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Poltergeist Still Delivers Surprises, Delights, and Frights After Almost 40 Years

Poltergeist is fantastic because it somehow both includes, and subverts, seemingly every convention the horror genre has. The family doesn’t leave the haunted house, they stay. They instantly accept what’s happening. The ghosts are revealed early in the story. People actually capture them on videotape. What you think is the big ending, isn’t. And along…

Movies Germain Lussier

Days Before Star Trek: Lower Decks‘ Premiere, There’s Merely Hope for International Release

In the last few years, CBS has turned Star Trek from a dormant franchise on television screens into one of its biggest assets. We’ve gone from no shows to our fourth new Trek about to air in the U.S. and Canada this week (and more on the way!). And yet, despite its global appeal, there…

io9 James Whitbrook

The Great Dalmuti Is Being Resurrected, With a Dungeons & Dragons Twist

Twenty-five years ago, legendary Magic creator Richard Garfield had another card game in the works: The Great Dalmuti, a medieval spin on the trick-taking game President. Outside of a brief reprint in 2005, it’s faded into gaming history—but now it’s back with a shiny new coat of paint from the Forgotten Realms. io9 can exclusively…

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The New Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Guidebook Has Some Tantalizing Secrets

Everything about Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is meant to feel real, as if you’re leaving a Disney park and going to the Black Spire Outpost on the planet Batuu. All the sodas are in special alien packages, nothing inside says “Disney,” and all the cast members are in character. It’s basically a Star Wars vacation…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier

Updates from Jurassic World: Dominion, Castlevania, and More

Shang-Chi is getting ready to return to filming. The New Mutants will still keep one important family connection. Tigress storms onto the scene in new Stargirl pictures. Plus, what’s to come on Wynonna Earp and NOS4A2. To me, my spoilers! Jurassic World: Dominion Sam Neill has resumed filming on Jurassic World: Dominion. Stay safe, Sam…

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Watch This Fun Documentary on Todd McFarlane’s Comics Legacy

Todd McFarlane is one of the most distinctive creators working in comics. His over-the-top, stylized artistry is recognizable a mile away, and had a defining impact on the era of comics he got his start in. He’s also, honestly, a very entertaining dude: frank, direct, and deeply in love with his own creations. Which means…

io9 Julie Muncy

Creepy Doll Annabelle Is Just as Restless in Quarantine as Everyone Else

The Conjuring breakout star/creepy, creepy doll Annabelle is facing her own sort of quarantine: unable to shoot more spooky movies, she’s forced to live on the New Line Cinema lot, more or less entirely alone. How has she been coping? According to this filmed short, about as well as everyone else. Which is to say:…

io9 Julie Muncy

A Bunch of People in Rhode Island Accidentally Got Checks in the Mail Signed by Mickey Mouse

Golly, I didn’t know Mickey was so generous. Well, okay, maybe he’s not. As reported by CNN, 176 people in Rhode Island got a curious check in the mail recently. What was intended to be a regular old tax refund check was signed, not by state officials, but by Mickey Mouse and his very dead…

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Janelle Monae’s Horror Film Antebellum Is Off the Release Schedule, Unsurprisingly

With Tenet, the film industry’s leader in playing chicken with the coronavirus, having a new release date (or lack thereof) every week or so, it seems unlikely that the theatrical distribution market is going to wind back up anytime soon, at least in the United States. One of the few films left with a summer release date…

io9 Julie Muncy

The Mandalorian‘s First Tie-In Novel Has Been Delayed

But only by a bit. The Mandalorian is slowly integrating itself into the broader Star Wars expanded universe, as each new Star Wars production does nowadays, with a set of art books, children’s books, and tie-in novels announced recently, called by StarWars.com “The Mandalorian Publishing Program.” Well, one novel, actually—a tie-in novel written by Adam…

io9 Julie Muncy

Charlize Theron Shared the Moment When Mad Max: Fury Road‘s Furiosa Was Truly Born

I’ll give you a hint: bzzzz. Charlize Theron’s role as Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road is iconic for a number of reasons, but part of it is definitely her look. Shaved head, oiled, with slitted eyes and ferocity written across every part of her. Which means that, as part of taking on the role,…

io9 Julie Muncy

The Unfinished Car Is Full of Peril in This Clip From Infinity Train Book 3

Things are never simple, easy, or comfortable on the Infinity Train. Yesterday Cartoon Network released a new clip from the upcoming third season of Infinity Train, the beguiling show that began with a young girl and a mysterious, threatening train. It’s a clip that seems to come from early in Book 3, previewing some plot…

io9 Julie Muncy

Here Are the 2020 Hugo Award Winners

It’s that time of year. The coronavirus can’t stop the brightest and nerdiest in science fiction from gathering (digitally, safely, from their homes) to celebrate the annual Hugo Awards, given to a variety of the best and brightest in the genre. This year, the celebrations were hosted by George RR Martin, and featured a lot…

io9 Julie Muncy

Every Ship in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy in Under 5 Minutes

What can we say? We love starships around these parts. And thankfully, this new Star Wars video is very, very heavy on the starships. Every new Star Wars movie has to have new ships. It’s just a rule. Some are big and important, like Kylo Ren’s TIE Silencer. Others are so small you blink and…

io9 Germain Lussier

Colin Baker Says Classic Doctor Who Stars Would Gladly Do More Silly Shorts if the BBC Would Let Them

In 2013, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, and a handful of other Doctor Who stars teamed up to produce one of the silliest outings Who has ever seen—“The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot,” a half-hour parody short about the classic Doctors trying to get in on all the action of the modern-day juggernaut that the show has become.…

io9 Julie Muncy

Cruising Down the Block With the Baby YoCar, and More of San Diego Comic-Con’s Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly round-up of toys and collectibles. San Diego Comic-Con 2020 didn’t quite deliver all the wonderful toy surprises we’d hoped it would, but it still brought us a terrifying line of cyber-animals from the mind of Todd McFarlane, a snazzy new Thor with some dangerously sharp armor, and our…

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This Was Not His Design: Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal Could Have Been Hugh Grant

It’s not an overstatement to say that Hannibal, Bryan Fuller’s nouveau gothic drama take on the Hannibal Lecter mythos, made Mads Mikkelsen’s career in Hollywood. But casting a nearly unknown Danish actor for a lead role in a prime-time network drama is not easy, as Fuller will tell you. And it took NBC some time…

io9 Julie Muncy

Creating During Covid: Tom Whalen and a Newfound Appreciation for Being an Artist

The novel coronavirus pandemic’s effects have already been felt far and wide, in comic book publishing and sales, the gaming industry, Hollywood, and beyond. But it’s also, of course, affecting people on an individual level. To that end, io9 decided to talk to some folks about what the covid-19 pandemic has done to them, their…

Toys & Collectibles Germain Lussier

The X2 Cast Allegedly Almost Quit the Marvel Film Over Bryan Singer

Director Bryan Singer became a name in Hollywood after The Usual Suspects but shot to fame after taking on the X-Men franchise. Years later, and after years of rumors of Singer allegedly sexually abusing a number of young men, a damning Atlantic report was released in which four men detailed their personal experiences with the…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

Scream 5 Will Bring Back Horror’s Finest Tabloid Journalist

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! News reporter Gale Weathers, played by Courteney Cox, is coming back for Scream 5. “We can’t imagine Scream without the iconic Gale Weathers and are so incredibly thrilled and humbled to have the opportunity to work with Courteney,” the directorial duo Radio Silence told Deadline. “We’re absolute mega fans…

io9 Germain Lussier

Poltergeist Still Delivers Surprises, Delights, and Frights After Almost 40 Years

Days Before Star Trek: Lower Decks‘ Premiere, There’s Merely Hope for International Release

The Great Dalmuti Is Being Resurrected, With a Dungeons & Dragons Twist

The New Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Guidebook Has Some Tantalizing Secrets

Updates from Jurassic World: Dominion, Castlevania, and More

Watch This Fun Documentary on Todd McFarlane’s Comics Legacy

Creepy Doll Annabelle Is Just as Restless in Quarantine as Everyone Else

A Bunch of People in Rhode Island Accidentally Got Checks in the Mail Signed by Mickey Mouse

Janelle Monae’s Horror Film Antebellum Is Off the Release Schedule, Unsurprisingly

The Mandalorian‘s First Tie-In Novel Has Been Delayed

Charlize Theron Shared the Moment When Mad Max: Fury Road‘s Furiosa Was Truly Born

The Unfinished Car Is Full of Peril in This Clip From Infinity Train Book 3

Here Are the 2020 Hugo Award Winners

Every Ship in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy in Under 5 Minutes

Colin Baker Says Classic Doctor Who Stars Would Gladly Do More Silly Shorts if the BBC Would Let Them

Cruising Down the Block With the Baby YoCar, and More of San Diego Comic-Con’s Best Toys of the Week

This Was Not His Design: Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal Could Have Been Hugh Grant

Creating During Covid: Tom Whalen and a Newfound Appreciation for Being an Artist

The X2 Cast Allegedly Almost Quit the Marvel Film Over Bryan Singer

Scream 5 Will Bring Back Horror’s Finest Tabloid Journalist

Forget Shokz, Anker Pushes Soundcore AeroClip Open-Ear Earbuds to an All-Time Low in the Final Hours of Amazon’s Spring Sale

Google Pixel 10 Pro Gets Cleared Out at a Record Low, Now Even Cheaper Than AirPods Pro With Trade-In

Meta’s Two New Smart Glasses Are Slimmer and More Like Regular Glasses

JBL Boombox 3 Speaker at 40% Off Is Now Even Cheaper Than Renewed Units on Amazon

Elizabeth Olsen Promises She Knows Nothing About Her Marvel Future

NASA Rover Finds Glowing, Ruby-Like Crystals on Mars for the First Time

Anker Prime Docking Station Hits Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Winds Down (14 Ports With 160W Output)

Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to an All-Time Low, Final Hours in Amazon Spring Sale to Turn Any TV Smart on a Budget

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

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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