Cheryl Eddy, Author at Gizmodo

Follow Pennywise Into the Sewer (If You Dare) in the It Virtual Reality Trailer

The It teaser broke the internet, and the first trailer was equally scary. Now, the much-anticipated Stephen King adaptation has released another horrific peek, and this time it’s interactive. IT: FLOAT—A Cinematic VR Experience allows you to peer around inside the sewer, where Pennywise the Clown eagerly awaits. I know we all love Tim Curry,…

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The Future of Politics Is Devastatingly Bleak in This Excerpt From Malka Older’s Infomocracy Sequel

Last year, Malka Older released Infomocracy, a scifi thriller about a world without nations where global elections are controlled by a powerful search engine called Information. In the aftermath of that election, the story continues with sequel Null States—and we’ve got an exclusive excerpt to share. When she’s not penning critically acclaimed novels, Older is…

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The 12 Best Recent TV Shows Based on Movies

The last time we made this list, it was 2012, and the landscape of TV has changed quite a lot since then. Here’s an updated look at all the best recent TV shows—from the last five years, so hold the “Where’s Battlestar/Buffy?” comments—that have been based on scifi, fantasy, or horror movies. 12. The Librarians…

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Amazon’s Good Omens Miniseries Will Star Michael Sheen and David Tennant

We already knew a Good Omens miniseries was heading to Amazon next year—but now we know who’ll be starring in the Neil Gaiman-Terry Pratchett adaptation, which will run for six one-hour episodes: Michael Sheen and David Tennant. Can you guess who’ll play which role? According to Variety: The show is set in 2018 on the…

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A Short Horror Film About the Perils of Choosing the Wrong Hashtag for Your Selfie

Lounging around at home, a bored teenage girl snaps a selfie and posts it to social media with the hashtag “#homealone.” When she checks to see the reaction a few minutes later, she realizes it suddenly reads “#notalone”—and a quick search reveals the hideously grisly fate she may soon face. Sotiris Petridis and Dimitris Tsakaleas’s…

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Watch the Sandman Fan Film That Earned Neil Gaiman’s Stamp of Approval

Even with the success of American Gods, we still may never get a Sandman movie, or even a TV series. But Neil Gaiman diehards need not despair completely, because there’s a new fan film that pays impressively exacting tribute to one of Sandman’s most brutal installments. It’s “24 Hours,” originally published in 1989, and faithfully…

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The Munsters Reboot Will Be Set in ‘Hipster Brooklyn’

The Addams Family got a trio of popular 1990s movies (and a really great pinball game). So it’s time for that other spooky TV family to have a revival. After a false start a few years back, the Munsters are finally returning to the small screen—and 1313 Mockingbird Lane is apparently moving zip codes. Deadline…

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Haunted Doll Prequel Annabelle: Creation Offers Fun But Fleeting Frights

Annabelle: Creation is the latest in the ever-growing Conjuring universe, and it aims to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about how that damn doll went from merely creepy to pure evil. This makes for plenty of frights, and if the movie hits a few too many predictable notes, at least it makes…

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A Very Cute and Very Literal Short About the Undeniable Spark of Attraction

In Ashley Anderson and Jacob Mann’s animated short, Extinguished, love is represented literally—as a flame right where a person’s heart beats in his or her chest. A dejected young man’s fire goes out, until a pretty new neighbor moves in. Can he play it cool or will his, ah, burning attraction get the better of…

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Short Horror Film Two Birds Will Make You Avoid Your Spooky Basement Even More Than You Already Do

You already hate going down into your dark, damp, spidery, probably ghost-infested basement—and creepy short film Two Birds, about a woman who discovers something deeply horrible when she ventures to her home’s subterranean level—won’t help that phobia one bit. Props to filmmaker Brendan Beachman, who somehow makes a well-worn horror trope feel totally fresh and…

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The 22 Best New Twin Peaks Characters

It’s been both wonderful and depressing catching up with favorite Twin Peaks characters after 25 years. (Like, what the hell, Audrey?) But Twin Peaks: The Return has also introduced several new eccentrics who’ve quickly become memorable parts of the show’s ever-expanding landscape. Programming notes: I didn’t include either of the Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan)…

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A Band Rocks So Hard Its Music Turns Radioactive in Funny Short The Privates

Aspiring rock stars The Privates have a problem, and it ain’t the usual band drama. It ain’t even Spinal Tap-style, exploding-drummer drama. It’s the fact that the band’s music hits a strange frequency in the precise right way to generate radioactive energy. So, uh, should they still play that house party or what? Dylan Allen’s…

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David Lynch and Showtime Haven’t Discussed Making a Fourth Season of Twin Peaks… Yet

Twin Peaks: The Return, or Twin Peaks season three, or the greatest TV show of all time, whatever you prefer to call it, hasn’t been a ratings smash for Showtime. But it’s created a huge uptick in subscriptions, and the network is apparently open to doing more seasons—if David Lynch is, too. As it stands,…

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New Leatherface Trailer May Inspire a Certain Horrifying Sense of Déjà Vu

The newest movie in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series is directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, the French duo who made 2007’s truly disturbing womb-raider tale Inside. That’s a notch in the “pro” column for Leatherface, though it’s also got a built-in huge problem to overcome. That problem is that we’ve already gotten a…

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Wet Hot American Summer Is Getting Its Own Comic Book

It’s an excellent time to be a fan of cult comedy favorite Wet Hot American Summer. Sequel series Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later just hit Netflix—home of 2015 prequel series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp—and now there’s an original graphic novel on the way from Boom Studios. So far, the…

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The Tale of Big Ed and Norma May Be Twin Peaks‘ Saddest Storyline

One of the greatest love stories on the original Twin Peaks was the fiery passion between former high school sweethearts Big Ed (Everett McGill) and Norma (Peggy Lipton). Though they broke up and married other people, they continued to ardently pine for each other. Last night on Twin Peaks: The Return, we got an update…

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io9’s Winter Forecast Talks Game of Thrones‘ Epic Dragon Battle

io9’s Winter Forecast returns with hosts Beth Elderkin and Katharine Trendacosta, talking about “The Spoils of Conquest,” one of Game of Thrones’ fieriest episodes ever. Also: the Iron Bank, dragonglass and cave paintings, Bran vs. Littlefinger, and so much more. Watch here! Check in for io9’s live breakdown of the biggest events of last night’s…

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Joe Russo Promises That Avengers: Infinity War Will Be ‘A Very Intense Experience’

We can pretty much assume that Avengers: Infinity War and the fourth Avengers film will kill off one or more superheroes.

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Black Panther Star Chadwick Boseman Explains T’Challa’s Unique Place in the MCU

At San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel screened Black Panther footage that was so amazing, the movie’s own cast gave it an ecstatic ovation. We don’t have that to share, but we did get a chance to talk to T’Challa himself, Chadwick Boseman, and ask him about how his royal character fits into the rest of the…

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Trump Really, Really Wanted to Play the President in Sharknado 3

If only we lived in the reality where the phrase “President Trump” referred to a clever bit of stunt casting in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, instead of the actual White House occupant. Alas, we do not. But at least we have an amusing anecdote, courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter, that allows us to dare…

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Follow Pennywise Into the Sewer (If You Dare) in the It Virtual Reality Trailer

The Future of Politics Is Devastatingly Bleak in This Excerpt From Malka Older’s Infomocracy Sequel

The 12 Best Recent TV Shows Based on Movies

Amazon’s Good Omens Miniseries Will Star Michael Sheen and David Tennant

A Short Horror Film About the Perils of Choosing the Wrong Hashtag for Your Selfie

Watch the Sandman Fan Film That Earned Neil Gaiman’s Stamp of Approval

The Munsters Reboot Will Be Set in ‘Hipster Brooklyn’

Haunted Doll Prequel Annabelle: Creation Offers Fun But Fleeting Frights

A Very Cute and Very Literal Short About the Undeniable Spark of Attraction

Short Horror Film Two Birds Will Make You Avoid Your Spooky Basement Even More Than You Already Do

The 22 Best New Twin Peaks Characters

A Band Rocks So Hard Its Music Turns Radioactive in Funny Short The Privates

David Lynch and Showtime Haven’t Discussed Making a Fourth Season of Twin Peaks… Yet

New Leatherface Trailer May Inspire a Certain Horrifying Sense of Déjà Vu

Wet Hot American Summer Is Getting Its Own Comic Book

The Tale of Big Ed and Norma May Be Twin Peaks‘ Saddest Storyline

io9’s Winter Forecast Talks Game of Thrones‘ Epic Dragon Battle

Joe Russo Promises That Avengers: Infinity War Will Be ‘A Very Intense Experience’

Black Panther Star Chadwick Boseman Explains T’Challa’s Unique Place in the MCU

Trump Really, Really Wanted to Play the President in Sharknado 3

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

Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine Hits Its Lowest Price of the Year for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, Cut Your Daily Coffee Costs at Home

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