Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Is an Essential Folk Horror Encyclopedia

Unless you have zero interest in horror history whatsoever, don’t be put off by the running time—three hours and 15 minutes—of Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror. Think of it not as an extended-play documentary, but as an incredibly detailed visual encyclopedia instead.

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HBO's Dark Comedy Made for Love Just Got Darker and Funnier

When we saw the first trailer for HBO Max’s upcoming series Made for Love, we learned it was about Hazel (Cristina Miloti) trying to escape her relationship with a possessive tech billionaire (Billy Magnussen), only to discover he’d put a chip in her head that allowed him to track not just her location, but what she’s…

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Warner Bros.' Return to Theaters in 2022 Is Going to Look Very Different

The entire Hollywood industry has been shaken up by the covid-19 pandemic, but perhaps the studio that’s made some of the most drastic changes has been Warner Bros., rapidly pivoting to a day-and-date home release model for the entirety of 2021. The studio has made it clear that’s just for this year only—but even in…

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Source: io9 – Warner Bros.’ Return to Theaters in 2022 Is Going to Look Very Different

Keanu Reeves Sets His Sights on an Adaptation of His Own Comic Book Adventure

The Resident Evil reboot has a welcoming new title. Get a look at Netflix’s tense new space film, Stowaway. Birdgirl takes flight in her own animated spinoff. Plus, what’s to come on The Walking Dead and Charmed. Spoilers now!

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Seems Like Things Were Just Delightful Behind the Scenes of Zack Snyder's Justice League

Joss Whedon allegedly created a toxic environment on set when he took over Justice League from Zack Snyder. Now that the Snyder cut of the movie is available on HBO Max, however, Warner Bros. released a behind-the-scenes video of what it was like making the superhero saga before a family tragedy forced Snyder away,…

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Creepy Eco-Horror Film Gaia Reminds You Not to Mess With Earth

The great thing about horror is it can come from anywhere. Sure, we’re familiar with gore, monsters, and murderers, but truly anything can scare you or kill you. Case in point, the burgeoning genre of eco-horror, which makes it very clear that the world we live in right now will eventually kill us all due to climate…

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Source: io9 – Creepy Eco-Horror Film Gaia Reminds You Not to Mess With Earth

Offseason Is a Dreamy Nightmare of a Film

At the very start of writer-director Mickey Keating’s latest film, Offseason, the exceptional and exceptionally underrated Melora Walters says, “At some point, you have to accept that your nightmares are a part of you. They’re like family. Like an old friend.” With a haunting scream into the darkness, the film cuts to…

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DC’s Zatanna Movie Has Nabbed Promising Young Woman’s Emerald Fennell

Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman is currently up for the Best Picture award at this year’s Oscars, its star Carey Mulligan has been nominated for Best Actress, and Fennel herself may get Best Director and Best Screenplay. And now she’s going to write a movie based on DC Comics’ arguably third-most famous…

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Source: io9 – DC’s Zatanna Movie Has Nabbed Promising Young Woman’s Emerald Fennell

What’s the Best Single-Player Board Game?

A few months ago, we asked our readers to tell us what they thought the best two-player board game was. We got a huge collection of answers that ranged from elaborate indies to classics like Cribbage. That was great news for roommates or partners who were cooped up together during the pandemic. There’s just no…

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Justice League's Epilogue Is Its Messiest, Most Dangerous Indulgence

Zack Snyder’s Justice League is, in ways good and bad, an exercise in indulgence. After all, it is Snyder’s unleashed vision for what his Justice League movie could have been, in some form, writ large: literally, given that the film is a four-hour undertaking. But for all its extensions and additions, its most…

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Source: io9 – Justice League’s Epilogue Is Its Messiest, Most Dangerous Indulgence