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io9MoviesHorror
George A. Romero’s Wife Suzanne on His Horror Legacy and ‘Lost’ Film The Amusement Park
Zombie movie king George A. Romero passed away in 2017, but his legacy will live on forever in his work—including, now, an early 1970s “lost” film that’s soon debuting on Shudder. To learn more about The Amusement Park, io9 hopped on a video call with Suzanne Desrocher-Romero, the late filmmaker’s wife. The Amusement Park was … Continued
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George A. Romero’s ‘Lost’ Film Has a Trailer, and It’s the Weirdest Thing You’ll See All Day
Horror streamer Shudder adds another feather to its cap—and a curiosity object to its “Summer of Chills” programming—with George A. Romero’s The Amusement Park. The film is a 52-minute oddity the director shot between Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, and thought lost for nearly 50 years. Made as a commission … Continued
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10 TV Shows Where the First Season Was the Best Season
Television shows often take a bit of time to find their footing, with series like The Expanse, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Steven Universe only getting better with each passing season. Then there are the shows that peaked early. Like, really early. These are our picks of the 10 genre TV shows where the … Continued
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Damon Lindelof Details the Behind-the-Scenes Struggle to End Lost
As long as fans have breath in their lungs, they’ll be arguing about the ending of Lost. Did it satisfy? Did it not? Last month marked 10 years since the series finale, and bringing it up at a party (remember those?) is still sure to spark debate. In a new interview, Lost co-creator and executive producer … Continued
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Titus Welliver, the Man in Black, Worked Hard Not to Leak Spoilers on Lost
Lost was, in a lot of ways, the birthplace of modern spoiler culture. Its show was so reliant on the twists of a complex, intriguing plot that the world of online viewership contorted around it, building communities dedicated to dissecting, predicting, and complaining about it. Titus Welliver, who played the Man in Black, apparently respected … Continued
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This Was the Decade That Spoiler Culture Changed Everything
Spoiler alert: We all love spoilers. That doesn’t necessarily mean that we all want them, of course—there are as many people who fervently avoid details about upcoming stories as there are people who hunt them down to learn beforehand. But as the 2010s come to a close, the way we talk about spoilers with each other … Continued
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The First Trailer for Netflix’s The I-Land Is a Mysterious Battle Royale Gone Wrong
A group of strangers wakes up on a deserted island. Soon, they realize they’re in the middle of some kind of grand experiment. Or game. Or something. We don’t know for sure but damn if it’s not intriguing. That blend of Lost and The Hunger Games (or The Cabin in the Woods or The Running … Continued
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Javier Grillo-Marxuach Takes on Fandom’s Generation Gap in ‘The Audacity of Being Jaded’
Javier Grillo-Marxuach is beloved by genre fans for the many TV shows he’s had a hand in writing and producing—including Lost, The 100, the Xena reboot that sadly never was, and the upcoming Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. A few years back, he released a book of essays about his time in the TV trenches, and … Continued
By Cheryl Eddy