Get Ready for the Big Ash vs Evil Dead Finale With a Marathon Binge-Watch

Ash vs Evil Dead ends its glorious first season on Saturday night. Prep yourself for maximum season-finale enjoyment with Starz’ mini-marathon, which will air three episodes a night tonight, tomorrow, and Wednesday leading up to the big finish (preview below)—which looks blood-soaked and absolutely bonkers. Here’s the complete schedule: MARATHON TUNE-IN INFORMATION: Monday, December 28th…

Behold, The First Look At Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange (UPDATED)

By the hoary hosts of hoggoth, it’s the Sorcerer Supreme! We’ve had set pictures, and teasing glimpses through concept art, but this is it: our first official look at how Benedict Cumberbatch will appear as the master of all things mystical in the Marvel universe. That beard. That cloak. That magic! Oh my. Entertainment Weekly…

Person of Interest Season 4 Comes to Netflix on Wednesday!

The wait has been agonizing. Time has moved as slowly as if we were trapped inside an overclocked computer simulation. But at last, the best science fiction show on broadcast TV in recent years will be complete on Netflix. A spokesperson confirms Person of Interest season four is available starting Dec. 30. Thanks to A…

Agent Carter Lays the Serious Smackdown In New Teaser

Peggy and Jarvis may be in a brand new city, but the action seems to have traveled with them. If there is one thing Peggy Carter does everywhere she goes, it’s kick ass. Despite all of the fighting, the most striking mystery is this glowing man: In case you forgot that this wasn’t just a…

The Shannara Chronicles Is the Epic Fantasy That Only MTV Could Have Made

There’s a lot to like about MTV’s live-action adaptation of Terry Brooks’ Shannara book series . But it’s also very much an epic fantasy TV series made by MTV, which begs the question: Who is The Shannara Chronicles really for? Because the show may be too fantastic for normal MTV audiences, but also too MTV-ish…

The New X-Files Featurette Reveals New Monsters

As a teaser for the X-Files revival, which premieres January 24, Fox has put a 21-minute featurette online called “Re-Opened” which gives a primer on the original series for new viewers and a tantalizing look at the six new episodes for the old fans. Not everything is new. For example, we knew that the first…

The 17 Most Unforgettable Movie Moments Of 2015

You know that moment. The moment in a movie that you geek out over as soon as you walk out of the theater. The one that gives you goosebumps, or makes you whisper “Holy crap” as it’s happening. Those are the “wow” moments, and we’ve collected the best ones from 2015. Below are our 17…

Marvel Could Be Adding Another Comic Hero To Its Movie Roster!

There’s even more rumors about Robin’s role in Batman v Superman. Has the X-Force movie lineup been revealed? Legends of Tomorrow casts a love interest for Sara Lance. Plus the first still from Assassin’s Creed, a smidgen of extra Deadpool footage, and new images from Grimm. To Me, My Spoilers! Marvel A new Empire interview…

The First Trailer For HBO’s Sesame Street Is 60 Seconds of Pure Joy

Sesame Street is moving to HBO for the next few seasons starting in January and the first trailer is now out. And it’s basically delightful. All your favorite characters are back, plus plenty of pop culture references, celebrity cameos (Jon Hamm, anyone?), and even some classic footage. It seems like HBO is doing justice to…

The Moon Is A Devastating Mistress In Ian McDonald’s Luna: New Moon 

Science Fiction authors have made the Moon a popular destination for centuries now: our closest celestial neighbor is home to hundreds of stories. Ian McDonald’s latest novel, Luna: New Moon, is probably one of the best set there. Taking place in 2110, McDonald pulls us into the deadly world of industrial politics and drama. Five…

One Chip Changed The Video Game Market Forever

Welcome to this week’s Reading List, where you’ll find the best popular culture and science fiction stories on the internet assembled in one delightful package. This week: The Star Wars Holiday Special, reading lists, managing movie theaters and the invention of video game cartridges. The Star Wars holiday special is particularly reviled, but how did…

Ruby’s True Identity Is Finally Revealed on Ash vs Evil Dead

While many shows go on hiatus around the holidays, Ash vs Evil Dead proved there’s no rest for the wicked with “Bound in the Flesh,” its penultimate episode. Between all the freaky moments, delicious zingers (from two Ashes), and a huge reveal we’ve been waiting for all season—this one was a doozy. Spoilers! When last…

Here’s How Captain Phasma Got Her Silver Armor

Gwendoline Christie has certainly made her mark in the Star Wars universe as the silver-armored Captain Phasma. This short video shows where that armor came from, and it’s hilarious. Awesome. [ ]

Here’s How Complicated It Is To Don A Kylo Ren Costume

Kylo Ren has a pretty neat costume for The Force Awakens, and there’s a lot of costumers out there who are looking to replicate it for their own fun. While it looks simple, the costume is way more intricate than you’d think. Dawn Bright, SL-13377 of the 501st Legion has been working to construct her…

Weekend Matinee: Santa Claus Conquers The Martians

The holiday season is just about over, but for this weekend’s Weekend Matinee, lets go back to 1964’s Santa Claus Conquers The Martians, just got get one last bit of cheer out this weekend. Or something like cheer. This film is often featured on lists of the worst films ever made, and it’s been roundly…

The Force Awakens Almost Shared The Title With This Expanded Universe Novel? 

Well, this could have drastically changed the conversation about how The Force Awakens fits into the rest of the Star Wars saga: it almost shared the same name with one of the novels from the Expanded Universe. According to Pablo Hidalgo, a creative executive who sits on the LucasFilm Story Group, indicated that an early…

Liu Cixin’s novel, The Three Body Problem earned the Hugo Award for Best Novel earlier this year. It was a triumphant moment for Chinese SF, which has enjoyed its own incredible history over the 20th century. Over on the Barnes and Noble Sci-Fi and Fantasy blog, I’ve looked at how the genre came to China.

Will Barnes And Noble Save Itself By Selling Alcohol?

Barnes and Noble hasn’t been doing so hot this year. The book retailer has struggled in the face of stiff competition and recently began looking into getting liquor licenses for a location in New York: will this save the chain? Disclaimer: I also write for Barnes and Noble’s Science Fiction and Fantasy blog. Probably not,…

Go To Mars With These Fantastic Scenes From Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars

Artist Travis Smith is a big fan of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy, and inspired by the recent news that there will be a television show, he went and illustrated several scenes from the first novel, Red Mars. Here’s how the images came about: Last year when news first broke that Spike TV was considering…

Check Out The First Creepy Teaser For Orphan Black‘s Fourth Season

The next season of Orphan Black drops in April 2016, but BBC America has just released the first, super creepy teaser for it. There’s not much there, but it certainly does set the tone, doesn’t it? [BBC America]