Author: Hannah Whitfield
Hannah Whitfield covers home, lifestyle and entertainment for Fox Bulletin, from kitchen equipment worth the counter space to the record books behind the year's biggest films, albums and shows. Specifications, prices and chart positions get checked before anything is recommended.
Halloween Movies in Order: All 13 Films and Five Timelines
Thirteen films, five timelines and three different versions of what happened to Laurie Strode. Here is the release order, the story order inside each continuity, and the shortest route through the series.
Best Horror Movies: The 24 Preserved by the Library of Congress
Every best-of list is somebody's opinion. This one is not: these are the horror films the Library of Congress has selected for permanent preservation, with the year each entered the registry.
Candy Corn: The History, Recipe and Numbers Behind It
The tri-color kernel is older than the Halloween season it belongs to. Its first name was Chicken Feed, its recipe has barely moved since the 1880s, and one brand now owns most of the shelf.
Best Vacuum Cleaner: 7 Uprights and Sticks Compared
Seven vacuum cleaners compared on type, weight and filtration, with the difference between HEPA, cyclonic and washable filters explained.
Best Mattresses: 7 Boxed Queens Compared on Feel and Cooling
Seven boxed queen mattresses compared on feel, cooling and support, with the foam certifications and the federal fire rule explained.
Best Shows on Netflix: Ranked by Staying Power
One season has held the United States top ten for 65 weeks while the median entry lasts two. That gap is the most useful ranking Netflix publishes, and it is not the weekly chart.
Best Movies on Netflix: Ranked by Staying Power
Ranking by weeks survived rather than opinion produces a very different list, and one film has lasted 50 weeks. Here is that leaderboard alongside the current top ten.
Netflix Shows: How Seasons Are Counted and Ranked
Netflix ranks seasons, not series, which changes who looks like a hit. One preschool season has outlasted every drama on the United States list by more than 40 weeks.
Netflix Movies: How Views and the Top 10 Really Work
The film chart is ranked by views, not hours, and a view is a division sum. Here is what that measurement actually rewards, and which films have survived longest on the United States list.
Ted Kaczynski: The Unabomber Case, Start to Finish
The mathematician who became the Unabomber: the 17-year bombing campaign, the task force that could not identify him, the brother who did, and the plea that closed the case.
Lizzie Borden House: Tours, Rooms and What Survives
The Fall River house where Andrew and Abby Borden were killed is now a museum and bed and breakfast. Here is who runs it, what has been restored and what visitors actually see.
Lizzie Borden: The Murders, the Trial and the Verdict
The 1892 Fall River murders, the thirteen-day trial that followed and the acquittal that never settled the question, separated from the nursery rhyme that replaced the facts.
Halloween Party Ideas: 10 Themes, Food and a Timeline
Ten party themes with the decor, food and costume rule for each, a running order for the evening, and the food, drink and budget decisions that make or break a Halloween party.
Pumpkin Carving Ideas: 15 Designs From Easy to Advanced
Fifteen pumpkin designs sorted by difficulty, with the cut each one needs, the tools that make it possible and the lighting and preservation that keep it standing until Halloween.
Halloween Games: 16 Picks for Kids, Classrooms and Adults
Sixteen Halloween games sorted by age and setting, with the rules, the player count and the supplies each one takes, for classrooms, yards, parties and preschoolers.