From the minute we wake up from our slumber to the moment we crawl back into our crypts at the end of the day, we think about Halloween. Maybe it’s because it’s the one holiday that encourages you to dress up, try on different looks based on mood, and generally express yourself and your personal style through the use of fashion, beauty and copious amounts of fake blood. What’s not to love?

We’ve been giving a lot of thought to what to be this year, and naturally, with the season premiere of The Walking Dead kicking off last night, we’re big into zombies right now. Just in case you too have the undead on the brain (pun unintended), we’re sharing the findings of our zombie makeup tutorial k-hole. Because, TBH, when *aren’t* zombies a great Halloween costume? Here’s some of the best how-tos from around the web.

1. This video of zombie makeup tips from The Walking Dead

This is actually a video from the guys behind The Walking Dead, so you know it’s gonna be good. Who knew that a little bit of oatmeal could provide “dirty, rotten skin”? Oatmeal: It’s not just for breakfast anymore. More makeup tips from the team at AMC can be found here.

2. This Warm Bodies-inspired “R” tutorial

Michelle Phan gives us a handsomer zombie alternative in this makeup-based tutorial.

3. This fan-made Walking Dead makeup tutorial

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Wiz Khalifa may be dealing with the fallout from his wife, Amber Rose, recently filing for divorce, but if his new track is any indication, he’s still sounding like the same old Wiz.

The Pittsburgh rapper remixed ILOVEMAKONNEN’s bubbling single “I Don’t Sell Molly No More” over the weekend, and got back to doing what he does best: “I turned gin and juice dreams to the big screen/ The kid from the Burgh doing big things/ Not to mention, all of my n—as on, on they own buzz/ Smokin’ to the head, we all fed, everybody growin’ dreads,” he raps.

Related: Wiz Khalifa And Amber Rose Are Dealing With Divorce Differently: See The Proof

Last month, Amber filed for divorce from her husband of one year, citing irreconcilable differences.

For Makonnen, meanwhile, this is the second major remix he’s scored, coming on the heels of Drake putting his stamp of approval on “Tuesday.”

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Taylor Swift finally led us “Out of the Woods” with her new 1989 track, which she premiered on “Good Morning America” on Monday morning (October 13).

“I wanted to makes sure the songs sounded exactly the way the emotions felt,” she told the morning talk show, explaining the “fragility” of a former relationship, which Rolling Stone says is with Harry Styles.

“This was a relationship where I was kind of, living day to day, wondering where it was going, if it was going to go anywhere, if it was going to end the next day,” Swift said. “It was a relationship where you, kind of, never feel like you’re standing on solid ground … .”

The track is available on Tuesday, but we got a preview of the pop song this morning. Through the screams of fans out on the street, you can hear the ’80s inspiration of the song, which was co-written by fun.’s Jack Antonoff.

Tell us what you think of the preview in the comments below!

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Member of MTV News' Cat Braintrust, has an unhealthy obsession with pork dumplings and tweeting Austin Mahone's mom. Follow @emileelindner

It’s a well-known fact that “Lord of the Rings” fans love any opportunity to insert a quote from the movies into their daily lives. I mean, who among us hasn’t referred to a beloved object/human/foodstuff as “my precioussssss!” in a full-on, spittle-flecked, Andy-Serkis-as-Gollum whisper? I did it myself just yesterday, with a plate of chicken wings. (They were really good chicken wings.)

But one fan might be taking it just a bit too far: Rather than engaging in mutual, consensual movie quoting, this guy has made a game of ambushing his unsuspecting girlfriend with “Lord of the Rings” quotes, popping up from a shadowy basement or behind a line of laundry to shout about the beacons of Gondor, etc.

According to a report from The Daily Dot, said fan films the moments as they happen and then snapchats them to friends for added entertainment value, leading one friend to compile them all into this remarkable video. It’s worth mentioning that the guy’s impressions are pretty spot-on, actually, but one gets the sense that the girlfriend does not entirely appreciate it. In fact, you might even say that she haaaaates it, precious.

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With additional reporting by Janelle Myers

Don’t Mess With Olivia Benson’s Mama
After a photo of Taylor Swift‘s cat, Olivia Benson, appeared on the screen at the “The Graham Norton Show,” she was shocked when legendary comedian John Cleese asked her “When did it have the accident?” She seemed confused and then he proceeded to tell her, “It’s the weirdest cat I’ve ever seen in my life.” Not sure if he was just joking, but after that Taylor looked like she had something to say, but held back her words. Watch her full reaction below:

‘The Walking Dead’ Is Back
Relive all of the explosive moments from “The Walking Dead” season premiere. Don’t click though if you don’t want spoilers!

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#FergusonOctober
“Grey’s Anatomy” star Jesse Williams traveled to Ferguson, Missouri, with members of the Question Bridge: Black Males video project team to archive “the thoughts and concerns of the people and recording Black males asking and answering the questions that matter to them.” They’re doing this as part of #FergusonOctober, which is helping seek justice for the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

This Selfie Is A Work Of Art
I Louvre love this selfie of Jay Z and Beyoncé in front of the Mona Lisa.

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Must-See Video Of The Day
“Pumpkin Spice” in the style of “Shake It Off” is the Taylor Swift parody fall anthem every basic girl has been waiting for.

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“The Walking Dead” season five premiered last night, and it was, in a word, intense. The AMC zombie series returned after several months away with one of its most pulse-pounding installments yet — less of an episode, and more of an action movie.

Lives were threatened, lives were lost, lives were saved — and all three of those categories owed some thanks to a woman who just might be the biggest (and most unlikely) badass on the show.

Related: Andrew Lincoln Previews The ‘Brutal’ Fifth Season Of “The Walking Dead”

The premiere, called “No Sanctuary,” provided some answers (“How will they get out of the train car?” “How will our heroes survive Terminus?” The answer to both is the same: Violently!), and it left us with some questions, too…

1. Is Carol The Show’s Best Character?

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She’s certainly way up there. Carol started the series as a victim, and now, she’s a victimizer — and a hero. She lost her abusive husband and her beloved daughter. She lost some of her humanity, when she killed Tyreese’s girlfriend Karen to stop the spread of a lethal infection. She lost more of it when she chose to kill little Lizzie, growing deadlier and darker with each passing minute.

But along the way, Carol gained things: The will to survive, and ability to back it up with action. A veritable one-woman army, Carol did her best Sarah Connor and Ellen Ripley impression as she tore through Terminus, providing her allies with ...

Is there anything Bethany Mota can’t do? She’s dancing with the stars, she’s designing her own clothing line, and now she has a new song out with Mike Tompkins!?!

The YouTube star released “Need You Right Now” early Monday morning (October 13). Fans can buy the song on iTunes.

Listen to ‘Need You Right Now’… Right Now!

Mota teamed up with producer Tompkins, who also sings on the track, for a song about love you just can’t wait for. “A million millions separate our hearts, I know/ I need you right now,” the two sing above a heavy, EDM-influenced beat. Tompkins also got his start on YouTube, continuing on to open for The Jonas Brothers and Karmin on tour.

Since creating a name for herself on YouTube, showing her now-millions of “Motavators” cute outfits ideas, hair and makeup tutorials and life updates, Bethers has hit up the MTV Movie Awards, appeared in thousands of YouTube ads and launched her own line of clothes at Aeropostale. She’s currently shaking it off on “Dancing With The Stars”, gaining the attention of Taylor Swift.

It seems like Beth can do anything. Maybe she’ll bring back dinosaurs next?

Motavators, of course, are in full support. Even Kevin Jonas is into it:

Emilee Lindner

Member of MTV News' Cat Braintrust, has an unhealthy obsession with pork dumplings and tweeting Austin Mahone's mom. Follow @emileelindner

The heavy metal gods have smiled upon you, o mortal, for the 2014 MTV EMA will honor Ozzy Osbourne with its coveted Global Icon Award.

Related: 2014 MTV EMA Nominations — Get The Full List

On Sunday, November 9, the legendary Black Sabbath frontman will receive top honors at MTV’s annual celebration of the hottest music from across the globe, broadcast live from the SSE Hydro arena in Glasgow, Scotland.

The EMA will air on MTV channels worldwide, and the U.S. telecast will kick off live from Miami at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT with kickoff hosts Nick Cannon and Molly Tarlov. Back across the pond, Nicki Minaj will serve as the host of the 2014 EMA, as well as perform. Other EMA performers who have been announced include Ariana Grande and Ed Sheeran.

Related: Check Out Highlights From The 2013 MTV EMA

Osbourne, whose Memoirs Of A Madman compilation album will be released October 14, is the fifth-ever recipient of the Global Icon Award, following Bon Jovi in 2010, Queen in 2011, Whitney Houston in 2012 and Eminem in 2013. Clearly, he’s in good company, and the win is beyond deserved — and here’s why.

Black Sabbath, the seminal metal band Ozzy Osbourne co-founded in the ’60s, released their self-titled debut album in 1970.

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Since then, Ozzy has sold more than 120-million albums worldwide as a member ...