sentient rollercoaster?
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