Cheryl Eddy

We’re Dying to Enter the Gorgeously Bizarre World of The Lobster 

Imagine a dystopian world where single people—like Colin Farrell’s recently divorced architect—are forced to find a new mate in just 45 days. If they don’t, they suffer the fate of being turned into an animal (bright side: they get to choose the animal!) That’s the premise of The Lobster, which looks absolutely nuts. Naturally, we…

Bloodsucking Bastards is the Office Horror Comedy We’ve Been Waiting For

Between What We Do in the Shadows and Bloodsucking Bastards, it’s an excellent time to be a fan of deadpan vampire comedies. The latter, which features Game of Thrones’ Pedro Pascal as the bloodthirsty new sales manager at a corporate office, boasts a clever script, a hilarious cast, and rivers of gore. What else do…

WTF: Mass Murderer James Holmes Receives Flowery Fan Mail

It’s probably not surprising, given how many notorious inmates get hitched when they’re behind bars, but it’s definitely stomach-turning: Colorado theater shooter James Holmes, recently sentenced to life without parole, gets tons of fan mail. According to the Associated Press, prosecutors shared 200 pages of mail sent to Holmes before and during his trial for…

Which Ghost Story Scares You the Most?

Whether or not you believe in the spirit world, ghost stories are a fun way to scare yourself (and/or the most gullible person in your midst). We want to know: what scary tale do you find the most frightening? Share your favorite ghostly book, short story, movie, TV episode, or (please!) local spooky legend in…

Watch Drunk History Slur Its Way Through An Explanation of the Big Bang Theory

Comedy Central’s hilarious Drunk History—a show in which comedians get sloppy-drunk and share historical tales, which then are acted out by sober actors who earnestly lip-sync every slurred line of dialogue—kicked off its third season last night with a little special something for science geeks. The show’s theme was “New Jersey,” and one of the…

The Hideous Chicago Triple Child Murder That Was Finally Solved … After 40 Years

It was a Sunday in October 1955 when three Chicago boys (from left in the photo: Robert Peterson, 14; John Schuessler, 13; and his brother, Anton, 11) decided to venture downtown for a matinee. Peterson’s mother helped them pick out a film (Disney doc The African Lion) and sent them on their way. They never…

Some Cranky Camels Aside, This Week’s Zoo Is All About Human Drama

Zoo has just three episodes to go after this week’s “Emotional Contagion,” and the title is apt; this might be the show’s most emo week yet, and it’s overloaded with heavy plotting. It’s also way too low on insane animal action. However, some excellent Mitch Morgan zingers almost save the day. Spoilers… We begin with…

I Touched All Your Stuff Documentary Trailer Suggests True Crime at its Truly Weirdest

Chris Kirk is an American imprisoned for drug smuggling in Brazil. How he got there isn’t explained in the enigmatic trailer for Maíra Bühler and Matias Mariani’s documentary I Touched All Your Stuff, but reviews mention a “Hitchcockian chance-encounter with a femme fatale” and “Pablo Escobar’s hippos.” Needless to say, it sounds rather intriguing for…

Clever Editing Brings Together Three Creepy Encounters With Three Hannibal Lecters

Filmmaker Matthew Morettini may also be a mind-reader, because he’s crafted something I’ve been waiting for since my ascent from casual Hannibal viewer to full-blown Fannibal: a short video juxtaposing the same Hannibal Lecter/Will Graham scene from each of the works in which it’s appeared. Thomas Harris’ Red Dragon provides the source material and the…

5 Horror Movies That Should Be Made Into TV Shows (And 3 That Shouldn’t)

Television shows inspired by horror movies are nothing new; Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which ended in 2003, is one of the genre’s most successful examples. But there’s a trend afoot, with the likes of Scream, Damien, and Ash vs. Evil Dead hitting the airwaves (and Hannibal having just left). Naturally, when one thing catches on,…

In Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-18M Spacecraft Awaits Its Journey to the Stars

Here’s a low-angle look at the Russian Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft, vertical on the launch pad in the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The rocket will blast off on Wednesday carrying astronauts from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Denmark to the International Space Station. Originally, this flight was to include a space tourist, British singer Sarah Brightman, who…

5 Moments From Wes Craven Movies That Still Have The Power To Freak Us Out

Horror fans all over the world are mourning the passing of director Wes Craven. To remind you why he’ll never be replaced, here’s a look at five of the most terrifying scenes he ever directed. Are you ready for Freddy?

Thirty Years Ago, the Night Stalker Was Captured By An Angry Mob

His name was Richard Ramirez, but at the time of his August 1985 capture, most knew him only as the “Night Stalker,” the rapist and murderer who’d been terrorizing California for two years. When a fingerprint outed his identity, his photograph was widely circulated—and his days of killing became perilously numbered. He was caught on…

Farewell, Wes Craven, and Thank You For All the Nightmares

Legendary director Wes Craven died yesterday at the age of 76. His name became synonymous with horror, thanks to films like A Nightmare on Elm Street, Last House on the Left, and the Scream series—a most unexpected career for a man who didn’t even see his first movie until he was in college. In an…

Hannibal Bids a Gorgeously Gory Farewell That Offers Few Surprises, But Plenty of Satisfaction

The dreaded moment has arrived: Hannibal as we know it is no more. At its heart, the show’s always been about the complex (to put it mildly) relationship between Will and Hannibal; necessarily, the finale digs deep into TV’s most fraught twosome … along with serving up buckets of stomach-roiling gore. Spoilers! “The Wrath of…

Nightmare material: NY Mag’s in-depth exploration of the crime in which two 12-year-old girls stabbed a playmate to appease “Slender Man” is essential true-crime reading; though their victim survived, the case evokes the fantasy-driven killing that inspired Heavenly Creatures, but with a distressingly modern twist. Image by mdl70

What’s the Most Enjoyably Terrifying Animal-Attack Movie Ever Made?

Last week, Zoo was the second-most watched show in America. Yep, the silliest show on TV is a huge hit. Clearly, the people have spoken, and what they’re saying is: We can’t get enough of ANIMALS ATTACKING! But this genre is hardly new, with some of its finest examples hitting (drive-in) theaters decades ago. So…

3 Things Movies and TV Shows Get Wrong About Serial Killers (and 3 Things They Get Right)

Hannibal may be ending its NBC run on Saturday, but serial killers as entertainment will, no doubt, live on forever. But how accurate are the most popular examples of narrative, non-docudrama works that depict their gruesome habits? We make like Will Graham and investigate. According to the FBI, serial murderer is defined as “the unlawful…

In 1979, An Entire Science Class Went ‘Berserk’ After Being Hypnotized

The bizarre case has gotten new attention thanks to a new Discovery+ documentary, The Devil's Academy .

Birds Are Way More Lethal Than Bullets on This Week’s Zoo

After last week’s rat-pocalypse, the team gets back to facing enemies of a more human sort: the villainous puppet masters at Reiden Global and the vengeful FBI. But this wouldn’t be Zoo without some animal insanity, and the episode’s title, “Murmuration,” offers a big ol’ hint to keep watching the skies. Spoilerzzzz… As you’ll recall…