George A. Romero

February 2nd 2022

Escape the Cold With These 12 Tropical Vacation-Themed Horror Movies

You'll be glad the beach is out of reach after watching these gruesome films.

Movies Cheryl Eddy

December 29th 2021

The Creative and Inspiring People We Lost in 2021

io9 takes a look back at some of the notable creatives and creators we lost in 2021.

io9 James Whitbrook, Cheryl Eddy, Germain Lussier, and Rob Bricken

November 26th 2021

How Shaun of the Dead Got a Boost From Hollywood and Comic-Con Geeks

io9 has an exclusive book excerpt from You've Got Red On You by Clark Collis about the making of the film.

Books & Comics Germain Lussier

October 15th 2021

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Revisit Day of the Dead for a Reminder That Sometimes Zombies Deserve to Win

George A. Romero's spectacularly gory 1985 horror classic is well worth a retro rewatch.

io9 Reviews Cheryl Eddy

September 22nd 2021

Creepshow Is Back to Make You ‘Ewww’ With Delight

Shudder's hit horror anthology returns for its season 3 premiere tomorrow.

io9 Reviews Cheryl Eddy

September 10th 2021

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2021 Fall TV Preview: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Shows to Get Excited For

From sci-fi bounty hunting to epic fantasy, this autumn's going to be a great time to stay inside for new and returning television.

Television James Whitbrook & Rob Bricken & Germain Lussier & Cheryl Eddy & Charles Pulliam-Moore

September 6th 2021

17 Bloody Great Horror Movie Part 2s

The first film is usually the best in a series, but don't sleep on these horrifyingly great first sequels.

Movies Cheryl Eddy

September 1st 2021

Creepshow Season 3 Has a Trailer, and It Looks Like a Scream

Shudder's popular horror anthology returns September 23 to the streaming service.

Trailers Cheryl Eddy

July 25th 2021

Syfy’s Day of the Dead Gives SDCC 2021 a First Look at TV’s Newest Zombie Tale

Day of the Dead showrunners Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas and others discussed the George A. Romero-inspired horror survival series.

Television Cheryl Eddy

July 24th 2021

At SDCC 2021, Creepshow Teases What to Expect From Season 3 of the Shudder Hit

Showrunner Greg Nicotero, star Michael Rooker, and others gathered to talk about the spooky show, which returns September 23.

Television Cheryl Eddy

June 3rd 2021

George A. Romero’s Wife Suzanne on His Horror Legacy and ‘Lost’ Film The Amusement Park

Zombie movie king George A. Romero passed away in 2017, but his legacy will live on forever in his work—including, now, an early 1970s “lost” film that’s soon debuting on Shudder. To learn more about The Amusement Park, io9 hopped on a video call with Suzanne Desrocher-Romero, the late filmmaker’s wife. The Amusement Park was…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

May 6th 2021

George A. Romero’s ‘Lost’ Film Has a Trailer, and It’s the Weirdest Thing You’ll See All Day

Horror streamer Shudder adds another feather to its cap—and a curiosity object to its “Summer of Chills” programming—with George A. Romero’s The Amusement Park. The film is a 52-minute oddity the director shot between Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, and thought lost for nearly 50 years. Made as a commission…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy

April 30th 2021

Twilight of the Dead, George A. Romero’s Final Zombie Film, Might Actually Get Made

The father of the modern zombie film might have his final statement on the genre finished from beyond the grave. Those circumstances are incredibly sad, but also gruesomely poetic. Before iconic filmmaker George A. Romero died in 2017, he was reportedly working on a new film called Twilight of the Dead. Romero saw it as…

Movies Germain Lussier

April 28th 2021

Creepshow‘s Eerie Tales Just Keep Getting Better

Shudder's hit anthology series is officially a must-watch for horror fans.

Television Cheryl Eddy

March 31st 2021

The Creepshow Season 2 Premiere Unleashes the Best Kind of Fan Service

Shudder's anthology series kicks off its next installment with an episode targeting the hearts of scary-movie fiends.

io9 Reviews Cheryl Eddy

March 17th 2021

6 Essential Creepshow Horror Stories From Season 1

With season two on the way, here are our favorite tales so far from the spooky Shudder series.

Television Cheryl Eddy

July 31st 2020

The World May Be on Hold, But August Is Still Bursting With New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

It’s almost August? Time sure passes at a weird rate when you don’t ever leave the house. Fortunately, there’s a tidal wave of new sci-fi and fantasy books on the way, ready to sweep you away into fantastical kingdoms, adventures across the multiverse, space battles, and at least one zombie apocalypse. Court of Lions by…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

March 19th 2020

20 Sci-Fi Directorial Debuts That Became Genre Classics

Years before he visited a galaxy far, far away, scruffy University of Southern California grad George Lucas made his directorial debut with 1971 dystopian tale THX 1138. In honor of that movie’s release 49 years ago this month, we’ve gathered up a list of 20 other first-time director efforts that have since become sci-fi classics.…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

October 25th 2019

Scream & Stream: 10 Spooky Halloween Horror Selections

Assuming you’ve already watched the 1978 Halloween and the other spooky staples in your library (Hocus Pocus, The Nightmare Before Christmas, etc.), it’s time to paddle out into the streams—streaming services, that is!—for some macabre movies. This year we tried to go for some less-obvious titles—but a few old faves did make it into the…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

September 19th 2019

Shudder’s Creepshow Horror Anthology Series Is Off to a Delightfully Unsettling Start

With Halloween closing in fast, Shudder’s new take on Creepshow is almost here and the first episode delivers a pair of promising tales—one from Stephen King and one from Bird Box author Josh Malerman—wrapped in a package that evokes the comic-book vibe of the King-penned, George A. Romero-directed 1982 film. Fear not, we won’t be…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Escape the Cold With These 12 Tropical Vacation-Themed Horror Movies

The Creative and Inspiring People We Lost in 2021

How Shaun of the Dead Got a Boost From Hollywood and Comic-Con Geeks

Revisit Day of the Dead for a Reminder That Sometimes Zombies Deserve to Win

Creepshow Is Back to Make You ‘Ewww’ With Delight

2021 Fall TV Preview: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Shows to Get Excited For

17 Bloody Great Horror Movie Part 2s

Creepshow Season 3 Has a Trailer, and It Looks Like a Scream

Syfy’s Day of the Dead Gives SDCC 2021 a First Look at TV’s Newest Zombie Tale

At SDCC 2021, Creepshow Teases What to Expect From Season 3 of the Shudder Hit

George A. Romero’s Wife Suzanne on His Horror Legacy and ‘Lost’ Film The Amusement Park

George A. Romero’s ‘Lost’ Film Has a Trailer, and It’s the Weirdest Thing You’ll See All Day

Twilight of the Dead, George A. Romero’s Final Zombie Film, Might Actually Get Made

Creepshow‘s Eerie Tales Just Keep Getting Better

The Creepshow Season 2 Premiere Unleashes the Best Kind of Fan Service

6 Essential Creepshow Horror Stories From Season 1

The World May Be on Hold, But August Is Still Bursting With New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

20 Sci-Fi Directorial Debuts That Became Genre Classics

Scream & Stream: 10 Spooky Halloween Horror Selections

Shudder’s Creepshow Horror Anthology Series Is Off to a Delightfully Unsettling Start

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