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King: I’m Working On The Shining II

This may be the sequel no-one has been anticipating, but Stephen King has announced that he’s working on a sequel to The Shining, tentatively titled Doctor Sleep. We would’ve preferred Son of Shining, but we’ll take it nonetheless. [Filmofilia]

io9 Graeme McMillan

That’s Me in the Spotlight, Choosing My Religion

No-one lasts long in the comic-book universe, and you can’t always count on springing back to life. Plan for your afterlife. Io9 rates the top six religions to affiliate yourself with before someone is kneeling over your body, shouting ‘Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!’ Let’s say that one day the impossible happens and you wake up in the gleaming…

Books & Comics Esther Inglis-Arkell

40 Unseen Moments From Your Favorite Movies

Just as you finish up your t(of)urkey leftovers, we thought we should share some movie leftovers with you. Say, 40 deleted scenes from movies like Star Wars, The Dark Knight and Star Trek? Click through for excised joy. Star Wars Whether it’s Han Solo’s unseen girlfriend, Anakin preparing for a podrace or a very human…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Super-Heroes Can Save Us

Various Deleted Scenes from Tim Burton’s Batman: Batman Takes A Wrong Turn from Batman Forever: Alfred Explains The Secret Of The Batcave from Batman Forever: Dick Lives Up To His Name in Batman Forever: Gotham Television Has The Greatest Announcers in Batman Forever: Original Superman The Movie Ending: Luthor’s First Superman Clone From Superman IV:…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Star Trek

Ilya Probe Considers Headwear And The Meaning Of Life in Star Trek: The Motion Picture: Spock and Kirk Discuss Savvik’s Half-Romulan Heritage in The Wrath of Khan: Kirk Drops In from Star Trek: Generations: Holodecks Are Unsafe in Star Trek: Generations: Geordi Is Captured In A Brand New Uniform from Star Trek: Generations (Terrible Quality):…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Robots You Have Loved

Optimus Prime’s Final Moments Were Longer Than You Thought in Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen: All That College Stuff from Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen: Lt. Traxler Should’ve Let Someone Else Talk To Reese in The Terminator: Sarah Connor Decides To Become Bad-Ass in The Terminator: Meet William Candy, The Face Behind Your Robotic Overlords,…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Star Wars

Luke’s Original Intro from A New Hope: Biggs Tells Luke About The Rebellion from A New Hope: Meet Han Solo’s Girlfriend And Some Cockney Aliens In The Original Cantina Scene from A New Hope: The Original Jabba The Hutt from A New Hope: Han Charms Leia in The Empire Strikes Back: Luke Builds His Lightsaber…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Comparison-Shop Your Teenage Vampires: Twilight vs. Nightlight

Nightlight, the Harvard Lampoon‘s send-up of that other novel about undead high school students, has been getting some good press lately. But how does the parody stack up against the original? Maybe these bullet points will help. https://gizmodo.com/girl-stalks-fake-vampire-in-harvard-lampoons-twilight-s-5396423 Recently, I conducted back-to-back readings of Stephenie Meyer‘s Twilight and the Harvard Lampoon’s Nightlight. I was curious:…

io9 Alex Eichler

Superman Movies Officially On Hold

If you’ve been hoping that Warners would try and rush a Superman movie ahead of their 2012 deadline for the character rights, then you’re out of luck. A new report suggests that Warners aims to keep the franchise on ice. Anne Thompson writes that, despite the perceived need to get a new Superman movie in…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Blockbuster Is Doomed

What does the dying death spasm of a failing brick and mortar video rental store look like? This picture is a hint. Blockbuster sells books now. [Flickr – Thanks, Travis]

Books & Comics Jack Loftus

Scientists Claim Victory For Mother’s Milk

Breastfeeding may be vital to a child’s development, claims a new study suggesting that it contains stem cells promoting the immune system and growth of both muscle and bone tissue. Take that, bottle-fed weaklings. The claim comes from Dr Mark Cregan, medical director at Swiss healthcare company Medela, who admits that it’s based on “very…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Will Sam Raimi Come Up With The Next District 9?

It took Peter Jackson’s patronage of Neill Blomkamp to make District 9, and now Sam Raimi is getting in on the “mentoring up-and-coming sci-fi filmmakers” act. He’s signed up Panic Attack’s Federico Alvarez for a big-budget debut movie next year. FilmJunk reports that a story in Uruguayan newspaper El Pais says that Alvarez has signed…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Iron Man 2’s War Machine Unveiled (Almost)

Is the toy tease of Iron Man 2’s second armored superhero a mistake, or the latest in a series of glimpses meant to get us excited about next summer’s Marvel Studios sequel? And if it’s the latter, does it work? Bleeding Cool’s Rich Johnston notices that the latest issue of Diamond Distributors’ monthly catalog Previews…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Are Netflix Discs Going to Kill Me?

If I were to tell you that Netflix sleeves and discs were hotbeds of contamination and disease because they were handled by so many people from delivery to DVD player, you know what I’d be? A filthy liar, that’s what. This is the exact opposite of Netflix discs, which are actually quite clean, comparatively speaking.…

Movies Jack Loftus

What Are The Greatest Fantasy Novels Of All Time?

If you could put together the perfect list of great fantasy novels, what would they be? Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians, put together his list and posted about it over on The Week. Grossman’s list is non-ordered, so these are all ranked as equally awesome: — The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Big Time Is a Mystery Morpheus Would Approve Of

All the Change World’s a stage, and one man in his part plays many times — though Fritz Leiber’s The Big Time is less a time-travel tale and more Agatha Christie-style Matrix, in play form. Rules. Rules are what I keep coming back to as I think about this book, which won the Hugo in…

io9 Josh Wimmer

Transformers Vases Are Pottery in Disguise

Could there be a brightly colored robot lurking beneath your great aunt’s Ming vase? Part traditional Chinese vessel, part manga-inspired mecha, these colorful pieces of pottery are sure to liven up any mantle. Artist Brendan Lee Satish Tang created the Manga Ormolu series as an exploration of cultural mixing, blending traditional high art with modern…

io9 Lauren Davis

15 Toys That Will Help You Survive The Holidays

The Holiday Season is officially on us again, and that can mean only one thing that isn’t watching Christmas In Connecticut over and over again: Time to think about gift-giving (and getting). Where better to start than with toys? Whether you’re buying for loved ones, loathed ones, ones you barely know but feel an obligation…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Is Superman Smallville’s Greatest Weakness?

With the first half of Smallville’s ninth season finished and the show off the air until February’s Justice Society two-parter, it’s time to look back at the season and admit it: The problem with the show is Superman himself. We’re not going to argue that this season has been great – Or, at times, even…

io9 Graeme McMillan

For Making Your (Or Someone Else’s) Life Better

Alternative Energy Lab Indulge the budding scientist in your life – and potentially accidentally stumble upon a solution to the energy crisis that’s forcing the world ever closed to environmental apocalypse – with this junior scientist lab-in-a-box that explains all you need to know about renewable sources of energy before we finally run out of…

io9 Graeme McMillan

King: I’m Working On The Shining II

That’s Me in the Spotlight, Choosing My Religion

40 Unseen Moments From Your Favorite Movies

Super-Heroes Can Save Us

Star Trek

Robots You Have Loved

Star Wars

Comparison-Shop Your Teenage Vampires: Twilight vs. Nightlight

Superman Movies Officially On Hold

Blockbuster Is Doomed

Scientists Claim Victory For Mother’s Milk

Will Sam Raimi Come Up With The Next District 9?

Iron Man 2’s War Machine Unveiled (Almost)

Are Netflix Discs Going to Kill Me?

What Are The Greatest Fantasy Novels Of All Time?

The Big Time Is a Mystery Morpheus Would Approve Of

Transformers Vases Are Pottery in Disguise

15 Toys That Will Help You Survive The Holidays

Is Superman Smallville’s Greatest Weakness?

For Making Your (Or Someone Else’s) Life Better

Michael B. Jordan’s First Post-Oscars Film Looks Way Cuter Than ‘Sinners’

LLMs Will Protect Each Other if Threatened, Study Finds

The Octopus Penis Arm Doesn’t Just Deliver Sperm—It Sniffs Out the Sweet Spot

Revisiting the Ending of ‘Chainsaw Man’ Through the Lens of Japanese Folklore

U.S. Considers Ban on Chinese Air Bags Blamed for Deaths of 10 People in Survivable Crashes

Samsung’s New Frame TVs Look Even More Like Actual Paintings

You Can Now Watch Rocky From ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sleep With the Perfect Accompaniment

5 Things You May Have Missed During NASA’s Historic Launch of Artemis 2

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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