1. The River is terrible. Far from being scary or stylish, it's like watching an episode of Gilligan's Island.
2. An architect was charged with involuntary manslaughter in Los Angeles after a firefighter died fighting a fire in a home the architect built.
3. RL Stine posted a pretty great short horror story at Twitter.
4. Recruiting scandal in the world of college chess. The coach's program is called the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (Spice).