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Check Out This Fantastic Poster For The Martian’s IMAX Release

Starting yesterday, The Martian is being screened in IMAX theaters across the country. To accompany the release, there’s a new poster, and it’s a beauty. Seriously, this is fantastic: The Martian will only be in IMAX theaters through next Friday, so if you’re near one, you’ve only got a limited amount of time. [Flickering Myth]

Go to Amazon.com right now, and you’ll probably find a book that you’re looking for for $.01. Even with shipping, that’s a steal. The New York Times takes a look into the industry of buying books in bulk (sometimes from the trash) and reselling them for a penny.

Here’s Your First Look At James Franco In Hulu’s 11.22.63

Hulu scooped up Stephen King’s time travel novel 11/22/63 a while back, with James Franco set to star as the lead. Now, the streaming video company has released the first images, synopsis and release date for the show. 11.22.63 will be released weekly starting on President’s Day, February 15th, 2016, and will follow weekly from…

These Are the Best Cities for Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse

Everyone knows you’re better off avoiding large cities in the event of a zombie pandemic. But if you’re going to take the risk of living in a city anyway, which one has the best chance of making it through the apocalypse? Job-hunting site CareerBuilder and Economic Modelling Specialists International (which CareerBuilder owns) tried to predict…

Halloween Still Smells Like a Plastic Pumpkin Pail

I was never a pillowcase kid. Fill the sheets that I put my head on with the goods, risking an errant Mr. Goodbar besmirching my sleeping quarters? No thanks. Besides, a pillowcase would need to go in the wash eventually. My plastic pumpkin was a dedicated trick-or-treating device. And somehow, it managed to stay candy…

Is This the Very Youngest Crater on Pluto’s Moon Charon?

Of all the craters on Pluto’s moon Charon, this one is unlike the others. The bright green marks a unique splash of frozen ammonia at a concentration higher than any other crater examined in detail on the massive moon. But does that mean it’s the youngest? The abnormal crater is on the Pluto-facing side of…

There May Be a Little Vampire in All of Us

Vampire bats are the only vertebrates that feed on the blood of other mammals. But the ability to do so may be buried across the tree of life, according to a new study which pinpoints the underlying genetic origins of traits that make a good vampire. Vampire bat saliva, which includes a cocktail of flesh-numbing…

World War Z Sequel Has A Surprising New Writer (And Now We’re Interested In It)

World War Z had a troubled production, but since it’s release, there have been efforts on a sequel film. Now, the movie has a new writer that gives us some hope that it might actually be good: Dennis Kelly, creator of the UK show Utopia. Earlier this year, we learned that any new movie would…

Five Crazy Ways Humans Have Preserved Their Bodies Throughout History

Nobody can cheat death, but for thousands of years, humans have tried to elude decomposition. Whether we’re saving our bodies for the afterlife or time traveling to a better future, peoples throughout history have gone to astounding lengths to preserve their mortal remains. Here are five fascinating ways human corpses have defied the natural process…

Sam Raimi Wants One More Shot At Directing Spider-Man

While Sam Raimi has been on the publicity circuit for Ash vs Evil Dead, he dropped an interesting bit of news: he would love to come back to direct another Spiderman movie. In an interview with The Week, Raimi noted that he messed up Spider-Man 3, and that he’d be back to direct another film…

Start Your Halloween Right by Watching Elephants Pulverize Giant Pumpkins

Everybody has their own Halloween tradition, whether it’s taking chocolate from strangers or doing shots of vile, candy-corn flavored vodka. But the elephant family at the Oregon Zoo’s annual “Squishing of the Squash” its hands-down my favorite. There’s something innately satisfying about four ton animals destroying half ton vegetables. And I think it’s fair to…

The Walking Dead Will Return For A Seventh Season

In news that surprises absolutely nobody, The Walking Dead has been renewed for a seventh season, according to Variety. Along with The Walking Dead, a companion after-action show, The Talking Dead was also renewed for another season. A companion show, Fear The Walking Dead, was preemptively renewed for a second season back in March. “Thank…

11 Horror Movies That Are Scary Because of What They Say About Humanity

We go to see horror movies to see terrifying monsters — but sometimes the scariest monsters in a horror film are the people. In many of the best scary movies, the real horror is how terribly the humans behave. Here are 11 of the most misanthropic horror films ever made. 1) Let The Right One…

Never Leave your Spaceship Without Boots, Mitts, and a Hat

All the best-dressed explorers wore glittery spacesuits more suitable to the Silver Surfer than somber NASA astronauts in the early days of the Space Age. These are the helmets, gloves, and boots for the Mercury Seven astronauts. [NASA] Contact the author at [email protected] or follow her at @MikaMcKinnon.

Neil Gaiman Is Getting His Own Television Series!

One of fantasy’s biggest names is getting an anthology television series. Sky Arts will be airing Neil Gaiman’s Likely Stories, with production beginning at the end of November. The Guardian has reported that the series will adapt four of Gaiman’s short stories. There’s no word on exactly which stories will be adapted, or who has…

The Secret Tech Behind Disney’s Haunted Mansion Illusions

“Perhaps Madame Leota can establish contact,” the Ghost Host decides. “She has a remarkable head for materializing…the disembodied!” As the Ghost Host is speaking, the Doom Buggies make their way into a dim parlor and take their place around a large seance circle. This is Part One of a two-part excerpt from The Unauthorized Story…

That “Spooky” Halloween Asteroid is a Dead Comet That Looks Like a Skull

If you weren’t already having nightmares about the “Halloween asteroid” taking a detour and crashing into New York City, well, this space rock just got a little spookier. First off, Spooky isn’t an asteroid; according to NASA, it’s a dead comet. Worse! It looks like a haunted human skull. That’s according to the latest optical…

How do Ghost Forests Happen?

This is a ghost forest near Seward, Alaska. It’s not the only one—ghost forests are found on coastlines up and down the Pacific Northwest. But how are they created? Ghost forests are the long-preserved relic of terrifying events: the sudden subsidence of an entire coastline after a major earthquake rapidly submerging the forest. The saltwater…

Get Ready For “Spooky,” the Halloween Asteroid!

On All Hallow’s Eve, an asteroid dubbed “Spooky” will make its closest approach to our planet. Hurtling along at an impressive 78,830 miles per hour, the 1,300-foot-wide object poses no threat to Earth…or does it? This Gizmodo video explains Spooky’s story. As you’re looking for witches on broomsticks in the night sky, here’s how to…

Listen to the Dad Rock Version of The War of the Worlds

On this very night in 1938, a radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds may or may not have caused mass hysteria for American listeners. But there’s another War of the Worlds that scared me much more as a kid. For me, there’s the HG Wells version, the Orson Welles version, and the rock…