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io9Television2021 Fall TV Preview: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Shows to Get Excited For
From sci-fi bounty hunting to epic fantasy, this autumn's going to be a great time to stay inside for new and returning television.
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io9MoviesGeorge A. Romero’s Wife Suzanne on His Horror Legacy and ‘Lost’ Film The Amusement Park
Zombie movie king George A. Romero passed away in 2017, but his legacy will live on forever in his work—including, now, an early 1970s “lost” film that’s soon debuting on Shudder. To learn more about The Amusement Park, io9 hopped on a video call with Suzanne Desrocher-Romero, the late filmmaker’s wife. The Amusement Park was … Continued
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io9TrailersGeorge A. Romero’s ‘Lost’ Film Has a Trailer, and It’s the Weirdest Thing You’ll See All Day
Horror streamer Shudder adds another feather to its cap—and a curiosity object to its “Summer of Chills” programming—with George A. Romero’s The Amusement Park. The film is a 52-minute oddity the director shot between Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, and thought lost for nearly 50 years. Made as a commission … Continued
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io9MoviesTwilight of the Dead, George A. Romero’s Final Zombie Film, Might Actually Get Made
The father of the modern zombie film might have his final statement on the genre finished from beyond the grave. Those circumstances are incredibly sad, but also gruesomely poetic. Before iconic filmmaker George A. Romero died in 2017, he was reportedly working on a new film called Twilight of the Dead. Romero saw it as … Continued
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io9The World May Be on Hold, But August Is Still Bursting With New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
It’s almost August? Time sure passes at a weird rate when you don’t ever leave the house. Fortunately, there’s a tidal wave of new sci-fi and fantasy books on the way, ready to sweep you away into fantastical kingdoms, adventures across the multiverse, space battles, and at least one zombie apocalypse. Court of Lions by … Continued
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io9Movies20 Sci-Fi Directorial Debuts That Became Genre Classics
Years before he visited a galaxy far, far away, scruffy University of Southern California grad George Lucas made his directorial debut with 1971 dystopian tale THX 1138. In honor of that movie’s release 49 years ago this month, we’ve gathered up a list of 20 other first-time director efforts that have since become sci-fi classics. … Continued
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io9MoviesScream & Stream: 10 Spooky Halloween Horror Selections
Assuming you’ve already watched the 1978 Halloween and the other spooky staples in your library (Hocus Pocus, The Nightmare Before Christmas, etc.), it’s time to paddle out into the streams—streaming services, that is!—for some macabre movies. This year we tried to go for some less-obvious titles—but a few old faves did make it into the … Continued
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io9Shudder’s Creepshow Horror Anthology Series Is Off to a Delightfully Unsettling Start
With Halloween closing in fast, Shudder’s new take on Creepshow is almost here and the first episode delivers a pair of promising tales—one from Stephen King and one from Bird Box author Josh Malerman—wrapped in a package that evokes the comic-book vibe of the King-penned, George A. Romero-directed 1982 film. Fear not, we won’t be … Continued
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io9TrailersThe Suitably Terrifying Trailer for Shudder’s New Creepshow Anthology Series Is Here [Updated]
Back in 1982, the twin powers of George A. Romero and Stephen King teamed up for Creepshow, a gruesomely funny anthology film packed with five (six, if you count the frame story) tales of terror. Now, horror streamer Shudder has a 12-story, six-episode TV series on the way from The Walking Dead’s Greg Nicotero—and the … Continued
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io9Movies8 Killer Zombie Movies That Didn’t Cost an Arm and a Leg to Make
The Dead Don’t Die, opening Friday, is indie icon Jim Jarmusch’s first foray into zombie movies, but it’s by no means the first indie zombie movie—as fans well know, the horror genre is full of low-budget movies that still manage to make a huge impact. As Jarmusch’s take on the undead shuffles into theaters, here … Continued
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