Horror

Hunt the Blair Witch in This New Horror Subscription Game

The Blair Witch Project might feel like a relic of days gone by, but the Blair Witch herself is still out there…somewhere. Hunt A Killer is releasing a tabletop subscription game for Blair Witch, sending players into the (virtual) woods to solve a horrific mystery. In a press release, subscription gaming company Hunt A Killer…

Movies Beth Elderkin

Hill House vs. Bly Manor: Mike Flanagan Explains the Differences in His Haunting Shows

Get ready for more Haunting. After Netflix’s very successful horror series The Haunting of Hill House, executive producer Mike Flanagan knew he had to do it again. But that season was contained. That story told. How could he do a sequel? The Haunting of Bly Manor answers that question. The new show premieres October 9 and…

io9 Germain Lussier

Lovecraft Country Has Given Up Cohesive Storytelling in Favor of Something More Dramatic

What little hope there was for Lovecraft Country’s first season trying to tell a single, cohesive story went completely out the window this week with “I Am,” a statement episode that gave Aunjanue Ellis’ Hippolyta Freeman everything she’d ever dreamed of…just to ask her to give it all up. The episode plays by Chekov’s narrative…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Rachel Talalay’s A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting Looks Like Spooky Fun

It’s Halloween, and a babysitter realizes the boogeyman is real! It’s a familiar plot for horror fans, but a new Netflix movie takes that same premise and puts a far more family-friendly spin on the whole thing. However, as the trailer makes clear, A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting is definitely stuffed with monsters. Fortunately…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Yes, That Announcement About the Carol and Daryl Walking Dead Spinoff Was a Spoiler

On The Walking Dead, anything can happen. Well…usually. When the show returns this weekend, we now know two very specific things can’t happen and that’s the deaths of Carol and Daryl. Earlier this month, AMC announced that The Walking Dead would be ending in a few years, but that it would continue with a spin-off…

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Hulu’s Monsterland Serves Up Bleak Fairy Tales for Our Dystopian Reality

As advertised, each episode in Hulu’s new horror anthology Monsterland contains a supernatural creature. But Monsterland’s real interest lies with its human characters: lonely, desperate, anguished people who perceive the monster they encounter as yet another spot of trouble in their unhappy lives. If you’re seeking spiritual uplift, quirky humor, redemption arcs, or those “lesson…

Television Cheryl Eddy

Your Guide to the Surprising Amount of Movies Out This Fall [UPDATED]

“Wait, are there actually going to be new movies this fall?” It’s a thought we’ve all been having for some time. With the covid-19 pandemic wreaking havoc on all aspects of the world, the film industry included, one could easily assume movies are simply on hold for awhile. However, we’re here to tell you, that’s…

Movies Germain Lussier

The Haunting of Bly Manor‘s New Trailer Is Drowning in Creepiness

The Haunting of Bly Manor’s title alone tells you all of the important basic details you need to know about Netflix’s impending follow up to The Haunting of Hill House’s story about an unsuspecting family that ends up being torn apart by the malevolent energies radiating from their home. As was the case in the…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore

Hulu’s Adaptation of Clive Barker’s Books of Blood Looks to Contain Plenty of the Red Stuff

The newCandyman may be delayed until next year, but you can still get your adapted-from-Clive-Barker fix thanks to Hulu’s Books of Blood. The new horror film dropped a trailer today that hints at some of the author’s trademarks (hello, body horror!) but leaves the overall plot pretty enigmatic. Check it out! You get all that? The…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy

Lovecraft Country Expanded Its Mythos With a Carnal Story about War

The degree to which HBO’s Lovecraft Country has already branched off from the novel its based on might give you the sense that at this point, with half the season over, the story might slow down on the worldbuilding to begin fully weaving its core character’s arcs together in the buildup to its finale. But…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Janina Gavankar to Write and Star in Mythological Monster Movie

If you know Janina Gavankar, chances are, it’s from her turn on True Blood or as the protagonist in the singleplayer campaign of Star Wars: Battlefront 2, where she played the (fantastic) Iden Versio. Now the actress and writer is getting to work on a rad monster movie based on Hindu mythology. As reported by…

Movies Julie Muncy

David Harbour Says Hopper Is Going Through a Major Transformation in Stranger Things Season 4

Think of it less like a return than a resurrection. The last season of Stranger Things ended with Hopper presumed dead, a status quo that pretty much everyone knew wasn’t going to last, a suspicion that was confirmed just about the moment promotional materials for the in-production fourth season of the show started trickling out.…

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A Tribute to Horror Icon Tom Savini’s Most Memorable Acting Roles

Tom Savini is one of the greatest special effects make-up artists ever—a master of masks, creatures, prosthetics, fake blood, and screamingly gruesome ways to die. But he actually got his show-biz start as an actor, and over the years he’s tapped into those talents and popped up in some very cool places. It can be…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Lovecraft Country‘s Wunmi Mosaku and Abbey Lee Discuss the Intricacies of Ruby and Christina

Lovecraft Country is an ensemble show about multiple members of the interconnected Freeman, Baptiste, and Braithwaite families, which made it important for certain characters to be expanded upon from their counterparts in the books. In particular, Wunmi Mosaku’s Ruby and Abbey Lee’s Christina have been given more fascinating arcs in the larger story of magic,…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

There’s Something Scary for Everyone in These 4 New ‘Welcome to the Blumhouse’ Trailers

Blumhouse has four new thrillers coming to Amazon Prime next month and while you’ve already seen a quick tease, now you can dive a bit deeper. If you dare. The series is called “Welcome to the Blumhouse” and will start October 6. That day Black Box and The Lie will debut, followed on October 13…

Trailers Germain Lussier

Manga Legend Junji Ito Talks Making Horror, Adapting It, and Cats

Uzumaki. Tomie. The Enigma of Amigara Fault. Gyo. You may not recognize the names immediately, but no doubt you’ve seen the haunting works of Junji Ito plastered all over the internet. His incredible, detailed ability to capture the psychological trauma and graphic body horror in his work has made his manga iconic. So what drove…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Netflix’s La Révolution Imagines Something Sinister in 18th Century France

Well, beyond, like, y’know. The Reign of Terror. But it seems like Netflix’s new French-language alt-history series has something supernatural going on in the heart of France’s most tumultuous period. Netflix has just dropped our first full look at Aurélien Molas’ new series, set during the latter years of the 18th century as political upheaval between…

Trailers James Whitbrook

Lovecraft Country Stepped Up Its Game by Going Full Body Horror

By framing H.P. Lovecraft’s own white supremacist beliefs as the ultimate horror plaguing its heroes, Lovecraft Country’s given itself a way of focusing on scares that are more cerebral and emotional than the vicious, tentacled monsters the author popularized in his stories. But with “Strange Case,” the show spends some much needed time getting into…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Nia DaCosta’s Candyman Has Been Delayed Until 2021

Candyman, the horror remake helmed by Nia DaCosta and produced by Jordan Peele, was set for a release October 16th. In yet another covid delay, it’s being pushed back to an as-of-yet unknown date in 2021. What’s interesting here, more than just another example of the shambles the moviegoing industry is in right now, what…

Movies Julie Muncy

Each Episode of Lovecraft Country Now Comes With a Syllabus

Lovecraft Country has as lot of powerful, distinct intersections with Black history, looking at the Black experience in the United States during the time in which it’s set through the lens of horror. It sure would be nice if someone put together a list of resources and reading materials to help you, or, say, your…

io9 Julie Muncy

Hunt the Blair Witch in This New Horror Subscription Game

Hill House vs. Bly Manor: Mike Flanagan Explains the Differences in His Haunting Shows

Lovecraft Country Has Given Up Cohesive Storytelling in Favor of Something More Dramatic

Rachel Talalay’s A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting Looks Like Spooky Fun

Yes, That Announcement About the Carol and Daryl Walking Dead Spinoff Was a Spoiler

Hulu’s Monsterland Serves Up Bleak Fairy Tales for Our Dystopian Reality

Your Guide to the Surprising Amount of Movies Out This Fall [UPDATED]

The Haunting of Bly Manor‘s New Trailer Is Drowning in Creepiness

Hulu’s Adaptation of Clive Barker’s Books of Blood Looks to Contain Plenty of the Red Stuff

Lovecraft Country Expanded Its Mythos With a Carnal Story about War

Janina Gavankar to Write and Star in Mythological Monster Movie

David Harbour Says Hopper Is Going Through a Major Transformation in Stranger Things Season 4

A Tribute to Horror Icon Tom Savini’s Most Memorable Acting Roles

Lovecraft Country‘s Wunmi Mosaku and Abbey Lee Discuss the Intricacies of Ruby and Christina

There’s Something Scary for Everyone in These 4 New ‘Welcome to the Blumhouse’ Trailers

Manga Legend Junji Ito Talks Making Horror, Adapting It, and Cats

Netflix’s La Révolution Imagines Something Sinister in 18th Century France

Lovecraft Country Stepped Up Its Game by Going Full Body Horror

Nia DaCosta’s Candyman Has Been Delayed Until 2021

Each Episode of Lovecraft Country Now Comes With a Syllabus

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, xAI Has Now Shed All 11 of Its Non-Elon Musk Founders

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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Horror

Hunt the Blair Witch in This New Horror Subscription Game

Hill House vs. Bly Manor: Mike Flanagan Explains the Differences in His Haunting Shows

Lovecraft Country Has Given Up Cohesive Storytelling in Favor of Something More Dramatic

Rachel Talalay’s A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting Looks Like Spooky Fun

Yes, That Announcement About the Carol and Daryl Walking Dead Spinoff Was a Spoiler

Hulu’s Monsterland Serves Up Bleak Fairy Tales for Our Dystopian Reality

Your Guide to the Surprising Amount of Movies Out This Fall [UPDATED]

The Haunting of Bly Manor‘s New Trailer Is Drowning in Creepiness

Hulu’s Adaptation of Clive Barker’s Books of Blood Looks to Contain Plenty of the Red Stuff

Lovecraft Country Expanded Its Mythos With a Carnal Story about War

Janina Gavankar to Write and Star in Mythological Monster Movie

David Harbour Says Hopper Is Going Through a Major Transformation in Stranger Things Season 4

A Tribute to Horror Icon Tom Savini’s Most Memorable Acting Roles

Lovecraft Country‘s Wunmi Mosaku and Abbey Lee Discuss the Intricacies of Ruby and Christina

There’s Something Scary for Everyone in These 4 New ‘Welcome to the Blumhouse’ Trailers

Manga Legend Junji Ito Talks Making Horror, Adapting It, and Cats

Netflix’s La Révolution Imagines Something Sinister in 18th Century France

Lovecraft Country Stepped Up Its Game by Going Full Body Horror

Nia DaCosta’s Candyman Has Been Delayed Until 2021

Each Episode of Lovecraft Country Now Comes With a Syllabus

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, xAI Has Now Shed All 11 of Its Non-Elon Musk Founders

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!