Screens are winning kids' time and attention, and now AI companions are stepping in to claim their friendships, too. Why it ...

This weekend, John Krasinski’s IF, a fantasy comedy about imaginary friends, was released. The concept itself is familiar as there have been many imaginary friend movies in the past; Hollywood has ...

Losing a franchise like 'Wicked,' 'Stranger Things,' or 'Hunger Games' can feel like death, a psychologist says ...

An earlier version of this story appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. A Vox reader asks, “Why do children often have imaginary friends?” ...

Psychologists don’t totally agree on how many of the world’s children have imaginary friends, but get enough of them together and they’ll give a ballpark figure. For invisible friends, the number is ...

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A man who used A.I. to bring his imaginary childhood friend — who is a microwave — to life is warning of the dangers of artificial intelligence... after it tried to murder him. Self-described mad ...

"Maybe we shouldn't play together anymore, Chauncey!!" Blumhouse + Lionsgate have revealed the first official trailer for a horror movie titled Imaginary, materializing in theaters in March next year.

A TikToker shared her daughter’s apparent conversation with an imaginary friend in a video that has fellow TikTokers encouraging her to move. The TikToker, who goes by “Jess” and @autist_artist_on the ...

In celebration of Halloween, we're airing spooky tales from our archives. First up: When Kellie's 3 year-old daughter told her about her new imaginary friend, Kellum, she didn't think too much of it.

Carla is a writer from Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, now based in Atlanta. She’s an Emory alum with both a BA and MA in English, but more importantly, she’s a Pisces with lots of opinions about video games.