Cheryl Eddy

Freddy Krueger Will Host Valentine’s Day Horror Marathon on the El Rey Network

We may have lost Wes Craven last year, but we’ll always have the terrifying films he created—and as long as actor Robert Englund is willing, we still have Freddy Krueger. He’ll be hosting El Rey Network’s “Rip Your Heart Out” Valentine’s Day horror marathon, featuring five Nightmare on Elm Street films. The schedule includes, in…

An Action Movie Legend Just Joined Vin Diesel in the Third xXx Movie 

xXx: The Return of Xander Cage has added Jet Li to its cast, and our interest in Vin Diesel’s latest project just became exponentially stronger. While not much is known about the martial arts legend’s character—is he the main villain, or what?—he will definitely get to “square off” against Diesel’s Cage. According to Revolution Studios’…

CBS has ordered a pilot for a new TV show based on the classic Nancy Drew mystery books—with some notable twists. Not only will the yet-to-be-cast lead be “diverse,” she will be in her 30s and be putting her kick-ass sleuthing skills to use as an NYPD detective.

Here’s the First Trailer for Pee-wee’s Big Holiday on Netflix

It’s been over 30 years since Tim Burton made Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, but Mr. Herman (Paul Reubens) is peppy as ever in this first trailer for his feature-length Netflix movie, Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, which debuts March 18. The bow tie and laugh are, naturally, completely unchanged from the 1980s. Yay! https://gizmodo.com/a-new-pee-wee-herman-movie-is-on-its-way-thanks-to-net-1687730074 According to Variety, the…

We’d Watch a Whole Show About Galavant‘s Bawdy Princess Jubilee

Last night’s Galavant two-episode block—“Giants vs. Dwarves” and “About Last Knight”—saw the characters fumbling a lot but accomplishing little (and singing, of course). One huge problem was settled, however, by a certain Princess Jubilee, who helps Princess Isabella escape her Bridezilla spell. Jubilee is played by British theater and TV star Sheridan Smith, and she…

Help Fund a Special Issue of Lightspeed Entirely Created By People of Color!

You’re probably already familiar with the Hugo-winning Lightspeed Magazine, which runs a story once a month right here on io9. The publication has just launched a crowdfunding campaign to put out a special issue in 2016, themed “People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction!” “When I was growing up, I literally thought that science fiction stories…

There’s Something Sinister Hidden in This Painting of ‘The Queen’s Conjurer’

A free exhibit paying tribute to Tudor England “scholar, courtier, magician” John Dee opens today at London’s Royal College of Physicians. In addition to over 40 books and Dee’s crystal ball, the display contains the Henry Gillard Glindoni painting above, which depicts Dee doing his thing for Elizabeth I. As the Queen and others including…

Important News About the Flash Gordon Movie: ‘Gordon’s Alive!’

Not long ago, we thought the Flash Gordon movie was dead. Then there was talk that Matthew Vaughn, of Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, and Kingsman: The Secret Service fame, might direct, although it was never confirmed. But now, things are looking even more promising, with the announcement that screenwriter Mark Protosevich (Thor, I Am Legend)…

Scream Queens Has Been Renewed, But It’s Leaving College Behind

Like a masked killer who won’t stay dead, Scream Queens will be back for a second season. But we won’t have to spend any more time on the dreaded Wallace University campus, because the new series will be set at a hospital—a pretty natural choice for Ryan “American Horror Story: Asylum” Murphy. The Twitter announcement,…

An Aging Movie Monster Looks Back On His Career in This Poignant Short

Filmmaker Harry Chaskin’s Bygone Behemoth imagines the loneliness of a Godzilla-like movie monster whose career has long since ended, and whose fame has faded from show-biz memory. The stop-motion is wonderful, and the details (d’aww … Mothra obituary!) are surprisingly moving. [Vimeo Staff Picks]

We Can’t Wait to See R-Rated Animated Film The Adventures of Drunky 

The Adventures of Drunky is an in-the-works R-rated animated film from Brooklyn-based Augenblick Studios (Adult Swim’s Superjail!, MTV2’s Wonder Showzen). Its three main characters: a boozehound (Sam Rockwell), God (Jeffrey Tambor), and Satan (Steve Coogan). Yep, it sounds awesome already. Deadline, which notes that the hand-drawn Adventures of Drunky is the latest in a growing…

In the End, Lady Gaga Really Was the Best Thing About American Horror Story: Hotel

Lady Gaga picked up a Golden Globe over the weekend for her role in American Horror Story: Hotel—and even though she was part of an ensemble cast, the designation “Best Actress” made perfect sense, since her character’s storyline was the heart of the season. Stunt casting? Maybe. But it worked so damn well. Spoilers! Last…

Shadowhunters Has the Best Fashion Ever (and It’s Totally Ridiculous Fun)

Cassandra Clare’s YA book series begat the 2013 film The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones—a box-office disappointment that didn’t capture why so many people loved the books. Round two: TV adaptation Shadowhunters, which is actually way better suited to the dark fantasy material. Episodes one and two of Shadowhunters are available online, and the series…

Learn How American Horror Story: Hotel Created its Scariest Monster

As you count down the minutes to tonight’s American Horror Story: Hotel finale, feast your peepers on this clip highlighting the work of the show’s talented makeup crew. You’ll get your longest look yet at a character who has thus far has made only brief, yet horrifying, appearances: the Addiction Demon. Two big takeaways. First,…

Marvel at the Gorgeously Dark Fairy-Tale Visions of Artist Jay Bendt

Jay Bendt is a Minnesota-based illustrator who has been making art and telling stories her entire life. In addition to colorful-yet-spooky works like these four—created for the Month of Fear challenge in October 2015—she co-authors the supernatural-themed webcomic Nightshade with writer Jacob Mandell. Sabbath Blink I Will Have Order Red, with the artist’s explanation: A…

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan—the only country in the world to measure its Gross National Happiness—is playing host to its first Western movie shoot, and it’s a supernatural horror movie with both Western and Bhutanese actors, called The Temple. Variety reports filming will begin January 20.

Watch the Trailer for BloodMania, Directed by the Legendary ‘Godfather of Gore’

It’s been over 50 years since Herschell Gordon Lewis directed exploitation classic Blood Feast. And now the 86-year-old, whose gleefully bloody filmography dominated drive-ins in the 60s and early ’70s, has a brand-new picture: horror anthology BloodMania. Lewis took a few decades off from the splatter-movie biz to make a mint in the decidedly more…

Fear Invades the 17th Century Wilderness in This Harrowing New Trailer for The Witch 

We’ve had plenty of sequels, remakes, and found footage—but for my money, the most thrilling new horror films are the ones with their own distinct sense of style. That’s why I’m pumped for The Witch, which is set in New England 30 years before the Salem trials and looks both terrifying and gorgeous. Below, you’ll…

Galavant Is Way More Fun When It’s About Bromance, Not Romance

For all its wedding planning and wailing about perfect kisses, Galavant is pretty thin when it comes to genuine romance (aside from the chef and Gwynn, who are adorable). And its female characters are a bit one-note. But it’s having a great time with the odd-couple bromance between Galavant and Richard. This season of Galavant…

The Abandoned Has Yet Another Horror Protagonist Who Is Too Dumb to Live

Horror movies have plenty of annoying habits—remaking sacred classics with gobs of CG, for instance. But the most annoying thing in horror has got to be when the protagonist is so utterly dumb that he or she makes decisions that everyone in the audience knows are a bad idea. Case in point: The Abandoned. The…