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You can tell Devon (Björgvin Arnarson), Jake (Zackary Arthur), and Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind) have some Chucky-related concerns.Photo: Rafy/SyfyChucky is back October 5, and along with a certain killer doll, Zackary Arthur, Björgvin Arnarson, and Alyvia Alyn Lind will return as Jake, Devon, and Lexy. Newcomer Nadine (Bella Higginbotham) rounds out this imperiled but remarkably survival-prone teen quartet. At a recent press day, io9 got a chance to talk with them about the new season of the Don Mancini-created series.In…

Screenshot: NintendoSpooky season is truly upon us, as we get a look at the new Monster High movie, and other frights. La Brea’s cast expands for season 2. Plus, another look at the Supernatural prequel, what’s coming on Stargirl, and Peter Capaldi is maybe a creepy time traveller in The Devil’s Hour. To me, my spoilers!Hocus Pocus 2Rotten Tomatoes has a new poster for each of the Sanderson Sisters in Hocus Pocus 2. Meanwhile, the cast and crew discuss returning for a sequel nearly 30 years later in a new featurette. G/O…

Welcome baby number three.Screenshot: Jody Serrano / Gizmodo / Mark ZuckerbergIt seems like all the billionaires are having babies right now. First, Tesla CEO Elon Musk suddenly announces a secret child. Now it’s Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s turn to bask in the baby glow. Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that he and his wife Priscilla Chan are expecting their third daughter next year. Zuckerberg wrote on Instagram, “Lots of love. Happy to share that Max and August are getting a new baby sister next year!”The couple already…

Image: Warner Bros.This weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con has been nothing short of big, as it likely intended to be as we continue the pandemic age.There’s been some big news for just about everyone under the sun: Marvel fans got a mostly clear timeline on the next two Phases and three years of our lives, with some welcome (and somber) returns for fan favorites, along with interesting teases of newcomers who are surely expected to be a big deal for the next few years. DC fans, meanwhile, were given yet another look at the…

Image: Prime VideoYou can say a lot of things about Amazon’s The Boys, but you can’t exactly call it subtle. The show, based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s acclaimed comics from Dynamite Entertainment, focuses on a group of corporate owned superheroes called The Seven, and a semi-covert group of average people named The Boys who’ve taken it upon themselves to kill the heroes. Across the show’s three seasons, it’s always been pretty upfront with the kind of satire it’s going for and who it tears down. In the case of…

Marvel’s movies and shows may still grab most of the headlines, but the DC Extended Universe is only getting bigger and better. DC’s films and HBO Max series continue to get more robust, with a wide variety of projects far beyond just Batman, Superman, and the Justice League, which promise to include new and interesting takes on DC Comics’ stable of characters in the works.What follows is an up-to-date list of everything DCEU-related that’s on the way: DC movies heading to theaters, as well as DC streaming movies and…