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May 20th 2024

The 10 Best Horror TV Series on Netflix Right Now

Yes, it's a Mike Flanagan-heavy list, plus other spooky favorites like Stranger Things and Wednesday .

Television Cheryl Eddy May 20

November 6th 2023

Netflix’s Stranger Things Play Wants to Put Vecna’s Origin Story on Stage

To celebrate Stranger Things Day—and the long wait for the fifth and final season—Netflix has released a new look at its West End adaptation of the show.

Television James Whitbrook Nov 6

October 23rd 2023

Stranger Things Has a Plan for Addressing the Passage of Time Among Its Cast

Despite the long gap between seasons 4 and 5, exec producer Shawn Levy is confident the show's make-up, hair, and costume departments will come through.

Television Cheryl Eddy Oct 23

October 11th 2023

Time to Get Spooky With This Horror and Sci-Fi Halloween Costume Guide

From classic slashers like Freddy Krueger to modern terrors like Freddy Fazbear, there's no shortage of genre ideas for dress-up.

Movies Sabina Graves Oct 11

September 12th 2023

How to Survive Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood

Universal Studios' annual haunt event features The Last of Us , M3GAN , Stranger Things, and more.

Movies Sabina Graves Sep 12

July 13th 2023

Run Up That Hill to Halloween Horror Nights’ New Stranger Things House

Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Orlando are teaming up with Netflix for the immersive Halloween attraction.

Television Sabina Graves Jul 13

July 10th 2023

Lego’s New Star Wars Ghost Is Coming Just in Time For Ahsoka

A remake of the 2014 set revamps the classic Rebels ship for its appearance in the new Star Wars Disney+ show.

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Jul 10

June 2nd 2023

10 Killer Robert Englund Horror Roles Beyond Nightmare on Elm Street

He'll always be known as Freddy Krueger, but the actor's resumé has plenty of other chilling crowd-pleasers, including Stranger Things and Urban Legend .

Movies Cheryl Eddy Jun 2

April 13th 2023

Stranger Things‘ Eddie Munson Is Finally Getting a Proper Origin Story

The fan-favorite Netflix character played by Joseph Quinn takes center stage in Flight of Icarus , an official season four prequel novel.

Television Cheryl Eddy Apr 13

March 13th 2023

Satan Wants You Offers a Fascinating, Chilling Look at the Roots of Satanic Panic

The documentary from Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams just had its debut at the SXSW TV & Film Festival.

Movies Cheryl Eddy Mar 13

January 6th 2023

The Latest News From Disney Parks, Universal Studios Resorts, and More Fan-tastical Destinations

Disney Parks celebrates Disney100, Bugs Bunny returns to the symphonic stage, and Super Nintendo World opens soon at Universal Studios Hollywood

Movies Sabina Graves Jan 6

December 27th 2022

The 14 Best Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy TV Shows of 2022

io9 picks the best of the best, and comes up with robots, dragons, vampires, superheroes, and more.

io9 Cheryl Eddy & James Whitbrook & Linda Codega & Sabina Graves & Germain Lussier & Rob Bricken Dec 27

October 10th 2022

The Best Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Stranger Things, and More Halloween Costumes for Everyone

Parties, events, and our annual io9 costume show are happening soon, so here are some ideas of what's out there!

io9 Sabina Graves Oct 10

October 4th 2022

Someone Is Buying the Real-Life Byers’ House From Stranger Things to Turn It Into a Spooky Airbnb

A buyer made a nearly $600,000 offer on the house—double its asking price, and will open it up for Halloween if renovations are finished on time.

Tech News Jody Serrano Oct 4

September 7th 2022

Fake TV Town Locations: An Investigation

Hawkins, Pawnee, and Quahog are just some of the towns we tried to pinpoint on a map.

Television Kevin Hurler Sep 7

August 15th 2022

Joe Keery Is Sick of You Talking About His Stranger Things Hair

He's happy to sing about it on his own terms. Yes, sing.

Television Sabina Graves Aug 15

August 14th 2022

Stranger Things 5 Should Hopefully Have Less New Characters, Say Duffer Bros

It may be the final season, but hey, better late than never, right?

Television Justin Carter Aug 14

July 8th 2022

This Week’s Toy News Heads to the Upside Down and Back

Everyone's getting a bit of Stranger Things fever this week.

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Jul 8

July 7th 2022

6 Things We Loved (and 5 We Didn’t) About Stranger Things Volume 4 Part 2

With season five on the horizon... someday... we've got plenty of time to let the Netflix series' most recent installment sink in.

Television Cheryl Eddy Jul 7

July 5th 2022

The Stranger Things 4 Spoilers io9 Roundtable

Stranger Things 4 Vol. 2 closed another chapter in Netflix's nostalgia-based genre show. Let's discuss.

Television Germain Lussier, Sabina Graves, Rob Bricken Jul 5

Hawkins

The 10 Best Horror TV Series on Netflix Right Now

Netflix’s Stranger Things Play Wants to Put Vecna’s Origin Story on Stage

Stranger Things Has a Plan for Addressing the Passage of Time Among Its Cast

Time to Get Spooky With This Horror and Sci-Fi Halloween Costume Guide

How to Survive Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood

Run Up That Hill to Halloween Horror Nights’ New Stranger Things House

Lego’s New Star Wars Ghost Is Coming Just in Time For Ahsoka

10 Killer Robert Englund Horror Roles Beyond Nightmare on Elm Street

Stranger Things‘ Eddie Munson Is Finally Getting a Proper Origin Story

Satan Wants You Offers a Fascinating, Chilling Look at the Roots of Satanic Panic

The Latest News From Disney Parks, Universal Studios Resorts, and More Fan-tastical Destinations

The 14 Best Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy TV Shows of 2022

The Best Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Stranger Things, and More Halloween Costumes for Everyone

Someone Is Buying the Real-Life Byers’ House From Stranger Things to Turn It Into a Spooky Airbnb

Fake TV Town Locations: An Investigation

Joe Keery Is Sick of You Talking About His Stranger Things Hair

Stranger Things 5 Should Hopefully Have Less New Characters, Say Duffer Bros

This Week’s Toy News Heads to the Upside Down and Back

6 Things We Loved (and 5 We Didn’t) About Stranger Things Volume 4 Part 2

The Stranger Things 4 Spoilers io9 Roundtable

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