Cheryl Eddy, Author at Gizmodo

The Giant Eyes of Alita: Battle Angel Are a Little Less Creepy in Its New Trailer

It’s been eight months since we first got a glimpse of Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel, and even now, the top point of discussion around the movie has been Alita’s giant, manga-inspired, and very unsettling eyeballs. But the latest trailer has seemingly made some tweaks so that Alita’s cyborg shell looks a little less massively…

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The World’s Crankiest Demon Fighter Is Back for More in Stan Against Evil Season 3

When last we saw Stan Against Evil’s titular curmudgeon (John C. McGinley), things were looking awfully apocalyptic in Willard’s Mill. At the press room and panel for the IFC horror-comedy at Comic-Con, we learned a lot more about what to expect from season three, starting with this trailer: “It took me 20 years to come…

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Bill Skarsgård Explains How His Castle Rock Character Is the Opposite of Pennywise

Bill Skarsgård became a horror icon thanks to his portrayal of Pennywise in last year’s horror hit It, a role he’ll reprise in the sequel next year. In between, he’s got another sinister turn in another Stephen King-inspired tale, Castle Rock. But as the actor explains, the characters couldn’t be more different. “I was reluctant…

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Here’s Your First Trailer for Disenchantment, Matt Groening’s Netflix Fantasy Cartoon

Matt Groening’s much-anticipated fantasy series, Disenchantment, debuts in less than a month, and the Simpsons creator, along with much of the show’s cast, were at Comic-Con to spill all the magic beans. In the process, they dropped an extended trailer showing off the medieval misfits of Dreamland. The trailer shows the origins of Bean (Abbi…

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The Orville‘s Second Season Promises Space Shenanigans Galore

The Orville’s first season wrapped up back in December, and it’ll be December again before we see any new episodes. But Seth MacFarlane’s Star Trek-inspired sci-fi comedy showed up at Comic-Con with an early peek at season two for its fans—including this extended trailer. Looks like lots of explosive action, wild hijinks, goofy aliens, strange…

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The Creators of Castle Rock Talk About the Summer’s Eeriest New Series

We all know the big names behind Hulu’s Castle Rock—Stephen King, J.J. Abrams—but at Comic-Con, we got a chance to talk to its co-creators, Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason. Of course, they couldn’t reveal too many secrets, but we did learn more about what to expect from the new series. Castle Rock tells an original…

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The Stephen King-Inspired Castle Rock Will Be Your Spooky New Streaming Addiction

So far, the marketing for Castle Rock—the J.J. Abrams-produced Hulu show that’s set in Stephen King’s sinister vision of small-town Maine—has been appropriately eerie and deliberately mysterious. The first episode had its world premiere at San Diego Comic-Con yesterday, and all we can say is: more, please. We won’t get into any spoilers here. But…

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Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters Is a Loopy Twilight Zone for Our Times

Bobcat Goldthwait is maybe not the first name you associate with satirical genre tales, and truTV is maybe not the first channel you associate with scripted anthology series. Don’t let that stop you from seeking out the very funny, very weird Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters. The show—which has a totally different cast, setting, and…

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The Search for Castle Rock Unearths the Real-Life Places That Inspired Stephen King

We’ll have more on Castle Rock, Hulu’s Stephen King-inspired series, very soon—including a review of the eerie first episode. But first, here’s an early treat for fans of King, true crime, and spooky history, in the form of a Hulu-produced short documentary investigating how Maine itself has inspired the horror author over the years. Since…

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Doug Liman’s Jumper Spin-Off Series Impulse Has Been Renewed, and Here’s the New Trailer

Impulse, the YouTube Premium series adapted from Steven Gould’s Jumper book series, will continue. The Doug Liman-produced thriller follows the adventures of a teen (played by Maddie Hasson) with extraordinary powers, including the ability to teleport. Here’s the brand-new season two teaser. So, we’ve got some revenge threats, a train dodge, blood in the snow,…

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A Terrifying New Monster Joined the Nun and Pennywise at New Line’s Horror Presentation

Well, “new” as in “new to recent horror cinema.” The monster in question has actually been spawning nightmares for generations, as we learned at New Line’s “ScareDiego” horror presentation at Comic-Con last night. And, of course, we also caught up with It’s Pennywise and the glowering star of The Nun. It: Chapter Two was up…

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Timeskipping-Plane Show Manifest Wastes a Perfectly Good Sci-Fi Premise

Hollywood legend Robert Zemeckis has a few projects at this year’s Comic-Con. One is Project Blue Book, a retro UFO drama for the History Channel that looks pretty promising. But we’ve seen the first episode of Manifest, the NBC series he produced, and it’s overwrought in all the worst ways. The earnest voiceover at the…

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J.R.R. Tolkien’s Archives Come Alive in This Stunning Book and Exhibition

J.R.R. Tolkien fans need to know about Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth, a new exhibit in Oxford, England containing an incredible collection of papers, paintings, and other archival material from the author’s vast career. If you can’t attend in person, you can pick up the exhibit catalog, a hefty book packed full of gorgeous, fascinating images.…

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Universal Soldier Is a Cautionary Tale About Reckless Resurrection

Two American soldiers fight to the death in Vietnam. That’s the start of Universal Soldier, which imagines the pair being brought back to life and given superstrength so they can (inevitably) fight each other again. The movie is stupidly entertaining—but like the UniSol program itself, there are some serious glitches. Universal Soldier was the Hollywood…

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A Politician Reveals His Creepy Secrets in This Sneak Peek at Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters

An all-star comedy cast has assembled for truTV’s new horror comedy anthology series, Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters, which premiered earlier this week with an episode starring Seth Green and a menacing cartoon bear. Now, io9 has an exclusive first look at next week’s episode. This installment, set in the 1970s, is titled “Face in…

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9 of the Best Worst Horror Movies Ever Made

If your horror-movie enjoyment requires high production values, plots delivered without yawning holes, and dialogue that always makes sense, well, best move along. If, however, you delight in horror that’s so “bad” it’s gone all the way back to good—and is genuinely entertaining—have we got a fun list for you. 1) Blood Feast In the…

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A Father’s Day Imagines a Gruesomely Sweet Zombie Family Reunion

Most zombie tales are set just as the outbreak is happening, as desperate people—often families, as seen in recent films like Cargo and Train to Busan, but going all the way back to Night of the Living Dead—try to protect their loved ones. This short puts a refreshingly different perspective on the familiar. It’s called…

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29 New Scifi and Fantasy Books to Add to Your Reading List in July

It’s the height of summer, so whether that means lazy vacation days or a desperate need to stay indoors bathed in icy air conditioning, you’re going to need some reading material. Fear not, scifi and fantasy fans—we’ve got you covered with 29 new releases to choose from. Age of War by Michael J. Sullivan The…

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Three Reasons Why The Expanse‘s Third Season Was Its Best Yet

This week, The Expanse wrapped up its third season with a thrilling two-part finale, making fans even more excited that the show survived its brief cancelation scare. Season four will surely bring awesome new stories, but season three—the scifi standout’s strongest to date—will be hard to beat, and here’s why. 1) It perfectly balanced two…

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The Expanse Season Finale Finds Humanity Teetering on the Brink of Annihilation

The Expanse bid farewell to Syfy (ahead of its season-four shift to Amazon) with a two-part finale that contained everything that’s made the show so fantastic over three seasons: killer space action, tense human conflict, and some perfectly-calibrated doses of hope, wonder, and mystery. Technically speaking, “Congregation” and “Abbadon’s Gate” were separate episodes that Syfy…

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The Giant Eyes of Alita: Battle Angel Are a Little Less Creepy in Its New Trailer

The World’s Crankiest Demon Fighter Is Back for More in Stan Against Evil Season 3

Bill Skarsgård Explains How His Castle Rock Character Is the Opposite of Pennywise

Here’s Your First Trailer for Disenchantment, Matt Groening’s Netflix Fantasy Cartoon

The Orville‘s Second Season Promises Space Shenanigans Galore

The Creators of Castle Rock Talk About the Summer’s Eeriest New Series

The Stephen King-Inspired Castle Rock Will Be Your Spooky New Streaming Addiction

Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters Is a Loopy Twilight Zone for Our Times

The Search for Castle Rock Unearths the Real-Life Places That Inspired Stephen King

Doug Liman’s Jumper Spin-Off Series Impulse Has Been Renewed, and Here’s the New Trailer

A Terrifying New Monster Joined the Nun and Pennywise at New Line’s Horror Presentation

Timeskipping-Plane Show Manifest Wastes a Perfectly Good Sci-Fi Premise

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Archives Come Alive in This Stunning Book and Exhibition

Universal Soldier Is a Cautionary Tale About Reckless Resurrection

A Politician Reveals His Creepy Secrets in This Sneak Peek at Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters

9 of the Best Worst Horror Movies Ever Made

A Father’s Day Imagines a Gruesomely Sweet Zombie Family Reunion

29 New Scifi and Fantasy Books to Add to Your Reading List in July

Three Reasons Why The Expanse‘s Third Season Was Its Best Yet

The Expanse Season Finale Finds Humanity Teetering on the Brink of Annihilation

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!