Thriller

Saturday Webcomic: Propeller is a Hitchcock-inspired thriller—with superpowers

What if one of the schemers of Alfred Hitchcock’s movies had superstrength or psychic powers or the ability to keep witnesses from delivering exposition in front of the police? Rex, the central character in Ricardo Mo and Alberto Muriel’s webcomic thriller Propeller wears a pair of specially designed bracelets that give him the ability to…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis Dec 1

The Best Meta Horror Movies Of All Time

This weekend sees the release of two self-aware takes on the horror genre: Cabin in the Woods and Detention. So this is a great time to pay tribute to the long tradition of meta horror films that have winked at the audience and poked fun at the tropes of the genre. There are plenty of…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 12

Why We’ve Wanted Our MTV for 30 Years

MTV turns 30 today. How old! Also how historic; in three decades, the network revolutionized media, turned heads inside and out, and struggled to remain relevant. But one thing should be obvious now: it was never just about music. Shortly after midnight on August 1st, 1981, MTV enjoyed its first-ever broadcast, accompanied by the now-…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 1

In Dario Argento’s psychosexual thriller The Stendhal Syndrome, art is a cruel prison

In Italian director Dario Argento’s 1996 horror-thriller The Stendhal Syndrome, his own daughter Asia Argento stars as Anna Manni, a detective investigating a series of brutal sex killings in Rome and Florence. So begins perhaps the most awkward take-your-daughter-to-work day in cinema history. Manni suffers from the eponymous Stendhal Syndrome, a real life disorder whose…

io9 Jason Shankel Jul 16

Perhaps the least enthusiastic rendition of Thriller ever performed

At last month’s Denver Pridefest, a trio of dancers reenacted Michael Jackson’s zombie-stomp number “Thriller.” The performance would’ve been otherwise serviceable if it hadn’t been for a flailing werewolf who appeared perpetually on the verge of forgetting his choreography. [Via Buzzfeed]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 10

Who Knew the Transformers Could Shake Their Metal-Bots to Michael Jackson’s Thriller So Well?

Is it wrong to feel envious of an animated Autobot’s dance moves? I’m never going to feel the same way about the Transformers again. [Technabob]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 7

Did Glee ruin Michael Jackson’s Thriller?

Last night the gleeks premiered their mash-up of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Heads Will Roll”. There were zombies, football players, hyper cuts of the dancing (we wish we could have seen more moves!) and lots of autotune. What did you make of the sweetened zombie spectacle?

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 7

Glee pours its sugar over Michael Jackson’s Thriller next

What’s Glee’s next pop victim? Michael Jackson’s zombie dancing horde from Thriller. Let’s be honest, “The Rocky Horror Glee Show” was a bit of a bust, so Glee, you’ve really got to bang this one out. Here’s a first look. https://gizmodo.com/glee-defangs-rocky-horror-with-cuteness-5674837 We’ll be honest, the football uniforms give us hope. One of the problems with…

Television Meredith Woerner Jan 10

Happy Halloween from Gizmodo

Just a little something to set the mood, from Gizmodo and guest artist emeritus, Powerpig. Featured in this picture: 24 undead minifigs, and a Lego Michael Jackson—it’s more involved than it sounds. https://gizmodo.com/a-farewell-gallery-of-powerpigs-beautiful-lego-scenes-5653439 Though I assumed that the graveyard dance troupe was born of Powerpig’s photoshop wizardry, that’s not the case: “I had this in…

Tech News Joe Brown Oct 31

The Thriller movie will be 90 minutes of zombie Michael Jackson staring at you

You know what film was just screaming to be made? An entire feature film based on Michael Jackson’s “Thriller!” And y’know what else? It’s based on Vincent Price’s lyrics! It’ll be like Captain EO on salvia! According to Deadline, GK Films is attempting to acquire a motion picture adaptation of “Thriller” which will be directed…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Oct 26

“The Event” is your next mystery scifi obsession

We’ve seen the pilot for NBC’s The Event, and while we still don’t know what the titular Event is, we’re impressed by this politically-charged thriller, which contains shades of Lost and 24. Spoilers inside. With little fanfare, the Event panel kicked off with a showing of the first episode of The Event, which, appropriately enough,…

Television Lauren Davis Jul 24

Michael Jackson’s Zombie Musical Honored by the Library of Congress

Of all the things the King of Pop was famous for, Michael Jackson‘s music video for “Thriller” was one of his geekiest contributions. Today, the zombie-themed short was officially selected to be preserved in the National Film Registry. The 14-minute video, which aired on MTV for the first time on December 2, 1983, is often…

io9 Sonia Zjawinski Dec 30

Lost Writer Gears Up for an Apocalyptic Mystery

Lost’s mysteries may be winding up, but at least one of the show’s alums is whipping up a fresh batch of twisty science fiction mysteries. Upcoming film The Panopticon features the apocalypse, a predestination paradox, and an ambiguous hero. Variety reports that Lionsgate is moving forward with The Panopticon, a spec script by Lost story…

Movies Lauren Davis Dec 17

Japanese Monsters Catch On To The Thriller Dance Craze

Stormtroopers, prisoners, Lego people — it’s hard to find a group of folks who haven’t danced to Michael Jackson‘s Thriller. And now rubber Japanese monsters have joined the ranks of dancers hoping to channel the late King of Pop. In honor of the upcoming Ultraman movie, Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend The Movie, several…

io9 Lauren Davis Dec 7

Thriller Action Figure Allows Kids to Legally Play with Michael Jackson

Oh, Michael, the world misses you. And as Billie Jean plays for the 152,345,160,433rd f*cking time—yes, I’ve counted them all—what other better way to remember you than to play with this morphing Thriller action figure. This licensed Michael Jackson Thriller 1/6th scale doll has over 32 points of articulation, and stands at 11.8 inches. It…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 8

Michael Jackson Thriller Headphones Have Dual Meanings Now

These Michael Jackson Thriller headphones are pretty fantastic cause, well, they’re Thriller headphones, but the graveyard imagery might be a little bit too soon. Still, awesome. [Thriller Headphones via Josh Spear]

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 1

Michael Jackson’s Science Fictional Life

With Michael Jackson dead, we’re at the end of an era. But even though we have to hustle into the future without him, nobody will ever forget Jackson’s strangely brilliant contributions to science fiction and fantasy. It’s no secret that Jackson always loved fantasy, and he turned to one of the masters of scifi/horror, John…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jun 25

Thriller: My First Album

Reposted in MJ’s Memory: At first I thought my first was a cassette single of Bel Biv Devoe’s Poison I bought from the Bergen Mall, but then I realized I had a record of Michael Jackson’s Thriller at 5. I was only a little bit older than when I confused my father’s records for frisbees…

Tech News Brian Lam Jun 25

Thriller The Muscial Will Save Broadway

Shake off your red leather jacket and crazy contact lenses: a big budget Thriller Musical is in the works. Chicago is ready to fling open its theater doors to a Michael Jackson monster-fest. This is the answer to the Broadway’s financial crisis: more Michael Jackson. And I’m for it — you can’t put a price…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 26

Where To Get Your Quick And Dirty Horror Movies – Free Online

We want our horror cheap, dirty and with lots of blood. So we rounded up all the best places to get your horror fix for free for the Halloweenie season while you may be jonesing for a little carnage. You want some free MST3K, you got it; John Carpenter’s The Thing, wait no more; Phantasm,…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 30

Saturday Webcomic: Propeller is a Hitchcock-inspired thriller—with superpowers

The Best Meta Horror Movies Of All Time

Why We’ve Wanted Our MTV for 30 Years

In Dario Argento’s psychosexual thriller The Stendhal Syndrome, art is a cruel prison

Perhaps the least enthusiastic rendition of Thriller ever performed

Who Knew the Transformers Could Shake Their Metal-Bots to Michael Jackson’s Thriller So Well?

Did Glee ruin Michael Jackson’s Thriller?

Glee pours its sugar over Michael Jackson’s Thriller next

Happy Halloween from Gizmodo

The Thriller movie will be 90 minutes of zombie Michael Jackson staring at you

“The Event” is your next mystery scifi obsession

Michael Jackson’s Zombie Musical Honored by the Library of Congress

Lost Writer Gears Up for an Apocalyptic Mystery

Japanese Monsters Catch On To The Thriller Dance Craze

Thriller Action Figure Allows Kids to Legally Play with Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson Thriller Headphones Have Dual Meanings Now

Michael Jackson’s Science Fictional Life

Thriller: My First Album

Thriller The Muscial Will Save Broadway

Where To Get Your Quick And Dirty Horror Movies – Free Online

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