Cheryl Eddy, Author at Gizmodo

io9’s Winter Forecast Checks Out Jon Snow’s Butt, Also the Season Finale

It’s the end of an era! Game of Thrones has finished its seventh season, and Beth Elderkin is joined by Gizmodo social media editor Joe Tonelli to chat about whether “The Dragon and the Wolf” managed to close all of the show’s plot holes before heading into the final season. The answer is: kind of.

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A Synthetic Human Fights to Survive in Visually Stunning Scifi Short Seam

In the not-too-distant future, a tenuous peace between humans and remarkably humanlike “machines”—some don’t even know they’re not real—is tested when synthetics begin spontaneously exploding. A military-led search for these unwitting suicide bombers begins, sending a terrified machine woman and her human partner on the run. Seam—named for a volatile border area sandwiched between the…

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The Shannara Chronicles Heads To War (and To Spike TV) in the First Look at Season Two

One of the most curious network-and-show pairings in recent years had to be MTV’s The Shannara Chronicles, adapted from Terry Brooks’ epic fantasy series. We had mixed feelings about season one, but will season two’s shift to Spike TV offer a game-changing boost? The first trailer suggests… maybe. First, here’s a synopsis of where things…

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Big Trouble in Little China‘s Hero Returns to Fight a Hellish New Foe in Old Man Jack

We’ll never need a big-screen sequel or (PLEASE NO) reboot of Big Trouble in Little China, because John Carpenter’s goofy cult comedy is the perfect self-contained cinematic experience. But we welcome all non-movie works that celebrate the film’s characters and mythology—like the upcoming board game, and brand-new comic Old Man Jack. As the title, which…

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A Little Girl Experiences Rain in Brilliant Colors in This Charming Animated Short

Most people think of rainy days as gray, but in Nicolás P. Villarreal’s animated short Nieta, a little girl has exactly the opposite reaction. For her, gloomy weather brings delightful color—in splashes, sparkles, and fanciful shapes. Watch until the end of this brief, simple, but elegantly-made short to see why. [Everything Animated]

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Cult Slasher Series Hatchet Returns to the Gore-Soaked Swamp For a Surprise Fourth Film

Since you can’t keep a ghastly, swamp-lurking, supernaturally resilient killer down for long, the world of horror has been graced by a new Hatchet movie, named after the series’ terrifying villain, Victor Crowley. Writer-director Adam Green recently shared more details—and a teaser—for his surprise release. As this brief clip suggests, the movie picks up 10…

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The Phantom May Be the Most Eager-to-Please Superhero Movie to Ever Wear Spandex

In the 1990s, between The Rocketeer, The Shadow, and The Phantom, standalone, retro-styled comics films had a moment. Only one, however, featured Billy Zane galloping through the streets of New York City on horseback while wearing a skintight purple unitard. It’s hard to argue with anything so cheerfully corny. The Phantom came out in 1996,…

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Report: Martin Scorsese Will Produce a ‘Hard-Boiled’ Version of the Joker’s Origin Story

At last, the Joker is getting his own movie. It’ll star a yet-to-be-cast actor, good news for anyone who was turned off by Jared Leto’s interpretation of the character in Suicide Squad. And it’ll be an origin story that pays stylistic homage to 1980s Martin Scorsese films—with the legendary director himself producing. Deadline got the…

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American Horror Story: Cult‘s First Real Trailer Preys on Trump-Era Terrors

Finally—after weeks of surreal teasers and yesterday’s opening-credits reveal, which actually revealed nothing—we have a real trailer for American Horror Story: Cult. Sarah Paulson’s bloodcurdling shriek upon realizing that Donald Trump has been elected president is truly terrifying. And relatable. Evan Peters humping his TV in what appears to be manic joy in reaction to…

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Adam Scott Suspects His Stepson Is Satan’s Son in the Trailer for Little Evil

Writer-director Eli Craig made the horror comedy Tucker and Dale vs. Evil—about a pair of good ol’ boys who get mistaken for backwoods maniacs and hilariously upend the “cabin in the woods” genre in the process. His latest, the Adam Scott-starring Little Evil, looks like it’ll do the same for movies about spooky, bad-seed kids.…

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Samurai Jack Is Getting the Awesome, Extras-Packed Complete Box Set It Deserves

Earlier this year, Adult Swim presented the fifth and final season of Genndy Tartakovsky’s much-loved, Emmy-winning animated series Samurai Jack. The show may be over, but it’s getting a fitting send-off with Samurai Jack: The Complete Series, a gorgeous box set that contains every episode and plenty of top-notch extras. Check out the killer packaging:…

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Stranger Things Meets 1980s Horror in the Excellent Mash-Up Slasher Things

If you’re a fan of Stranger Things and 1980s horror movies—and there’s lots of crossover there anyway—you gotta stop what you’re doing right now and watch Slasher Things. This fan-made delight inserts all the big slasher villains (and some cult favorites, too) into the show’s “Thriller” trailer, and it is perfect. Maybe the very best…

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A Trump Mask Is Just One of Many Disturbing Images in the American Horror Story: Cult Opening Credits

The true focus of the next American Horror Story season will remain a mystery until it airs, but that doesn’t prevent us from speculating like mad. (Who would have guessed Roanoke would be about reality TV?) Today’s clue dump comes from the opening credits for Cult—which are artistically creepy in classic AHS style. It looks…

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Relive the Squishiest Highlights of Ash vs. Evil Dead Season Two in This Gloriously Gross Supercut

Starz has yet to reveal the season three premiere date for horror comedy Ash vs. Evil Dead (apparently, even star Bruce Campbell doesn’t know when the show will be back). In the meantime, you can pick up the season two DVD on August 22, and peek at what has to be one of the grossest…

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This Trailer for Brazilian Teen Horror Movie Kill Me Please Is Both Gorgeous and Ghoulish

There’s a murderer on the loose in Kill Me Please—and the teenage girls in the Rio neighborhood favored by the killer react with both fear and fascination. Anita Rocha da Silveira’s debut feature mixes dark menace and burgeoning sexuality to achieve what looks to be a distinctly stylish result. We’re intrigued, to say the least……

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Tonight’s Zoo Is Gonna Have a Tough Time Topping Last Week’s Giant, Invisible, Human-Gobbling Snake

When we made that recent list of Zoo’s 19 craziest moments, we suspected that the show—currently careening through its the third season—would up the ante and get even more insane. And last week, it did. Like, mega-giant invisible snake insane. In a world that’s under the thumb of a mad-scientist terrorist obsessed with breeding vicious…

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The First Teaser for Syfy’s New Season of Channel Zero Looks Pleasingly Nightmarish

Syfy dipped into surreal horror last fall with Channel Zero: Candle Cove, based on a Creepypasta story about a children’s TV program that made people do very bad things. A new story informs the anthology show’s second season, No-End House, and it looks quite different—albeit equally as disturbing. While Candle Cove was drawn from a…

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N.K. Jemisin’s Hugo-Winning The Fifth Season Is Being Adapted for TV

It’s a great time to be a fan of scifi-fantasy author N.K. Jemisin. Her latest book, The Stone Sky, just came out yesterday. The previous novel in her Broken Earth series, The Obelisk Gate, won a Hugo last week. And the first book in the series, The Fifth Season (which won the 2016 Hugo), is…

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St. Vincent Will Direct a Female-Focused Adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, about a man who stays young thanks to a magical portrait that does the aging for him, has been adapted countless times since it was first published in 1890. There’s yet another version in the works, and though its gender-swapping twist isn’t a first, it still sounds mighty…

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The 9 Most Nightmarish Movies About Nuclear Attacks

Film, especially science fiction, has always loved to explore the future we are most afraid of. That’s why nukes have been lighting up the screen for decades, with recent events have made the theme more timely and scarier than ever. Here are the nine most nightmare-inducing movies about nuclear attacks. Note: Dr. Strangelove, Miracle Mile,…

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io9’s Winter Forecast Checks Out Jon Snow’s Butt, Also the Season Finale

A Synthetic Human Fights to Survive in Visually Stunning Scifi Short Seam

The Shannara Chronicles Heads To War (and To Spike TV) in the First Look at Season Two

Big Trouble in Little China‘s Hero Returns to Fight a Hellish New Foe in Old Man Jack

A Little Girl Experiences Rain in Brilliant Colors in This Charming Animated Short

Cult Slasher Series Hatchet Returns to the Gore-Soaked Swamp For a Surprise Fourth Film

The Phantom May Be the Most Eager-to-Please Superhero Movie to Ever Wear Spandex

Report: Martin Scorsese Will Produce a ‘Hard-Boiled’ Version of the Joker’s Origin Story

American Horror Story: Cult‘s First Real Trailer Preys on Trump-Era Terrors

Adam Scott Suspects His Stepson Is Satan’s Son in the Trailer for Little Evil

Samurai Jack Is Getting the Awesome, Extras-Packed Complete Box Set It Deserves

Stranger Things Meets 1980s Horror in the Excellent Mash-Up Slasher Things

A Trump Mask Is Just One of Many Disturbing Images in the American Horror Story: Cult Opening Credits

Relive the Squishiest Highlights of Ash vs. Evil Dead Season Two in This Gloriously Gross Supercut

This Trailer for Brazilian Teen Horror Movie Kill Me Please Is Both Gorgeous and Ghoulish

Tonight’s Zoo Is Gonna Have a Tough Time Topping Last Week’s Giant, Invisible, Human-Gobbling Snake

The First Teaser for Syfy’s New Season of Channel Zero Looks Pleasingly Nightmarish

N.K. Jemisin’s Hugo-Winning The Fifth Season Is Being Adapted for TV

St. Vincent Will Direct a Female-Focused Adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray

The 9 Most Nightmarish Movies About Nuclear Attacks

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

How to Watch the F1 Japanese GP 2026 on a Free Channel

Ranking 2016’s Superhero Debuts, 10 Years Later

Fourth Most Populous Country in the World Bans Most Social Media for Kids

How to watch UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Pyfer live this Saturday

‘Steel Ball Run’ Will Return This Year…Eventually

‘The Mummy 4’ Is Getting the Family Back Together

JD Vance Says UFOs Are Actually Demons

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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