The Team Behind Evil Dead Are Reuniting for A Man in the Dark

Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert are joining with Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues on the upcoming thriller A Man in the Dark. Photo credit: AP Images The set-up seems similar to the 2013 Evil Dead, which was produced by Raimi and Tapert, written by Alverez and Sayagues, and directed by Alvarez. All the same roles…

Key & Peele Explain Why Serial Killers Love a Good Hall of Mirrors

As always, Key & Peele are on point. In time for Halloween, the comedy duo brought us the tale of a serial killer who is way too committed to the standard hall of mirrors chase gag.

New Guster Album Features Ferrofluidic Art

Switzerland based photographer Fabian Oefner specializes in combining art and science. Here, you can watch him manipulate a ferrofluidic art piece (comprising oil, watercolor, and magnetic, nanoscale iron particles) commissioned by Guster for their forthcoming album, Evermotion. “I really like using scientific phenomena in my work, because every one of us is surrounded by them…

Arsenic in drinking water is causing health problems — but not the ones you might expect. In fact, new research into arsenic ingestion has led doctors to believe that it’s a possible cause of cardiovascular disease. Over at the New York Times, Deborah Blum reports on the connection between pollution and heart disease.

American Horror Story Takes A Break From Singing To Deliver Horror

American Horror Story finally stopped singing and delivered an actual story. Thank goodness for Halloween, the one time of year this series delivers. It is a Hollywood ghost story that American Horror Story must deliver an excellent show on Halloween or else all the extensive set budget needed to create this series will dry up…

Concept Art Writing Prompt: He Does Not Sleep

Time to get your horror ideas flowing! For Halloween week, we have a monstrous Concept Art Writing Prompt. Do you have an idea for a story inspired by this illustration? Write it up and share it here! He Does Not Sleep is by Michael MacRae (via r/ImaginaryHorrors), and MacRae has attached his own piece of…

High Number Of Sex Partners Linked To Lower Risk Of Prostate Cancer

A survey of more than 3,000 Montreal-area men has found those who reported having had more than 20 female sex partners are 28% less likely to develop prostate cancer than those who had slept with only one woman. Cue the avalanche of spuriously justified sexual decisions! It is ambiguous whether the decreased likelihood of prostate…

There Is “Epic Movement” In A Water Drop

Directed and animated by artist Sharon Liu, Geronimo! is a whimsical, watercolor-illustrated reminder of the “epic movement we miss in every drop” of water. If you’re familiar with the fluid mechanics of water droplets, you’ll understand the reference; if you’re not, it’s high time you learned about coalescence cascades. https://gizmodo.com/high-speed-video-reveals-the-bizarre-physics-of-an-ordi-5849356 H/t The Kid Should See…

What’s The Secret Of Turning A Single Story Into An Endless Franchise?

We know how (and where) franchises go to die, but what turns a one-off movie or a standard TV series into a franchise that can go on, sometimes even for generations? https://observationdeck.kinja.com/six-ways-franchises-go-terminal-1652680348 After reading this post by commenter lightninglouie on all the different ways a franchise could go down (whether simply by reaching its natural…

If You Really Want to See the Future of City Life, Watch This Video

Assuming we don’t destroy ourselves in a mountain of toxic garbage, humans are going to start building more sustainable, environmentally-friendly cities. And that means a lot more animals will be sharing our cities with us. Here’s a glimpse of what that might mean. https://gizmodo.com/is-this-the-city-of-the-future-5988021 In the New Jersey suburb of Rockaway, two bears decided to…

Michael Showalter Is Producing A Scifi Comedy For FX

FX has put in a development deal for his new scifi comedy series Daedalus 6. Very little is known about this project, but Deadline is reporting that the series is set in the “near future.” Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit (1600 Penn, Super Fun Night) will write the series and executive produce with Michael Showalter.…

Check Out John Constantine’s Psych Profile: “A Real Charming Gentleman”

If you’re still wondering whether John Constantine’s rough edges are going to be smoothed out in his new TV show, this brand new featurette — exclusively at io9 — should help to answer the question. Hell no. Watch Constantine’s therapist try to analyze him, only to wind up wigging out. This is the “patient debrief”…

Supergirl TV Show Will Introduce A Brand-New Character—Kara’s Sister

Casting has started for the upcoming Supergirl TV series, and the casting notices give us a little more insight into Kara and her life. For one thing, they reveal a character who doesn’t appear in the comics: Kara’s older foster sister. TVLine spotted the casting notices, which describe the two characters. Here is the basic…

The Greatest Werewolf Art Of The Middle Ages And Renaissance

While they weren’t always depicted as shirtless teen heartthrobs, creatures who turn from human into wolf (and vice versa) appear in tales dating back to antiquity. So throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, artists have had plenty of strange and creepy stories to inform their werewolf illustrations. A priest administering last rites to the…

The Weird Artist Who Combines Surrealism And Retrofuturism

These images by Russia-born, New York-educated artist Dasha Shishkin are just endlessly fascinating. They’re cartoony in their simple, stark lines, but also surreal and reminiscent of 1960s futurism. Here’s a detail from a new picture called “analyte detection via protein nano spores.” That picture is part of a new exhibition of works on mylar, being…

A New Frog Species Has Been Discovered … In New York City

Introducing Rana kauffeldi, the first amphibian to be discovered in New York since the Fowler’s toad in 1882. Crazily enough, the elusive ‘cryptic’ leopard frog has gone unnoticed elsewhere; the darned thing is widespread along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Details of the new frog are being reported in the scientific journal PLOS…

What Supposedly Scary Story Made You Laugh Instead?

The line between terror and hilarity is kind of ill-defined at the best of times. There’s a reason why we have so many horror comedies. But sometimes, a movie, TV show or book sets out to be scary… and just winds up making you laugh. What’s the most unintentionally funny piece of horror you’ve ever…

The Peter Pan Live Trailer Is Kind Of Terrifying

NBC has released a trailer for their Peter Pan LIVE! But because this is a live presentation, this isn’t really a trailer at all, but a weird behind-the-scenes video of a photoshoot in which an orchestra warms up and the sound of unknown people marching faster and faster. It’s actually kind of creepy. But thanks…

Glory And Thunder! You Could Own These Original Boris Vallejo Paintings

Hardly anybody* ever did sword-and-sorcery art better than Boris Vallejo — complete with beefcake and cheesecake figures in larger-than-life situations. With eye-popping colors and a flair for the dramatic. And now a few newly discovered Vallejo originals are up for auction. As reader Jessica tells io9: My friend’s husband died about this time last year,…

The Motherlode Of Deliciously Disturbing And Disgusting VHS Horror Art

Remember the good old days of trolling the video rental horror section and just starring agape at the wondrous collection of VHS horror cover art? Well, this Halloween we’re ready to celebrate all things horror by taking you back to the days of grotesque VHS cover art in our massive gallery. Enjoy. April Fool’s Day…