Satan

In Blumhouse’s Imaginary, coming out this week, a tattered old teddy bear hiding a spooky secret befriends a little girl. Things soon escalate from innocent to terrifying because let’s be real: a possessed toy is a scary as hell concept. This childhood nightmare is fueled by movies like Chucky from Child’s Play (a…Read more... In Blumhouse’s Imaginary, coming out this week, a tattered old teddy bear hiding a spooky secret befriends a little girl. Things soon escalate from innocent to terrifying because let’s be real: a…

We have the solution to Wordle on February 28, as well as some helpful hints to help you figure out the answer yourself, right here. We’ve placed the answer at the bottom of the page, so we don’t ruin the surprise before you’ve had a chance to work through the clues. So let’s dive in, starting with a reminder of yesterday’s answer. Yesterday’s Wordle answer Let’s start by first reminding ourselves of yesterday’s Wordle answer for those new to the game or who don’t play it daily, which was “SENSE.” So we can say that…

Most people love dogs. They can bring a lot of happiness to our lives and are often invaluable companions that will loyalty stay by your side no matter what.Unfortunately, not everyone realizes that having a pet like that is not only a joy but also a responsibility. A great example is a story that one woman recently shared on Reddit. Her MIL always loved having dogs, but not as much as vacationing. While her old dog was well-behaved, her new puppy, whom she had once again left with the woman’s family, turned out to be…

The miracle-pregnancy theme is right there in the title—Immaculate—but the conception in question in Sydney Sweeney’s new nun horror movie feels way more malevolent than anything involving Mary, Joseph, and a manger. The film’s first trailer is here, and the plot appears as devilish as you’d imagine.IMMACULATE - Official Redband Trailer - In Theaters March 22The official logline sounds pretty predictable, to be honest: “Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, embarks on a new journey in a remote convent in the…

The idea for “Rain on the Graves” — the latest single from Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson‘s upcoming solo album, The Mandrake Project, out March 1 — came to him while visiting the resting place of poet William Wordsworth. He’d been invited to a wedding in England’s Lake District in 2012, and, knowing that Wordsworth wrote a lot of his verses in Grasmere, he decided to visit his stone cottage and the church where his body was interred. “It was a gloomy day, and there was rain,” he tells Rolling Stone on a…

The Sundance Film Festival is fond of programming Satan-themed documentaries, including 2019's Hail Satan?, about the Satanic Temple, and 2023’s Satan Wants You, about the Satanic Panic phenomenon of the 1980s. This year, Realm of Satan continues the tradition, though it’s hardly a traditional doc.Alan Cumming on playing King James in Doctor WhoDirected by Scott Cummings (an editor by trade who also made 2014 short Buffalo Juggalos), Realm of Satan was created in collaboration with the Church of Satan—which is a different…

Nightbreed (1990) Official TrailerLeave it to Clive Barker, whose Pinhead—terrifying, yes, but so wry and witty—almost made this list, to dream up grotesque demons who lurk beneath a graveyard but also happen to be folks you’d want to party with, or at the very least help them protect their particular way of life from the encroaching stain of humanity.Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to…

I September, Madam Satan gets a one-shot, Hell On Earth,that will crossover between the various Archie Horror titles.Last month, someone complained "Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you modern comics in a nutshell. Archie comics  and teenage satan worship." I replied "As opposed to old-school Archie Comics from 1941?" Because Madam Satan was old-school Archie Comics and they got away with things in the forties that would make Riverdale blush. And in September, Madam Satan gets a one-shot, Hell On Earth,that will crossover…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeIt’s not such a horrible thing, a life of faith,” says Kelsey Grammer, with the soft, faintly amused cadence of a parent reading a picture book to a child. The 68-year-old actor, best known for his multi-Emmy-winning two-decade stint as psychiatrist Frasier Crane in Cheers (1984-1993) and its spin-off Frasier (1993-2004), can certainly testify to that. He’s bringing the good doctor…

Lil Uzi Vert is urging those with outsized reactions to their lyrics to “just chill a little bit.”The timely advice arrived in the form of a TMZ-shared clip on Monday, with Uzi filmed speaking with a paparazzo about a track they recently previewed during their Rolling Loud set. As previously reported with enthusiasm by this writer, the new track sees Uzi bragging that they can “make a City Girl believe in Satan.”Predictably, some were quick to take issue with this lyric, all while citing the usual religious reasons. As…