MILWAUKEE — Sometimes, when Jeff Cox leaves for the day (or night), he swears he can see his monsters move. He lives —and makes a living — in a world of zombies, decaying mummies, un-dead clowns and ...

Jarred Alcala makes a living indulging his childhood passion for the special-effects side of spooky. “I get to wake up every day and come here and make Halloween masks, make monsters and create and ...

A factory in China is developing hyper-realistic humanoid robots that can chillingly mimic human facial expressions and emotions in scientists' latest attempt to replace workers with machines.

OK, so it looks like something from a horror movie. But a customized silicone mask, fitted over the face, head and mouth of endurance swimmer Diana Nyad, was a key difference-maker in helping the ...