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Over the decades, there've been various interpretations of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in film and TV. Some stories play things fairly straight, but others offer some kind of new (and often humorous) take on the titular monster: what if the monster were one of Dracula's best friends, or what if he was tasked with savin...Read more...

Author Victor LaValle and showrunner Kelly Marcel spoke to io9 at a press line after the panel for Apple TV+'s adaptation of The Changeling, talking about how to work within the confines of the novel, and when to push the boundaries of what's on the page.

The first season of Daryl Dixon, a Walking Dead spinoff featuring Norman Reedus' incredibly popular character, was primarily filmed in France. This is a far cry from the Senoia, Georgia locale where The Walking Dead had been filmed for nearly a decade. When the team landed in Europe, they quickly found out that the...Read more...

Over 15 years ago, the original The Strangers movie became a cult classic horror film for its atmosphere and simple premise of a couple being terrorized by a trio of masked invaders. While it eventually got a sequel in 2018's The Strangers: Prey at Night, Lionsgate wants the gap between installments to be considerably...Read more...

Research out this week appears to show the potential longevity of transplanted organs from genetically engineered pigs. Scientists gave monkeys kidneys from these animals, finding that some were able to live for one to two years. Many of the genetic changes evaluated in this study could make pig-to-human transplants a...Read more...

Remember the Whole Earth Catalog? If you're a fan of the anarcho-libertarian magazine that helped usher in a popular interest in all things tech and internet culture, there's good news: a nearly complete collection of the publication's archive has been digitized and uploaded to the web for easy browsing.

The Changeling (adapted from the novel by Victor LaValle) wrapped its first season on Apple TV+ today with a finale that had more than its fair share of cliffhangers... literally. Check out this exclusive clip to see what we mean.

It's October, which basically means it's Halloween, which basically means it's Thanksgiving, which basically means it's Christmas. So yes, it's Christmas time, and that means it's also time to pick out the geekiest holiday ornaments Hallmark has in store for 2023.Read more...

Did you check out V/H/S/85, the latest entry in the long-running found-footage horror anthology series, when it hit Shudder last week? A hell of a lot of people did: it was the most-watched film premiere of the year for Shudder and AMC+. It comes as no surprise that a seventh V/H/S entry is officially on the way, this...Read more...

Google says it will defend users in a legal setting if copyright issues arise with their generative artificial intelligence. It joins the ranks of other big tech players who have done the same.

The game Five Nights at Freddy'sgained an immense cult following not just for its jump scares, as popularized by the then-burgeoning let's play" YouTube channels back in 2014, but for the swath of theories and hidden lore behind the series' murderous animatronics and the history of the haunted Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.

Wahoo, wahee," indeed. After months of speculation, Nintendo affirmed the new VO actor for Mario is the Los Angeles-based voice actor Kevin Afghani.

The Biden administration announced plans on Friday to award up to $7 billion to construct regional hubs throughout the U.S. that support making and using hydrogen, in hopes of phasing out fossil fuels and slowing down climate change.

Loki season two, episode two, Breaking Bad," finds Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Mobius (Owen Wilson) chasing X-5 (Rafael Casal) to find out if he's located Sylvie (Sophia di Martino). The Marvel Studios series jumps right back into the time crunch to save multiple timeline branches as they're getting pruned.

In a scene seemingly pulled directly out of Cyberpunk 2077, DARPA, the army's top research and development arm, is reportedly exploring ways to defend Army soldiers against cognitive attacks" that could result in them puking under their HoloLens mixed reality headsets. Future wars, it seems, will be fought with guts...Read more...

It's a fun time to be a Hellboy fan right now, between the general vibes of spooky season and the fact that the rad-looking video game Hellboy: Web of Wyrd is set to drop next week. But why not keep the party going on this cursed Friday the 13th with some free comics?

Regulators in the EU sent letters to Meta, TikTok, and X/Twitter Thursday, giving the platforms 24 hours to address misinformation and other illegal" content related to the Israel-Hamas war. It's hard to say exactly what's happening on these platforms, however, especially when it comes to the algorithmically defined...Read more...

The first word found and translated from an unopened carbonized scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum was announced this week, as part of the $1,000,000 Vesuvius Challenge to read the papyri from the settlement that was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79.

Horror master John Carpenter's interests have tilted away from directing for some years now, as he's preferred to focus on other interests like music and his comics company. He's back in the chair for new Peacock series John Carptenter's Suburban Screams-and it's too bad the occasion isn't a more memorable one.Read more...

Astropad has recently released an app, Slate, that lets you use your iPad as a drawing tablet that you can connect to your Mac to see the results. Apple's Sidecar has allowed you to do this for years now, but the new app leaves your iPad as a blank canvas rather than mirroring or extending your display.

It's the most wonderful and perhaps only acceptable time of the year to be wandering the halls of the Javits Center in New York City: Comic Con is back, and that means, aside from big news and celebrity panels, there's so much wonderful, wonderful cosplay to take in! Check out a few of our favorites from wandering the...Read more...

Interview With the Vampire, one of the few projects from a major network that has been able to resume production during the continued SAG-AFTRA strike, (and one of my personal favorite TV shows), has finally gotten a new teaser. Yesterday at New York City Comic Con, audiences got a first taste of season two only...Read more...

No matter what you thought of The X-Files' recent revival (we had, uh, mixed feelings), the truth (is out there) that it remains one of the best-loved sci-fi series ever. In 2020, io9 got a chance to spotlight Paul Terry's wonderfully creative The X-Files: The Official Archives-and today, on X-Files creator Christ...Read more...

The Food and Drug Administration is warning people to stay away from unapproved sources of ketamine. According to the agency, compounded ketamine is increasingly being sold as a treatment for depression and other mental health issues, despite it not being tested or authorized for such uses. The FDA also says it is...Read more...

Mark another notch in the slow demise of physical media. On Friday, massive electronics store chain Best Buy confirmed that it will stop selling all DVDs and Blu-Rays starting in the new year.Read more...

Update: Tuesday, October 10, 9:12 a.m. ET: United Launch Alliance launched the first two prototype satellites, KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2, on an Atlas V rocket on October 6, 2023.

In 2016, Adult Swim aired Scavengers, an eight-minute animated short about a pair of human survivors on a hostile alien world. It wasn't long before co-directors Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner and production company Green Street were given the green light to make the short into its own full-fledged show, Scavenger...Read more...

Your phone's camera is a lot like your eyes. They both view the world around you, take in massive amounts of light and are quite sensitive. Importantly, both your camera and your eyes can be severely damaged by being pointed straight at a solar eclipse. So maybe don't do that on Saturday.Read more...

You should have an Apple Watch if you use an iPhone. It is the defacto accessory, perfectly tailored to the iPhone user's needs and, presumably, wants. I say presumably" because Apple's idea to add the Double Tap gesture is such a distinctive, niche feature to add to a wearable. And yet, it fulfills such a need. At...Read more...

When it comes to the inaugural crewed launch of Starliner, it increasingly feels as though Boeing and NASA are chasing the proverbial carrot on a stick. The latest delay pushes the earliest available launch date to April 2024, a month later than planned, in what's a seemingly never-ending succession of postponements.

NASA's goal to reduce costs on its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket by switching to a commercial service contract was dismissed in the latest audit of the space agency's ongoing Moon program.Read more...

Russell T. Davies is well and truly back into the world of Doctor Who at this point, as we're on the cusp of seeing just what the series has in store for its 60th anniversary next month. But it sounds like Davies is intending on sticking around for at least as long as he was the first time round.

Update: October, 13, 11:17 a.m. ET: Psyche is finally in space. The Falcon Heavy lifted off on time, sending the probe on its 2.2 billion-mile journey to a highly metallic asteroid.

Hello there," New York. Kenobi star Ewan McGregor would have a lot to talk about with his starring role in the Star Wars canon or any other feature film, but he can't, not when the actors union SAG-AFTRA is still fighting for a fair contract.

Anybody who played Cyberpunk 2077 would immediately recognize the name Victor Vektor, the affable and surprisingly kind ripper doc who plays a pivotal role in the game's opening segments. He's also featured in CD Projekt Red's new Phantom Liberty expansion, but those playing the Polish version of the DLC will find...Read more...

President Joe Biden is reportedly considering a new measure that hopes to block the small number of American chips that still make their way to China, in spite of an export ban, according to Reuters Friday. A United States rule restricting the export of advanced chips to China was revised this week, and yesterday went...Read more...

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters wants to introduce some new Titans to Legendary's Godzilla universe. Get a look at the return of the world of Orphan Black in Echoes' new trailer. Plus, a new poster for Hunger Games prequel Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and updates on the future of Gen V. Spoilers, away!

Microsoft finalized its purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. for $69 billion after it received approval from UK regulators on Friday. The Xbox maker's acquisition of the gaming company known for its Call of Duty franchise marks the end of a nearly two-year fight with regulators who attempted to block the deal.Read more...

The original Pixel now takes 15 minutes more to charge than it did before. But longer charging times aren't necessarily a bad thing. They can ensure good long-term health for your battery and device.

It's the season for spooky movie marathons-and Elijah Wood, best known for Lord of the Rings but no stranger to the quirkier realms of cinema-is here to help you with your next binge. On Wednesday, October 18, Wood and his SpectreVision production company co-founder Daniel Noah present a free marathon of offbeat picks...Read more...

The rise of our animatronic overlords just got a lot cuter with Disney Imagineering testing out Star Wars universe BD droids at Disneyland.Read more...

Readers beware, you're in for a new take on Goosebumps scares.

Rick and Morty returns this Sunday, and while the Adult Swim show is used to plenty of fanfare heralding each new season, its seventh is under particular scrutiny for one big reason: it marks the debut of Rick and Morty's new voices after Justin Roiland's departure made recasting urgently necessary.Read more...

A federal judge responsible for deciding the fate of Montana's unprecedented TikTok ban poked holes in the state's argument during a hearing Thursday and questioned why the government should prevent users and creators from willfully handing over data to the app. Donald Molloy, the judge overseeing the hearing, said...Read more...

The anti-vaccination movement is going to the dogs. Recent survey data has suggested that a substantial proportion of American dog owners have doubts about their pets' vaccines, including the rabies shot. Rabies is almost always fatal if not treated promptly, and routine canine vaccination has helped make pet and...Read more...

Even if you're one of the many fans who used to religiously watch The Walking Deadand fell off somewhere along the way, there's one project coming you are still curious about. It's, of course, the Rick and Michonne spinoff show called The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.Read more...

A new survey suggests that American teens-a generation that doesn't know what life was like without streaming-now favor watching videos on YouTube rather than the previously all-powerful Netflix.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned six flavored Vuse Alto e-cigarette products on Thursday amid a nationwide crackdown on vape and e-cigarette sales in the U.S. The FDA cited concerns that Vuse Alto applied targeted marketing to children as it became the top-selling vape product, surpassing Juul.

They've raced for the moon, they've raced for Mars, and now the astronauts of For All Mankind are racing after an asteroid. The first trailer for season four of Apple TV+'s incredible alternate reality show is here, and it's a perfect illustration of what sets the series apart from everything else.Read more...