Cheryl Eddy

All The Reasons Why Ash vs Evil Dead Is The Best New Show on Television

We’ve made no secret of our slobbering love for Ash vs Evil Dead, which has just three episodes left in its kick-ass first season. What will we do between January 2 and whenever season two starts? Well, we’ll binge-watch season one a lot … and ponder all the reasons why it’s so freaking enjoyable. https://gizmodo.com/ash-vs-evil-deads-exec-producer-talks-season-2-plus-a-c-1743457174…

Spider-Man Scripter David Koepp Will Write the Modern Bride of Frankenstein Remake

We’ve written about Universal’s hoped-for dream casting of Angelina Jolie Pitt in the Bride of Frankenstein remake. Now, Variety cites anonymous sources that the studio would love for Jolie to direct as well—and actually confirms one bit of news about the film, too: it’ll be written by blockbuster veteran David Koepp. https://gizmodo.com/want-to-see-angelina-jolie-as-the-bride-of-frankenstein-1744263485 Screenwriter Koepp has…

Payback’s a Sassy Bitch on American Horror Story: Hotel 

American Horror Story: Hotel goes on a holiday hiatus until January 6 after “She Gets Revenge,” but the episode has left us with quite a bit to mull over—as well as some of the most rip-roarin’ moments we’ve seen all season. Let’s count ’em up! Spoilers! Iris and Liz, who’ve been co-workers for years but…

Well, the Finale of Childhood’s End Was Depressing as Hell

Childhood’s End concluded last night with the most surreal of the series’ three installments, “The Children.” We knew from the start that this utopia thing wasn’t going to end well, thanks to Milo’s this-is-the-end opening speech. But the race to the finish is much worse than what anyone on Earth ever imagined. Spoilers! Kids who…

The 10 Best (and 2 Most Baffling) Hammer Horror Movies

Hammer Film Productions’ heyday spanned the 1950s through the 1970s, with gloriously gothic takes on classic monster stories that starred Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and other British stars of the day. Here’s our take on the studio’s best and worst … though even “bad” Hammer films do have their cheesy merits. The Best! 1. The…

The Overlords’ Sinister Plans Begin to Take Shape on Childhood’s End 

“It is now the year 2035,” Milo explains at the start of “The Deceivers.” It’s been 19 years since the Overlords rolled in, and four years since the world realized their alien buddies look a lot like Lucifer. Things are going great on Earth… but the price of utopia will soon be revealed. Spoilers follow!…

Legend Is the Weirdest Ridley Scott Movie of All Time

Tops among Ridley Scott’s best-loved movies are early entries Alien and Blade Runner. His varied career has also included Thelma and Louise, Gladiator, The Martian, and that movie where Russell Crowe weathers his midlife crisis making wine in Provence. But 1985’s Legend is surely his absolutely weirdest effort. Side note: I’ve had Legend on the…

Showtime’s Penny Dreadful Will Become a Comic Book Series

In kind of a flip-flop of how these things usually unfold, Showtime’s Victorian England-set horror drama Penny Dreadful—which will unveil its third season in 2016—will jump from the screen to the page, courtesy of a Titan Comics series penned by the series’ scriptwriters. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the first book is due in spring…

The Most Unforgettable Moment in the First Episode of Childhood’s End

Syfy’s Arthur C. Clarke adaptation premiered last night with its first installment, “The Overlords.” The episode begins ominously, as a fleet of alien ships suddenly appear over Earth—and the tension only builds from there, right up until the moment their mysterious leader, Karellen, reveals himself. Spoilers! Backing up a bit, before we see the ships…

Here’s How to Live Stream Tonight’s Force Awakens Red Carpet!

Hey, have you heard about that new Star Wars movie? The premiere is tonight in Los Angeles, but even if you’re stuck in a galaxy far, far away, you can tune into the red carpet for all the excitement and cast and crew interviews thanks to StarWars.com. The site’s live-stream action starts at 5:30pm PST.

Time Travel Meets Film Noir in This Intriguing Trailer for Synchronicity

“You’re operating independently of yourself in an alternate time line”—now, is there any way that won’t end badly? With this trailer—fast-paced and stuffed with sinister, urban-noir vibes—we’re super excited for Synchronicity, the latest science fiction thriller from Jacob Gentry who you might remember from 2007’s The Signal. Here’s the official synopsis: SYNCHRONICITY is a mind-bending…

A Surreal Epic About Michael Jackson’s Chimp Topped the 2015 Black List

The Black List is an annual ranking of Hollywood’s most promising yet-to-be-produced screenplays. Past years have highlighted eventual awards-grabbers like Argo, American Hustle, and The Social Network, as well as genre entries like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. This year’s mix is similarly all over the map. The complete 2015 list can be read on the…

Acclaimed Graphic Novel Essex County Is Getting the Television Treatment

Coming-of-age drama Essex County, adapted from Jeff Lemire’s series of short stories set in his hometown of Detroit-adjacent Essex County, Ontario, Canada, will be developed for Canada’s CBC network. Lemire—whose past credits include DC Comics’ Green Arrow and Justice League, and Marvel Comics’ Hawkeye—is the current author of the “All-New, All-Different” Marvel title Extraordinary X-Men.…

Update: The driver who was found guilty of plowing into a “zombie walk” at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con, causing serious injuries to a bystander, was sentenced on Friday to three years’ probation and 60 days of electronic monitoring; he also lost his license for a year.

Ash Makes a Huge Decision (After Some Delightful Brawling) on Ash vs Evil Dead

“Fire in the Hole” brings the gang, which now includes cop and former skeptic Amanda Fisher, face to face with a new adversary: the Michigan militia. But of course, one particularly persistent Deadite comes out to play, too. And a character we were pretty damn sure would return does exactly that. Spoilers! In need of…

Syfy Takes Some Liberties With Childhood’s End, But Its Powerful Message Stays the Same 

A fleet of alien ships suddenly appears overhead, carrying a mysterious race of visitors with weirdly benevolent intentions: They’re here to fix all of the world’s problems. Great! So what’s the catch? That’s the set-up for Arthur C. Clarke’s novel Childhood’s End, now a Syfy “event series” that kicks off on Monday. Childhood’s End was…

Curbed has compiled an eye-candy heavy list of real-life filming locations for The Force Awakens. Sites include an Icelandic volcano that also appeared in Game of Thrones, spots in England and Ireland, and the least postcard-worthy, but most Star Wars-necessary: a desert in Abu Dhabi.

The Leftovers Was Just Renewed For a Third (and Final) Season

Great news for anyone (myself included) who enjoyed the hell out of The Leftovers’ innovative and consistently surprising second season, which just wrapped up on Sunday: it’s been renewed for a third and final season. Variety reports: “It is with great enthusiasm that we welcome back Damon Lindelof, Tom Perrotta and the extraordinary talent behind…

The Countess Won’t Go Down Without a Fight on American Horror Story: Hotel

Damn, “She Wants Revenge” was a great episode—maybe the best of the season so far, or maybe it just seemed that way after last week’s snooze-worthy “reveal” of the Ten Commandments Killer. Whatever the case, it was deeply satisfying, and deliciously set the stage for Hotel’s final three episodes. Spoilers! The Countess is still reeling…

The Composer for Childhood’s End Shares What It’s Like to Score an Alien Invasion

Syfy’s three-part Childhood’s End adaptation, drawn from the Arthur C. Clarke novel, debuts Monday, December 14. We’ll have our review up tomorrow—but today, we’ve got an interview with musician and composer Charlie Clouser, who created the score for the highly anticipated miniseries. Clouser was a member of Nine Inch Nails from 1994 to 2000, and…