Halloween is still more than a month away, but audiences have celebrated scary movies all year long.

gave the horror-movie genre its sixth #1 weekend of 2013 with a whopping $41 million debut. "Mama," "The Purge," the "Evil Dead" remake and "Insidious" director James Wan's "The Conjuring" are all on the list of #1 horror weekends this year. The genre-hopping "Warm Bodies" and "World War Z" could arguably be included among them, as well.

Reuniting the cast, director and vibe of "Insidious" succeeded in more than tripling the first film's debut. was also part of Wan's cast for "The Conjuring," but according to Wilson, "The fact that it's me and James and the same genre is about where the similarity ends."

James Wan is now on an extremely short list of directors who've had two movies open over $40 million in the same year. The only other folks on that list are Andy and Lana Wachowski, the sibling director duo behind 2003's "Matrix" sequels (and the original).

Only last year's animated "Hotel Transylvania" has had a bigger opening during the regularly sluggish weekend, which this year happened to kick off with a Friday the 13th. The $41 million debut of "Insidious: Chapter 2" marked yet another victory for micro-budget filmmaking, as its budget was $5 million.

Despite terrible reviews, the new action comedy from "The Professional" director Luc Besson got off to a decent start. Organized crime oriented romp "The Family" (starring Robert DeNiro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones and Dianna Agron) opened at #2 with $14.5 million, the second biggest ...

In the mid-'90s, girl groups ruled — from Destiny's Child to TLC to the Spice Girls. And nearly 20 years later, the ladies are set to reign over music again.

While we've seen this resurgence in boy bands, with the success of One Direction and The Wanted, it hasn't been until recent that girl groups have returned to the pop landscape. MTV News gets the girl groups and their mentors to spill on the new movement.

"Everything comes around in a circle, you know. Before we did One Direction, I remember thinking, you know, these bands are going to be big again," said Simon Cowell, who formed 1D in 2010 during "The X Factor" U.K. "Obviously, following that is going to be girl bands and then will be something else."

After taking first place in the U.K.'s "X Factor" back in 2011, Little Mix's rise to fame has been rapid. Not only did their first single "Cannonball" hit #1 across the pond, but their album DNA landed them at #4 in the U.S., breaking a sales-record set by the Spice Girls in 1997.

"It was amazing. I don't think any of us ever expected to ever get in the top five. And to beat the Spice Girls was even more incredible 'cause they are like our idols," Little Mix's Jesy Nelson said. "We looked up to them when we were younger. They've led the way for British girl groups to crack America, and it feels lovely that we've done it as well."

Following in their footsteps are the ladies of Fifth ...

The Weeknd — a.k.a. Abel Tesfaye — is not one for interviews, at least in the traditional sense. That's why it doesn't surprise us that in the wake of dropping Kiss Land this week, the musician decided to field the public's questions via a less-than-traditional arena — a Reddit AMA (or Ask Me Anything) thread in which he revealed, among other things, where the name "The Weeknd" came from.

"I left home when I was about 17 dropped out of high school and convinced Lamar to do the same lol," he said in answer to a query, referring to a member of his XO crew. "We grabbed our mattresses from our parents threw it in our friends shitty van and left one weekend and never came back home. It was gonna be the title of HOB [House of Balloons]. I hated my name at the time though so I tried it as a stage name. It sounded cool. I took out the "e" because there was already a Canadian band named the weekend (copyright issues)."

Tesfaye also revealed a bit more about his personal life in answers to other queries, telling fans that all of his dark, languid music is based on his real-life experiences, and giving us a glimpse into his upbringing in Canada. Although the musician is a Canadian native, his family hails from Ethiopia, and that ancestry has been a strong force in his life."[Ahmaric was the] First language I learned," said Tesfaye. "Had no dad and mom was working 24/7 so my grandma ...

Crisis averted! Earlier this week, Ariana Grande was ordered by her doctors to go on vocal rest after suffering from a hemorrhaged vocal cord. Now, the 20-year-old chart-topper wants her fans to know that she's feeling just fine.

"Everybody on Instagram telling me to feel better, I thank you so much for the well wishes, but I'm actually completely fine. My voice is healthy. I'm talking right now," she said in the short video message posted on her Instagram. "I just lost my voice at my party for my album, but I'm completely fine now. Thank you!"

And, the recovering Grande was already trying to make some plans for the weekend, floating around some potential ideas to her 9 million-plus Twitter followers Friday. She wrote, "It's Friday the 13th I wanna go some place haunted tonight."

It's been a big week for the "Sam & Cat" star, who is still celebrating the success of her chart-topping debut album, Yours Truly. She thanked her fans earlier this week, "My 1st album has debuted at #1 & I can't even begin to express my gratitude. Thank you for supporting my music, this really means the world."

The album's success had already generated a lot of buzz, and on Monday night, the singer was joined by her contributor Mac Miller and partner Big Sean when she closed out her Listening Sessions tour in L.A.