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Surprise! In the New Walking Dead Spinoff, Humans Are Still the Real Assholes

Have we…considered the possibility…that there’s a chance…that…we are the real monsters? As we shuffle ever closer to our second Walking Dead spinoff, AMC has dropped a new trailer that introduces us to the world of, well, World Beyond, and its young protagonists who’ve known little more than a life of zombie apocalypse shenanigans, having come…

Trailers James Whitbrook Aug 19

Train to Busan Sequel Peninsula Is a Rip-Roaring, Post-Apocalyptic, Zombie-Infested Good Time

Even the most bloodthirsty horror fan could be forgiven for wondering if there’s really room in the world for yet another zombie movie. Then something like the new Train to Busan sequel, Peninsula, comes along and offers a reminder that in the right hands, the genre still has plenty of chomp left. Peninsula is written…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Aug 17

The Last of Us Head Wants to ‘Decouple’ the HBO Show From the Game Experience

There have been many attempts to turn video games into successful movies and TV shows, like Assassin’s Creed, Tomb Raider, and Super Mario Bros. Sony is still trying to make Uncharted happen. For the most part they’ve all fallen short. Craig Mazin, who’s working on HBO’s The Last of Us, shared his thoughts on the…

io9 Beth Elderkin Aug 12

One of the Most Timely Novels of the Year Is About Black Women in the 1880s Hunting Zombies

The world can be utterly bleak nowadays. A government that seems to actively hate health and science, an economy ruled by a handful of lying billionaires, and continued state-sanctioned violence against Black people have ushered in a modern dystopia. But as I finished Deathless Divide, Justina Ireland’s stellar follow up to her 2018 novel, Dread…

Books & Comics Alex Cranz Aug 12

Zombie Stories Are Going to Have to Change

At the core of every book, video game, television series, or movie involving a zombie apocalypse is an idea about humanity’s drive to consume, or how easy it would be for civilizations to crumble in the midst of an unforeseen disaster. Like, for instance, the sudden spread of a deadly virus that swept its way…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 4

The Walking Dead: World Beyond Shares a New Teaser and Details About Its Characters

Fans of The Walking Dead have been waiting for its latest spin-off since it was announced last year, an anticipation that’s only grown since a couple of intriguing trailers dropped. Then, The Walking Dead: World Beyond’s planned April debut was postponed—but today’s virtual Comic-Con panel brought all kinds of news about the younger-skewing new series.…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jul 24

The Walking Dead SDCC Panel Shares a New Look at the Maggie-tastic Adventure to Come

The long-awaited return of Maggie (Lauren Cohan) to The Walking Dead has taken longer than anticipated, as season 10 was cut short because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. But AMC has given a peek at what we can expect when that finally happens—and the date when we can expect it. AMC debuted a new clip…

io9 Beth Elderkin & Germain Lussier Jul 24

Fear the Walking Dead Will Return for More Humans vs. Humans vs. Zombies Just in Time for Halloween

Fear the Walking Dead’s fifth season wrapped up back in September, and a promo (dropped in April) for season six hinted of more grim Wild West vibes ahead, complete with cowboy hats, mask-wearing horseback riders, and flaming oil wells. Today’s Comic-Con panel revealed even more about what’s to come. First up: an official premiere date…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jul 24

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The Scarlet Witch’s Biggest Mistake Has Come Back to Bite the Entire World in the Ass

Much as Wanda Maximoff loves to be the center of mutant-related drama in Marvel’s comics, the publisher’s latest event—Empyre—is only tangentially related to her by way of her son, Billy Kaplan, who’s engaged to Teddy Altman, the young king currently leading an armada of alien invaders on their way to conquer Earth. But in this…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 22

A 14,000-Year-Old Human Poop and the Best Human Brain Alternative: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Sometimes, the world is just so unbelievable that it’s hard to find words to describe it. In those situations, since I have no words, I look for the next best thing: something to make me laugh. And I don’t know if it’s because I communicate very well with my inner child or what, but there…

Tech News Jody Serrano Jul 20

George Romero’s Sprawling Zombie Novel The Living Dead Will Be Posthumously Released Next Month

With help from writer Daniel Kraus, Romero’s written zombie magnum opus is ready to finally see the harsh light of day. When the legendary horror creator died in 2017, George Romero was working on a novel—The Living Dead, a massive, multi-perspective epic detailing a society overrun by zombies. The book, taking a global perspective, was…

io9 Julie Muncy Jul 18

What’s the Best Human Brain Alternative for Hungry Zombies?

Let’s say you’re a zombie. You’re lumbering around, doing your zombie-mumble, and just ten feet ahead you see a living human being. Your first impulse, of course, is to head over there and eat their brain. And you’re about to do just that, when suddenly you feel a pang of something like shame. You remember,…

Tech News Daniel Kolitz Jul 13

Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula‘s Latest Trailer Is a Terrifying Thrill Ride at the End of the World

The key to surviving Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula’s zombie-infested world is having enough common sense to run the hell away when swarms of the undead make it clear they they want to rip the flesh from your bones. That, and knowing the zombies have to be destroyed—lest one, for whatever reason, think that being…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore Jun 16

A Key Piece of The Last of Us TV Adaptation Has Been Revealed

The new game is out next Friday and the TV show has a pilot director. It’s a big few weeks for post-apocalyptic tale The Last of Us. Speaking to DiscussingFilm, director Johan Renck revealed he’ll be helming the pilot to the video game adaptation as well as executive producing along with game creator Neil Druckman…

io9 Germain Lussier Jun 8

Author Max Brooks on What Fascinates Him About Bigfoot

Max Brooks is probably best known as the author of World War Z—the excellent 2006 zombie apocalypse tale that was adapted into a so-so 2013 movie. He’s back with another outstanding survival story, Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre, and io9 got a chance to talk with him all about it. Similar…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Jun 2

Shudder’s Blood Quantum Is a Classic Zombie Tale Told From a Welcome New Perspective

Horror’s become more inclusive in recent years, a welcome shift for a genre that has historically favored white-centric stories. Blood Quantum, which just hit Shudder, is a pretty typical zombie movie except for one big difference: it’s set on a First Nations reserve and is told from the POV of Indigenous people. Writer, director, editor,…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Apr 28

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10 YouTube Essays That’ll Broaden Your Pop Culture Education

YouTube is a great place to find clips of cats and goats becoming best friends (holy crap it actually exists), but it’s also where you can learn about almost anything—including the art of entertainment. We’ve pulled out some awesome video essays to help you educate yourself about the media we consume while showcasing the creators…

io9 Beth Elderkin Apr 9

The Walking Dead’s Maggie Makes a Welcome (and Living) Return

The Walking Dead may have had to cut its season short because of the new coronavirus pandemic.

Television Jill Pantozzi Apr 6

The Walking Dead, That Was One Goofy-Ass Episode

With the Whisperer War about to reach its bloody zenith and everyone’s lives on the line, The Walking Dead apparently isn’t afraid to let things get weird first. And the assault rifle-toting ray of sunshine who made her debut last week was only the half of it. When I say “The Tower” was goofy, I…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken Apr 5

Train to Busan: Peninsula‘s First Trailer Is the Kind of Stress You Don’t Need Right Now

Yeon Sang-ho’sTrain to Busan expertly captured the sheer overwhelming sense of devastation that would be created by a zombie outbreak that quickly spread its way through a densely-packed, unsuspecting nation. Given the current state of the world, the first trailer for Train to Busan: Peninsula—a sequel to the original film—is rather timely, but it’s also…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore Apr 2

Surprise! In the New Walking Dead Spinoff, Humans Are Still the Real Assholes

Train to Busan Sequel Peninsula Is a Rip-Roaring, Post-Apocalyptic, Zombie-Infested Good Time

The Last of Us Head Wants to ‘Decouple’ the HBO Show From the Game Experience

One of the Most Timely Novels of the Year Is About Black Women in the 1880s Hunting Zombies

Zombie Stories Are Going to Have to Change

The Walking Dead: World Beyond Shares a New Teaser and Details About Its Characters

The Walking Dead SDCC Panel Shares a New Look at the Maggie-tastic Adventure to Come

Fear the Walking Dead Will Return for More Humans vs. Humans vs. Zombies Just in Time for Halloween

The Scarlet Witch’s Biggest Mistake Has Come Back to Bite the Entire World in the Ass

A 14,000-Year-Old Human Poop and the Best Human Brain Alternative: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

George Romero’s Sprawling Zombie Novel The Living Dead Will Be Posthumously Released Next Month

What’s the Best Human Brain Alternative for Hungry Zombies?

Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula‘s Latest Trailer Is a Terrifying Thrill Ride at the End of the World

A Key Piece of The Last of Us TV Adaptation Has Been Revealed

Author Max Brooks on What Fascinates Him About Bigfoot

Shudder’s Blood Quantum Is a Classic Zombie Tale Told From a Welcome New Perspective

10 YouTube Essays That’ll Broaden Your Pop Culture Education

The Walking Dead’s Maggie Makes a Welcome (and Living) Return

The Walking Dead, That Was One Goofy-Ass Episode

Train to Busan: Peninsula‘s First Trailer Is the Kind of Stress You Don’t Need Right Now

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