80s

13 Things You Never Knew About 'Unsolved Mysteries'

In the late '80s and early '90s it seemed like pretty much everyone was obsessed with all things spooky or unexplained. Shows like The Twilight Zone, Tales From the Crypt, and The X-Files made sure that no matter what, we always got our weekly creepy fix. Yes, yes we do.FoxBut of all the shows that filled us with fear, none were more terrifying than Unsolved Mysteries. It wasn't just that the stories were real, everything about the show combined into a perfect storm of scary that guaranteed we were never sleeping again. The theme song, Robert Stack's perfect voice,

Pop Culture

17 Popular Actors You'll Be Surprised To Learn Were In Horror Movies

Over the course of their careers, all of these actors have reached the height of success, appearing in beloved movies, winning major awards, and becoming the names and faces that we recognize immediately. But they weren't always as famous as they are today, and there were some weird pit stops on their roads to success. Here are some big name actors you had no clue appeared in horror movies. Jennifer AnistonTrimark Pictures / Wikimedia CommonsWhile she landed some major roles on television series like Molloy and Ferris Bueller, both shows were quickly canceled. It wasn't until 1993 that she would land

90s

90s Cartoon Theme Songs That Will Hit You Right In The Childhood

Those of us who grew up in the '90s were lucky to experience the golden age of cartoons. While a lot of the cartoons of the '80s were basically very long toy commercials, the '90s gave us some of the zaniest, coolest, and most fun cartoons we could have ever asked for. GiphyThere were so many amazing cartoons, that there's no way we could possibly include them all, but here are some of the opening credits we memorized while waiting for our favorite shows to start.AnimaniacsSo just sit back and relax, you'll laugh 'til you collapse, we're Animaniacs! Soon

TV

The '80s Cartoon Intros That Defined Our Childhood

I don't think anyone could argue that there was a better decade for cartoons than the 1980s. Whether they had epic narrators, incredible synth theme songs, or just showed us our favorite characters, as soon as we saw any of these intros, we knew we in for an awesome time.Giphy1. Ulysses 31This show was basically the Greek myth of Odysseus, but in the 31st Century and in spaaaaaaaaaaaace. There was something weirdly satisfying about singing along to all those "Ulyyyyyseeeeeeeees" parts.2. Disney's Adventures of the Gummi BearsA show based on candy had no business being this good, but

80s

30 Years Later, Where's The Cast Of "The Lost Boys" Now?

While Joel Schumacher might be better known today for his part in the two '90s Batman movies that people love to hate, 30 years ago he gave us not only one of the best movies of the '80s, but one of the greatest vampire movies ever made. In honor of The Lost Boys turning 30, we think it's time to find out what the cast has been up to since 1987.Warner Bros.Laddie - Chance Michael CorbittWarner Bros.Laddie is the youngest member of the "Lost Boys," and along with his sister Star and Michael becomes human again at

80s

20 Things That Will Remind You How Old You Really Are

They say that time passes more quickly the older you get, and considering that with every passing year I get increasingly jealous of how well Betty White has aged compared to me, I'm starting to feel like that's a legit thing. Live footage of me, right nowGiphyAnd as we get older, there are all sorts of interesting facts that start popping up to remind us that time is slipping away from us, and clearly it's all the younger generation's fault. Here are some of the things that are forcing us to ask "just where has the time gone?"Also me.

80s

Atari Is Releasing Their Own Version Of The NES/SNES Mini

While Nintendo has been the lasting name for video games consoles we grew up playing, there are plenty of us old enough to remember when Atari was the brand to beat in the console wars.The company has certainly struggled in recent years, but thanks to the popularity of all things nostalgic, it looks like they're aiming to make a comeback. At E3 back in June, Atari teased their new "Ataribox," which would be their first console since the Atari Jaguar came off the market in 1996. The problem was their teaser video was almost too vague, leaving everyone confused

90s

15 Things We All Did In The '90s That Are No Longer Socially Acceptable

It can be painful to consider just how much time has passed since the '90s (seriously don't think too hard about it) and how much of day-to-day life has changed since then.  ImgurBut it's hard not to be reminded when you start to realize some things that were 100% totally fine then are now at best completely unacceptable and at worst worthy of complete social exile. Here are some of the things we never thought twice about doing in the '90s that we could never get away with today.1. Stopping by someone's house completely unannounced to see if

Movies

15 Movie Facts That Sound Fake But Are 100% True

Thanks to the internet, there are all sorts of crazy secrets we can find out about our favorite stars and movies, but every once and a while you come across a fact that just sounds too out there to possibly be true. Sometimes they even turn out to actually be fake, but that's not the case for these 15 wild pieces of movie trivia.1. James Cameron was a truck driver, until he saw Star WarsWe can thank Star Wars for giving us theseWikimedia Commons / 20th Century Fox / TriStar Pictures / Paramount PicturesJames Cameron has given us some of the greatest

90s

16 Summer Hits That Will Take You Right Back To 1997

It's not hard to see why we all loved the summer so much as kids: the weather was beautiful, all the best movies were coming out in theaters, and most importantly, we didn't have to go to school. While we can't go back to those simpler days, we can take a look back at some of the music we listened to during our favorite season of the year.1) I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans ft 112Arista, Puff Daddy RecordsOne of the biggest stories to hit music in 1997 had to be the murder of rapper Notorious