Cheryl Eddy, Author at Gizmodo

Looking Back at the Complicated Legacy of 1932’s Freaks

We recently shared our review of Freaks, the heartfelt tale of a father trying to protect his superpowered daughter. The movie picked up a distributor soon after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, which means it’ll be in theaters eventually. In the meantime, though—doesn’t that title sound kind of familiar? The original Freaks—which…

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Channel Zero Announces Its Return With a Terrifying First Look at Season 4, The Dream Door

So far, creepypasta-inspired anthology series Channel Zero has made us fear puppet shows, gimmicky “haunted house” attractions, and staircases. Our first look at season four, The Dream Door, suggests the same menace will soon be invading yet another unlikely setting: the suburbs. Today, Syfy shared a handful of photos from Channel Zero: The Dream Door.…

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We’ve Got a Sneak Peek at Anne Rice’s New Vampire Lestat Tale, Blood Communion

Anne Rice has a much-anticipated Vampire Chronicles TV show in the works at Hulu, and now she’s got a new book in the series starring her most beloved character: Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat. It’s the first Rice novel to include illustrations—and we’ve got an exclusive excerpt and some image reveals to share. First,…

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Castle Rock Triumphs by Keeping Us Guessing Until the Very End

Castle Rock just dropped its season finale, “Romans.” Did we get an explanation for every aspect of the Hulu show’s multi-layered, Stephen King-inspired mystery? Nope. We got something even better: an ending that revealed most, but not all, and somehow felt satisfying while also being completely bleak. There’s a reason why TV shows with sustained…

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Stranded Astronauts Orbit Earth as Nuclear War Rages in This Stunning Short

With a stark black-and-white palette that resembles manga art come to life, Tomasz Popakul’s Black tells a Twilight Zone-ish tale of two astronauts who can never return home. High above the Earth’s surface on an orbiting space station, they can see the mushroom clouds that are ripping the planet apart. The psychological impact of what…

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A Lonely Space Traveler Finds an Unexpected Lifeline in Sci-Fi Short Scavenger

In 1977, NASA launched its Voyager probes—famously carrying gold-plated records filled with earthly information, just in case they encountered any intelligent life among the stars. Raphael Rogers’ short film Scavenger asks: What if the records actually fell into some curious alien hands? Scavenger, which makes creative use of Vimeo Stock—the platform’s newly-launched, community-based stock-footage marketplace—gives us a very…

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The Nun Is Full of Ambience But Low on Frights

The sinister sister from The Conjuring 2 was so chilling, she’s back with her very own spin-off prequel. But despite a hardworking cast and a forbidding setting, The Nun proves that the character is way more memorable out of her familiar environment than when she’s on her home turf. The Nun begins and ends with…

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The Trailer for American Horror Story: Apocalypse Is Crammed Full of Naughty Delights

American Horror Story: Cult spent an entire season reminding us of the very real nightmare enveloping all of us after the 2016 election. Though the next season—which will feature characters from previous AHS seasons “Murder House” and Coven—is titled Apocalypse, this first trailer looks fun and campy as hell. Something (the rapture? Where’d the airline…

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Murderbot Struggles to Pass for Human in This Excerpt From Martha Wells’ Exit Strategy

Murderbot is back! The AI with a bad attitude (who isn’t necessarily a bad robot, despite that scary name) returns October 2 in Exit Strategy. It’s the final installment of Martha Wells’ Hugo and Nebula-winning novella series—ahead of the author’s next project, a full-length Murderbot novel. But first, as these exclusive glimpses of Exit Strategy’s…

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Castle Rock Just Turned Itself Inside Out

Castle Rock’s season finale is next week. But if you thought you had an idea of where the Stephen King-inspired mystery series was heading, this week’s episode, “Henry Deaver,” will make you rethink everything. Or, it’ll confirm all the sneaking suspicions you’ve had all along. Or maybe…both. The first real glimpse into Castle Rock’s “mystery…

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A Super-Suave Superhero Saves the Day (Sorta) in This Clever Short Film

Sprung from the cover of a comic book with the help of some old-school 3D glasses, the tiny hero at the center of Captain 3D knows what he has to do: save the shrieking damsel from the clutches of an octopus monster. Piece of cake, right? This super-short clip from filmmaker Victor Haegelin is an…

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After The Nun, Here Are 5 More Horror Characters Who Deserve Spin-Off Movies

The Nun, a prequel delving into the antagonist first introduced in The Conjuring 2, comes out September 7—just the latest project spawned by the spooky franchise (lest we forget, a third Annabelle movie is now in the works). Now that horror spinoffs are all the rage, we have a few suggestions beyond the Conjuring films…

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An Unlucky-in-Love Man Resorts to Time Travel in This Short Rom-Com, CTRL Z

James Kennedy’s CTRL Z introduces us to best friends Ed and Carrie, as well as Sarah, the object of Ed’s unrequited affections. Can his do-over device (“It’s not a time machine!”) help him win the girl of his dreams—and will Carrie ever forgive him for dragging her along on this weird-science mission? Set in a…

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9 Movies With AI That Became Self-Aware and Made Humankind Very Sorry

Who could forget the events of August 29, 1997—when Skynet became self-aware and launched a whole mess of nukes, unleashing “Judgment Day?” Today’s a holiday for Terminator fans, and it’s also a great excuse to celebrate our favorite sci-fi movies that feature AI rebellions. Let’s bid a warm welcome to our new robot overlords. 1) The…

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This Sneak Peek at the Adventure Time Final Seasons DVD Is Full of Fanfic and Pancakes

Adventure Time is wrapping up forever on September 3 (with a season 10 finale that’ll have its own soundtrack), but you won’t have to be without it for long. A DVD that collects the final three seasons and all kinds of bells and whistles will be out September 4, and io9 has an exclusive sneak…

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Dance Practice Gets Very Witchy in This New Suspiria Clip

When the idea of a Suspiria remake first entered the atmosphere, it sounded about as appealing as a mass of maggots dripping from the ceiling. (Watch the original!) But the trailers have been intriguing, and now we’ve got a freaky clip that shows us stars Tilda Swinton and Dakota Johnson in action. Though Luca Guadagnino’s…

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All the New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books You Need to Put On Your Radar This Fall

Fall means colder days, longer nights, and the first waves of panic about holiday shopping. We’ve already told you all about the films you might be interested in but collected here—in a list that numbers nearly 100 entries—is the season’s vast array of sci-fi and fantasy books. Plus a few collections, memoirs, and other genre-adjacent…

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Alec Baldwin Will Play Batman’s Dad in the Joaquin Phoenix Joker Movie

It’s a day ending in “y,” which means we’re about due for some bit of news involving a movie about the Joker. Today the prize wheel lands on Joker, the Joaquin Phoenix-starring origin movie, with this casting announcement: Alec Baldwin will play Thomas Wayne, also known as Batman’s father. As the Hollywood Reporter reminds us,…

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Gravity Falls Creator Alex Hirsch Has Signed a Netflix Deal

Good news for fans of the late, much-beloved Gravity Falls, the animated Disney series about twins who spend their days investigating supernatural mysteries. That show’s creator, Alex Hirsch (aka the voice of Grunkle Stan), will be bringing brand-new content to a brand-new home: Netflix. That’s about the sum total of the news so far—a press…

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A Friendly Reminder: Netflix Plans to Terrify You With the New Series The Haunting of Hill House

We’ve been so excited about Mike Flanagan’s big-screen adaptation of Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep (aka The Shining sequel) that we kind of forgot about the director’s other big horror project. That changed today when Netflix finally reminded us about the new series The Haunting of Hill House. We first heard about the series—a fresh take…

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Looking Back at the Complicated Legacy of 1932’s Freaks

Channel Zero Announces Its Return With a Terrifying First Look at Season 4, The Dream Door

We’ve Got a Sneak Peek at Anne Rice’s New Vampire Lestat Tale, Blood Communion

Castle Rock Triumphs by Keeping Us Guessing Until the Very End

Stranded Astronauts Orbit Earth as Nuclear War Rages in This Stunning Short

A Lonely Space Traveler Finds an Unexpected Lifeline in Sci-Fi Short Scavenger

The Nun Is Full of Ambience But Low on Frights

The Trailer for American Horror Story: Apocalypse Is Crammed Full of Naughty Delights

Murderbot Struggles to Pass for Human in This Excerpt From Martha Wells’ Exit Strategy

Castle Rock Just Turned Itself Inside Out

A Super-Suave Superhero Saves the Day (Sorta) in This Clever Short Film

After The Nun, Here Are 5 More Horror Characters Who Deserve Spin-Off Movies

An Unlucky-in-Love Man Resorts to Time Travel in This Short Rom-Com, CTRL Z

9 Movies With AI That Became Self-Aware and Made Humankind Very Sorry

This Sneak Peek at the Adventure Time Final Seasons DVD Is Full of Fanfic and Pancakes

Dance Practice Gets Very Witchy in This New Suspiria Clip

All the New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books You Need to Put On Your Radar This Fall

Alec Baldwin Will Play Batman’s Dad in the Joaquin Phoenix Joker Movie

Gravity Falls Creator Alex Hirsch Has Signed a Netflix Deal

A Friendly Reminder: Netflix Plans to Terrify You With the New Series The Haunting of Hill House

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, xAI Has Now Shed All 11 of Its Non-Elon Musk Founders

Do ‘Disclosure Day’ Prep With a Spielberg Sci-Fi Marathon

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!