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Smackdown Bonus Round: Witches Vs. River Tam

I have to admit, I thought you’d go for vampires. But the winners of this week’s Halloween Smackdown were easily witches, which can only mean one thing: Smackdown Showdown. Witches trump all other monsters, but can they beat River Tam? River, you may remember, decimated the field in our first week of Smackdown, showing everyone…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Join Mountain Goats And Vanderslice For A Lunar Organ Harvester’s Descent Into Madness

Last year, The Mountain Goats and John Vanderslice released an EP called Moon Colony Bloodbath. It’s the tale of a guard at a secret organ harvesting colony on the Moon slowly descending into madness, and it’s pretty great scifi horror. The set-up to the tale is telegraphed on the back of the record sleeve, with…

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A Stunning First Look at Sandy Collora’s “Hunter Prey”

Fanfilm auteur Sandy Collora is a legend. In 2003 he released a tiny-budget short about Batman (Dead End) whose gritty stylishness anticipated Dark Knight by years. Now his first original feature, Hunter Prey, is finished – and we saw it. I don’t want to spoil Hunter Prey for you too much, but suffice to say…

io9 Annalee Newitz

What Do You Know? The Second Hugo Winner Redeems Itself

Would you rather be a jerk or immortal? Doesn’t sound like a tough choice, but Mark Clifton and Frank Riley make the case that it is in They’d Rather Be Right, 1955’s Hugo-winning novel. The Wikipedia entry for the book says* that They’d Rather Be Right, also published as The Forever Machine, “has often been…

io9 Josh Wimmer

See The Ares I-X Launch Like Never Before

Want to see what happened behind the scenes of Wednesday’s launch of the Ares I-X Test Rocket? The Big Picture blog has some great photos of the day, before, during and after launch. Click through to see the best pics. [The Big Picture]

io9 Graeme McMillan

Secret To Spider-Glue Discovered

Scientists have decoded part of the DNA in spiderwebs, and think that they can create a substance as sticky for the good of medicine and science. Or to create a real-life Spider-Man. Whichever comes first. New Scientist reports that a team of scientists at University of Wyoming in Laramie extracted messenger RNA from glue-secreting cells…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Proof That 3-D Craze Has Gone Too Far

Considering staying away from Avatar because you think you’ll look stupid in the glasses required to get the full effect? Of course not. And yet, that hasn’t stopped RealD from signing a company to design a more stylish alternative. With a range of designs with names like “The Rockin'” and “The Wassa,” the company known…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Expect Tears For David Tennant’s Doctor’s Farewell

The last three episodes of David Tennant and Russell T Davies‘ Doctor Who run are almost here, and if early reviews are to be believed, we shouldn’t be expecting upbeat triumphant adventures before the end. Mild spoilers ahead. The British press had a chance to see The Waters of Mars, the first of the three…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Urban Fantasy Always Takes Place In Alternate Worlds

Your urban fantasy automatically takes place in an alternate universe, because the existence of supernatural and magical items would alter society fundamentally. At least, that’s what Bill Willingham, Jon Courtenay Grimwood and other panelists at World Fantasy 2009 claimed. The “Urban Fantasy As Alternate History” panel at WFC 2009 made a compelling case that you…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Why Great Horror is Heartbreaking

We’ve spent this week talking about horror in all its myriad forms: scary sex scenes, terrible monsters, and mental horrors. But some of the most haunting and terrifying horror stories aren’t merely terrifying; they’re also terribly sad. I have to confess, it’s very hard for me to watch horror movies. It’s not that I don’t…

io9 Lauren Davis

Smackdown Finale: Witch Vs. Vampire!

It’s the Smackdown finale you’ve all been waiting for: Witches versus Vampires. Who will take the Hallowe’en Monster Icon Crown? Yes, vampires. You knew they were coming, and here they are: Mainstream Culture’s Favorite Super Creeps. But here’s the question: Can a witch defeat a vampire? Which is quicker on the draw, the hypnotic gaze…

io9 Graeme McMillan

The Scariest Modern-Day Haunted Houses

We’ve all been there before: Dressed up in costumes, ringing the doorbell expecting candy before a multidimensional demon opens the door and devours our souls. Here’re some of our favorite Haunted Houses… just so you know which ones to avoid. Hell House Here’s the first clue that you might not want to go to a…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Why Batman Can’t Enjoy Halloween

Courtesy of Thursday’s Community on NBC, here’s a none-too-succinct explanation of why The Dark Knight can’t enjoy Halloween… and the best Batman monologue we’ve heard in a long time. Get these guys to write the Dark Knight sequel, Warners. [Hulu]

io9 Graeme McMillan

V’s Original Creator On Why The Reboot Can’t Fail… For Him

Looking forward to ABC’s reboot of V (starting this week)? So is original creator Kenneth Johnson, but not necessarily for the reasons you’d expect: He’s hoping it’ll act as a trailer for his own movie version of the show. While Johnson isn’t involved in the new television series, he still holds the movie rights to…

io9 Graeme McMillan

In The Future, Your Car Will Know All About You

You may think that your GPS has a superior attitude now, but imagine if you could see its expression as you take a wrong turn for the seventh time. A new “driving companion” adds a little personality to your directions. The Affective Intelligent Driving Agent, or AIDA for short, is the result of a collaboration…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Will Gattaca Be NCIS: The Future?

Of all the science fiction movies to turn into a television series, Andrew Nichol’s genetic-engineering-class-war Gattaca wouldn’t be on most people’s lists. Turns out Denis Leary isn’t most people; his production company is developing the series right now. The news was hidden in a longer article about Leary’s post-Rescue Me future by Variety, but it…

io9 Graeme McMillan

MiB3: Back In Black Again

We told you it was happening back in April, but now Men In Black 3 has a writer and, if rumors are to be believed, a director. But does it have Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones? Not exactly… https://gizmodo.com/men-in-black-3-actually-happening-5194336 Don’t worry; MiB3 isn’t necessarily going to replacement route just yet; according to The Hollywood…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Grumpy Old Men and Witch Bonding On Supernatural

On last night’s Supernatural, our monster of the week was a witch who defied all expectations about what witchiness should be. And Dean learned all about why cheeseburgers cause acid reflux. In “The Curious Case of Dean Winchester,” we took a little detour around the apocalypse to visit a town where young people are mysteriously…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Terminator Salvation Deleted Scene: Is This What The Fuss Was All About? [Maybe NSFW]

You might remember last spring, McG talked up Moon Bloodgood’s topless scene in Terminator Salvation, which the studio suits wanted him to remove from the film. And now that scene is out… and it’s pretty boring. Oh, possibly NSFW. So now that you’ve seen it, what do you think? Worth creating a huge public apocalypse…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

“The Road” Is Lined With Dismal Sayings, Skulls On Sticks In New Trailer

Thanksgiving will see you giving thanks that you’re not living in the movie adaptation of Cormac McCarthy‘s The Road, judging from the ultra-bleak new trailer. Takeaway message: the world is dying, and pleasant dreams mean you’ve given up on living. The Road leads you to post-apocalyptic Hell on Nov. 25. [Yahoo! Movies]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Smackdown Bonus Round: Witches Vs. River Tam

Join Mountain Goats And Vanderslice For A Lunar Organ Harvester’s Descent Into Madness

A Stunning First Look at Sandy Collora’s “Hunter Prey”

What Do You Know? The Second Hugo Winner Redeems Itself

See The Ares I-X Launch Like Never Before

Secret To Spider-Glue Discovered

Proof That 3-D Craze Has Gone Too Far

Expect Tears For David Tennant’s Doctor’s Farewell

Urban Fantasy Always Takes Place In Alternate Worlds

Why Great Horror is Heartbreaking

Smackdown Finale: Witch Vs. Vampire!

The Scariest Modern-Day Haunted Houses

Why Batman Can’t Enjoy Halloween

V’s Original Creator On Why The Reboot Can’t Fail… For Him

In The Future, Your Car Will Know All About You

Will Gattaca Be NCIS: The Future?

MiB3: Back In Black Again

Grumpy Old Men and Witch Bonding On Supernatural

Terminator Salvation Deleted Scene: Is This What The Fuss Was All About? [Maybe NSFW]

“The Road” Is Lined With Dismal Sayings, Skulls On Sticks In New Trailer

Can You Run a Computer Without RAM? Surprisingly, Yes—But You’ll Be Miserable

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How Adult Swim Skipped the April Fools’ Nonsense and Dropped a ‘Smiling Friends’ Claymation Horror Short Instead

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The Films and Shows You Should Be Streaming in April 2026

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