Image: Universal Pictures The ending of John Carpenter’s sci-fi creature feature The Thing is one of genre cinema’s greatest puzzles; with just two characters left alive, the viewer is never sure who’s human, and/or who’s secretly an alien. Now, a popular theory about the scene has been dismissed by the director. Renfield’s Director and Writer … Read more
Cover of Lobo by Keith Giffen and Alan Grant Volume 2Image: DC Comics On the eve of this year’s New York Comic Con, some sad news—but delivered by its subject himself in wry style. According to a post on his official Facebook page that was reposted on his X account, legendary comic book artist Keith … Read more
Image: Lucasfilm That’s right, we almost got a standalone Jabba the Hutt Star Wars film from Guillermo del Toro. Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 Hands On In a conversation with Collider, del Toro confirmed the film that writer David Goyer recently teased in the news with some letter hints (but not many other details) was … Read more
Image: Hot Topic It’s spooky season and Hot Topic is celebrating Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas with a new collection for the film’s 30th anniversary. The mall goth and Disney adult shopping destination has dropped a new line of fits for a Pumpkin king and queen. I can’t believe that the Tim Burton film … Read more
Image: Universal Pictures Just in time for Halloween and for the release of Blumhouse and Universal Pictures’ Five Nights at Freddy’s fans can visit a pop-up location of the fictional franchise from the game and film. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park’s Returning Heroes That’s right, a Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza … Read more
With the end of Ahsoka’s first season on Disney+ comes sad news from behind the scenes of the Star Wars series: costume designer Shawna Trpcic, a lifelong fan of sci-fi and comic books who also brought her talents to The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, has died at the age of 56. Balancing Fan … Read more
Vince Gilligan is returning to Albuquerque—and science fiction. The acclaimed creator of AMC’s Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul, who also worked for multiple years on Fox’s The X-Files (and co-created spin-off The Lone Gunman) just revealed a tiny bit of information about his new series starring Emmy-nominated Saul star Rhea Seehorn. Microsoft … Read more
Horror fans know the sudden appearance of a crate is never, ever a good thing, especially if that crate is old and marked with some kind of warning or other sinister writing. But while Creepshow segment “The Crate” may have inspired the set-up for short film Momo, its monster is of a more newfangled breed. … Read more
Image: Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products With Trick ‘r Treat at Loungefly and Beetlejuice at RSVLTS and BlackMilk, and pop culture icons like Looney Tunes and Friday the 13th flexing their tricks, there’s a ton of spooky-fun merch to add to your list in time for WB100 and Halloween. Seasonally appropriate franchises like Scooby-Doo and The … Read more
A man who was encouraged to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II by his chatbot girlfriend was sentenced to nine years in prison by a UK judge on Thursday. Jaswant Singh Chail was just 19 years old when he scaled the wall of the late queen’s Windsor Castle home, armed with a loaded crossbow and donning a … Read more