When most people think of Psycho, they think of Alfred Hitchcock’s direction, Bernard Herrman’s shrieking score, and Anthony Perkins’ vulnerable yet terrifying performance as Norman Bates. They probably don’t immediately think “horror franchise,” but Psycho did turn into one over the years.
Source: io9 – The 60-Year Evolution of Psycho’s Norman Bates
I love the smell of female rage in the morning. Smells like victory.
Source: io9 – Kevin Can F**k Himself Looks Like a Murderous WandaVision
With Warner Bros.’s unprecedented announcement last year that it would be releasing its 2021 slate with day-and-date streaming and theatrical debuts, one question on the minds of audiences outside the U.S. was “Well, what about us?” So far, we’ve not had enough to really tell if there’s a wider plan or it’s…
Source: io9 – Zack Snyder’s Justice League Will Release Day-and-Date Internationally
Minecraft (XBO) | $15 | Best Buy
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Source: io9 – It’s a Minecraft Sale Party at Best Buy and Everyone Is Invited!
You can take George R.R. Martin out of Westeros—however briefly, since we’re still waiting on you-know-which book!—but you can’t take Westeros out of the author, at least thematically. Martin has just signed on to executive produce an adaptation of Roger Zelazny’s sci-fi tale Roadmarks for HBO.
Source: io9 – George R.R. Martin Is Executive Producing Roadmarks, Another Dragon-Related HBO Series
Originally, author E.K. Johnson wanted to call the third book in her Star Wars Padmé trilogy Queen’s Gambit. You can probably guess why she had to change it, settling on Queen’s Hope as her second choice.
Source: io9 – Padmé Amidala’s Literary Star Wars Trilogy Will Conclude With Queen’s Hope
Who doesn’t love a good portal in a sci-fi movie? Put just one portal in and the possibilities are endless. Anything could be on the other side. But what happens when there’s more than one portal? What if there are tons of portals all over the world? That’s what happens in the new movie Doors.
Source: io9 – The Trailer for Sci-Fi Mystery Doors Is Filled With Portals and Potential
It all came down to this. Hundreds of hours of work, spread over seven months, all culminating in a single press of a button. If it worked? Glory. If it didn’t? Agony. And while one would assume a moment of this magnitude would go off without a hitch, history proved that not to be the case. Yes, I’m being incredibly…
Source: io9 – The Saga of 10,000 Digital Han Solo Cards Comes to a Complex End
A Flash from the past, as well as the present, is about to change the future of the Arrowverse once again.
Source: io9 – John Wesley Shipp’s Flash Will Appear on Stargirl, Further Exploring CW’s Multiverse
Shudder loves us and wants us to be happy, and it is with that selfless commitment to our betterment that they have found bold new ways to scare the bowels right out of our bodies.
Source: io9 – Shudder Will Give Us Creepshow Season 3 and a New Black Horror Anthology Series
And I don’t just mean murderesses who have been neglected by history. I mean Neglected Murderess, the series of illustrations by Edward Gorey of The Gashleycrumb Tinies fame, about…well, murderesses who have been neglected by history.
Source: io9 – The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus Is Making an Edward Gorey-Inspired Show About Neglected Murderesses
Jim Henson’s The Muppet Show—the one and only—is finally going to be more easily accessible to fans with its arrival on Disney+ this week. You might be so excited you’re just going to dive in headfirst, but if you’re down to skip around a bit, we have some suggestions for the best of the best.
Source: io9 – 20 Must-Watch Muppet Show Episodes on Disney+
Get ready for blood, punches, and at least a few instances of getting over here…which usually leads to a bit more of the aforementioned blood and punching.
Source: io9 – The First Trailer for Mortal Kombat Is a Bloody Good Time
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD | $60 | Best Buy
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Source: io9 – Here’s Where To Pre-Order All of the Latest Nintendo Direct’s Biggest Games
Let me apologize ahead of time for this headline. Because while the latest, tiny snippet from Amazon’s adaptation of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time fantasy epic has been released, it’s only two seconds long—but that’s more than enough time to showcase a very pointy dagger.
Source: io9 – New Wheel of Time TV Series Footage Is Looking Sharp
In addition to excitement about where WandaVision will go next, one of the more common feelings that has been in the air over the past few months is a general state of existential dread and disillusionment that’s been precipitated by millions of people having to quarantine in place to combat the ongoing covid-19…
Source: io9 – In a New WandaVision Clip, the Scarlet Witch Is Hitting the Same Wall You Are
Mortal Kombat is almost upon us! Despite the fact we’ve barely gotten any glimpses of Simon McQuoid’s adaptation of the beloved, bloody video game fighting series, the movie is hitting theaters and HBO Max in just two months. So it’s about time we actually got to see something of it.
Source: io9 – Mortal Kombat Posters Reveal Fresh Looks at Classic Characters
Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Padmé had to fight their way out of an arena in Attack of the Clones, and now fans will have a chance to go wild in a Star Wars arena of their own.
Source: io9 – Star Wars Goes Hunting With New Online Arena Combat Game
Everyone’s favorite creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky daughter is getting her own live-action TV show and Tim Burton is bringing it to life.
Source: io9 – Wednesday Addams Will Have Psychic Abilities in Tim Burton’s New Netflix Show
Sorry to Matt Ryan (and Keanu Reeves, I guess), but there’s a new cocky bisexual magic investigator in town.
Source: io9 – A ‘Dark’ Reboot of Constantine Is on the Way From J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and HBO Max