Cheryl Eddy

A few of the things we’re thankful for in 2022.Image: VariousThanksgiving is here. A day to sit back, reflect, and think about all the good things in your life. Family, friends, your health—those are all worthy. But what about shows, movies, and comics? Each year, the io9 staff writes about the pop culture we’re thankful for. The entertainment that has brought us joy over the past 11 months. Things that we’ve not only liked, but that have been so transformative or impactful, we’re actually thankful they exist. So sit…

Professional freediver Tanya Streeter and Marvel star Chris Hemsworth swim with a turtle.Image: National Geographic for Disney+/Craig PerryWe already know Chris Hemsworth can convincingly play a god on the big screen—but the Marvel star also has some superhuman qualities in real life, too. In Limitless With Chris Hemsworth, a new Disney+ series created by Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), we see Hemsworth engage in extreme challenges designed to help the human body push back against the aging process.The six episodes include…

Image: Marvel StudiosBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever has finally arrived, and to say that Marvel’s latest—the sequel to 2018’s smash hit Black Panther, which won three Oscars—at was highly, highly anticipated is putting it rather mildly. io9’s Germain Lussier and Cheryl Eddy and Gizmodo’s David Ewalt sat down to discuss the MCU’s return to Wakanda, the movie’s new and familiar characters, and how it dealt with the loss of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman.Image: Marvel StudiosDavid Ewalt: So I literally just got back…

Image: Adult SwimWe’ve seen Rick and Morty in Claymation form before, but never in a standalone Claymation short—until now. That’s all thanks to Lee Hardcastle, the animator who created a string of sci-fi parodies for the smash-hit series before Adult Swim tapped him to create this year’s Halloween special.While fans wait for Rick and Morty proper to return from hiatus—the rest of season six begins November 20—they can enjoy Hardcastle’s creepy, surreal “Summer’s Sleepover” as a little holiday treat. io9 got a chance to…

Wilf (Gary Carr) and Flynne (Chloë Grace Moretz) meet in future London.Image: Prime VideoPrime Video’s new William Gibson adaptation, The Peripheral, is produced by Westworld’s Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan and follows the high-stakes, high-tech tale of a young woman (Chloë Grace Moretz) who realizes the virtual world she’s been visiting in a video game is actually the future—a very bleak future, with a murder mystery entwined within it. It’s a thought-provoking series with multi-layered themes, as you might expect from the…

First ever exploding fist bump between Jupe and Gordy from Jordan Peele’s NopePhoto: Sapphire Sandalo/@SapphireSandaloThis is Halloween and it’s time for costumes that will make us scream in horror or delight. For week threeof io9's official costume show, we have some costume party goodness and comment submissions. And of course dogs in costumes, thanks to our editorial team!Don’t forget to leave us costume comments below and here are some helpful suggestions if you’re still on the hunt for this year’s look. You can…

The last known image of Tiffany Valiante, whose puzzling death is featured in Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 3's “Mystery at Mile Marker 45.”Image: NetflixGet ready to have one of the most iconic theme songs of all time stuck in your brain again: cult-beloved series Unsolved Mysteries, which enjoyed a hit revival in 2020 on Netflix, returns to the streamer next week with even more perplexing cases to keep you up at night.io9 spoke to co-creator Terry Dunn Meurer two years ago, and as longtime fans of the show, we asked a lot…

Screenshot: HasbroThe arrival of Hasbro’s “Selfie Series” figures at last weekend’s Pulse Con finally offers people (in the U.S., at least) the chance to get their own little lifelike action figure, lifelike so long as you dream of being one of several fine Hasbro-affiliated licenses already. But how does the tech hold up? Well, the app at least makes things interesting.While what we’ve seen of Hasbro’s proposed end-results for the Selfie Series look pretty neat, the problem right now is that the creative process that…

Jamie Clayton as a new version of a horror icon.Image: Spyglass Media GroupThe new Hellraiser arrives on Hulu next month, and fans of Clive Barker’s horror franchise are eagerly waiting to see what director David Bruckner does to differentiate his film from the many series entries that’ve come before. One big change that makes this 11th Hellraiser film stand out: casting Jamie Clayton as demon antagonist Pinhead.Ahead of the film’s release, io9 got a chance to talk with Bruckner (The Night House) and Clayton (Sense8)…

Image: Shudder/IFC MidnightDanish import Speak No Evil was one of the standouts at this year’s Sundance Film Festival—anyone who saw it then is likely still traumatized by it. Elegant filmmaking propels its story of two families who meet on vacation, hit it off, and decide to visit again... with decidedly less pleasant results. With Speak No Evil arriving in theaters and on Shudder this month, io9 got a chance to speak with director Christian Tafdrup about his excellent but uniquely agonizing movie.Note: this interview…