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io9Sci-Fi
In This Exclusive Lower Decks Clip, a Simulation Teeters on the Brink of Mariner-Spawned Chaos
This week’s Lower Decks episode has a title that could apply to any of the episodes so far: “Crisis Point.” In this case, rather than referring to an out-of-control alien conflict or an unfortunate phasing situation or worse, it’s got something to do with…the U.S.S. Cerritos’ holodeck, as this exclusive clip reveals. We’ve already seen … Continued
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io9MoviesHorror
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 … Continued
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io9Comic Book Shows
This Week’s Gif Party Is a Tribute to Supergirl
Earlier this week we learned that the CW’s Supergirl would be coming to an end after six seasons. Though that means there’s still an entire season left to air, it also means that the end is nigh for the fan-favorite series. So what’s left to do but celebrate the show (including crossovers!) and its characters … Continued
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io9TelevisionReviews
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 … Continued
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io9Trailer Frenzy
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Ghost-Hunting Comedy Truth Seekers Is Arriving Before Halloween
By now, we’d follow Simon Pegg and Nick Frost just about anywhere; their off-kilter comedy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End, Paul) is as close to a sure thing as it gets. We’d even follow them into a creepy haunted house—which their new Amazon series, Truth Seekers, definitely promises to provide. Not … Continued
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io9BooksScience Fiction
A Glorious Space Brawl Kicks Off Cassandra Khaw’s Sci-Fi Adventure The All-Consuming World
When a group of former crooks reunites for a rescue mission, they’ll need to battle a fierce AI and overcome their own differences if they hope to succeed. io9 is thrilled to reveal the cover and an excerpt from Locus and British Fantasy Award-nominated short fiction writer Cassandra Khaw’s first novel, The All-Consuming World. First, … Continued
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io9Trailer Frenzy
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 … Continued
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io9Television
All the New and Returning Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, and Other Genre Shows Coming to Your TV This Fall
Thank goodness for TV, our go-to entertainment resource when new movies are mostly unavailable, and leaving the house at all feels like a generally bad idea. While some 2020 shows have been postponed due to production delays, the fall slate of sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre shows is still pretty darn jam-packed. This preview comes … Continued
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io9BooksFantasy
A Magical Deal Goes Sideways in This Excerpt From Cairo-Set Fantasy A Master of Djinn
P. Djèlí Clark has won Nebula, Locus, and Alex Awards for his short-format work, and he’s got a new novella, Ring Shout, coming in October. But today, io9 is thrilled to share a look at his first full-length novel, A Master of Djinn—due next year and set in the author’s magical, alt-history version of Cairo. … Continued
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io9MoviesHorror
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 … Continued
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io9Sci-Fi
Ridley Scott’s Raised By Wolves Costume Designer Breaks Down the Show’s Alien Style
Ridley Scott’s sci-fi thriller Raised By Wolves is officially a hit: today, HBO Max announced it’s ordered a second season. The show—about a pair of androids raising human children on an alien planet—distinguishes itself from other sci-fi fare with its striking visuals, and that includes the costumes. Janty Yates, who’s worked with Ridley Scott multiple … Continued
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io9BooksScience Fiction
The Expanse‘s 9th and Final Book Is Titled Leviathan Falls
We’ve known for some time that the Expanse book series (written by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, known together as James S.A. Corey) would probably be coming to an end with its ninth entry. What we haven’t known is the title of that book, or when to expect it—until today. This afternoon during a virtual fan … Continued
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io9Books
Peek Into Cursed Objects and Learn All About the World’s Weirdest and Unluckiest Things
Sometimes a doll is just a doll. But sometimes, it’s a doll with a history so creepy and a general aura so unsettling that it’s elevated into a rare pantheon of notoriety. J.W. Ocker investigates stories like these—and many more!—in his new book Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World’s Most Infamous Items. … Continued
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io9Movies
Werner Herzog Will Produce and Lend His Trademark Narration to a New Doc on Space Colonization
We already know that Werner Herzog enjoys documentaries on adventurous and unusual topics—he’s directed several of them, including Grizzly Man and Into the Inferno. His newest project in that realm is a family affair (his son, Rudolph, will direct) that thematically ties into his other recent works focused on outer space. As revealed by Variety, … Continued
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io9MoviesReviews
Man Meets Monster in the Quirky Taxidermy Doc Big Fur
Ken Walker is a taxidermist so gifted that others in his field speak of his talents with reverence: “Ken has magic in his hands.” But what happens when this master of his craft decides to incorporate his oddball obsession with Bigfoot into his latest project? Documentary Big Fur gives us a front-row seat. To be … Continued
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io9MoviesHorror
6 Times Women Joined Forces to Face Movie Horrors
Horror movies have been winnowing their casts down to a “final girl” since the 1970s. But as these more recent films show—on a list that includes two reboots of early slashers—the chances of survival are much greater when it’s a group of women instead… even if the dynamics within that group aren’t always peaceful. 1) … Continued
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io9BooksFantasy
Get a First Look at Ho Che Anderson’s Stone, a Neo-Noir Tale of Basketball, Revenge, and Rebellion
In a not-entirely-unfamiliar world harshly divided along class lines, where elections are canceled and the wealthy keep a tight hold on power, a young basketball star who just happens to be descended from the legendary rebel queen Boudica decides enough is enough. That’s the set-up for Ho Che Anderson’s new novella Stone, featuring gorgeous illustrations … Continued
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io9Horror
Channel Zero‘s Nick Antosca Looks Back at the Show That’s Still Giving Us Excellent Nightmares
Inspired by the eerie, internet-spawned folklore known as Creepypasta, and formatted as compact six-episode seasons, each helmed by a single director, Syfy’s Channel Zero horror anthology offered a uniquely involving viewing experience. Though it was only on the air from 2016-2018, fans are still obsessed. The guy we have to thank for this is Nick … Continued
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io9
These Horrifying Halloween Decorations Encourage Extreme Social Distancing
It’s not even September yet, but Halloween season is here. It’s been here. Who isn’t ready for spooky festivities to make the real world feel not so glum? Journey with us to Target (of all places) to find the decor that has most embraced 2020’s nightmare vibes, and might just inspire some nightmares of its … Continued
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io9BooksScience Fiction
Finally Some Good News: September Is Overflowing With New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
Movies are slowly trickling back into theaters, but a far safer option is to pick up one of September’s new books instead. And it’s a ridiculously bountiful month, with witches, warriors, time travelers, ghosts, robots, aliens, monsters, and space pirates to fire up your imagination without needing to leave the house. As the Shadow Rises … Continued
By Cheryl Eddy