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Gary Oldman reveals a hint about the end of The Dark Knight Rises. Marc Webb and Andrew Garfield explain how they approached reinventing Spider-Man. The Hobbit gets a much-needed infusion of Scottish. Plus Game of Thrones, The River, and more! More »
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In old movies, when there is electricity involved, there always seem to be two wires fanning out and a slowly-rising arc of electricity between them. This contraption is called Jacob's Ladder, and although it looks uselessly sci-fi, it was actually quite useful in machinery... a hundred years ago. More »
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Hey, comics are out tomorrow! Spider-Man's attending a superheroic coffee klatch, Frankenstein's in a surly mood, Mike Carey's got plenty o' stuff on the stands, and John Byrne's Fantastic Four is collected in a book so burly it can cause concussions. More »
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This month, many of us are trying to pound out a novel. The ultimate dream is to break into the publishing world with a debut that makes people sit up and take notice. And there's some good news on that front — some of science fiction and fantasy's most beloved writers have made a splash with their very first published novels. More »
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One of our favorite comics to come out of DC's New 52 relaunch was Jeff Lemire and Alberto Ponticelli's Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E., a gleefully deranged horror/science fiction/espionage hybrid starring a poetic patchwork monster and his crack squad of paramilitary monsters. Here's an exclusive preview of the third issue, in which Frankenstein and his team get swamped by a living tide of skittering exoskeleton. More »
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What is the scariest science fiction or fantasy film of all time? Which movies stand above the rest off all horror flicks as the most terrifying? More »
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Two more Transformers movies really might happen, with a surprising new star taking over the franchise. Cillian Murphy refuses to talk The Dark Knight Rises. Vin Diesel reveals some Riddick 3 concept art. What's going on with the American Akira remake? More »
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At New York Comic Con, io9 caught up with writer Jeff Lemire, current writer of DC Comics' New 52 titles Animal Man and Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. More »
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Tired of humping the same old fake, rubbery vagina hidden inside a flashlight? Fleshlight's already four steps ahead of you: They've created a zombie, vampire, Frankenstein, and cyborg vaginas — in case you ever wondered what having sex with a vampire was like (which apparently means getting around the horrific labia wings). Congratulations Fleshlight, you've made the world a dark, horrible place. More »
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein features a legendary creature that sprang from a literary legend. But is one as much of a fabrication as another? Astronomers actually traveled to the house that Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in to see if her account of coming up with the concept was reality or fanciful lie. More »
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Ridley Scott's new Blade Runner movie finds a writer. Michael Shannon praises the Man of Steel script. Director Shawn Levy explains his proposed Frankenstein update. Plus set photos for The Dark Knight Rises, Doctor Who, and Snow White and the Huntsman! More »
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We're into the second week of the DC relaunch! In these offerings, the DC Universe's supporting cast won the day. More »
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What's on the stands this Wednesday? A new Spider-Man swings over New York City, Etrigan and Batwoman debut in the DC Universe, and vulgarity-drunk space demons throttle each other in a hellish extradimensional desert. Business as usual! More »
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There's just an insane amount of Avengers news today! Set photos reveal the possible final scene of the movie. Tom Hiddleston talks Loki's journey, Clark Gregg discusses Agent Coulson's purpose, and Joss Whedon explains the limits of the Hulk's violence. More »
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Don't expect every beloved character to survive True Blood's season finale! And don't hold your breath for the Ouija and Fantastic Voyage movies. Check out some photos of Brad Pitt shooting World War Z! Plus, what makes Loki tick in The Avengers, and a possible new Star Trek TV show. More »
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Tim Burton is returning to his 1984 short Frankenweenie with a full-length, stop-motion, black-and-white remake. It's about an introverted suburban kid who also happens to be a mad scientist...and how far he goes to see his beloved dog again. More »
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Many science fiction books imagine strange new worlds — but only a few science fiction books have actually changed the world we live in. A few visionary authors have managed to make such an impression that they left the world a vastly different place. More »
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Watch as Frankenstein tortures a delivery girl with a blender-headed monster! It reminds us of the glory days of The Ren & Stimpy Show, only slightly less disturbing. More »
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There's far more to monsters than kidnapping women and getting revenge on their creators. In the painting series "Tiny Confessions," these creatures lay their souls bare and confess the pain they don't want you to see behind their anger. More »
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Joe Johnston explains how they turned Chris Evans into a 90-pound weakling for Captain America, while Kevin Feige explains the movie's earnest tone. Guillermo del Toro discusses the half-dozen projects he's working on, including what's next for Mountains of Madness. More »
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Matt Reeves is taking on yet another monster movie: a Frankenstein prequel. After Cloverfield and Let Me In, we're convinced this guy knows how to make quality monster movies. So could this be the Frankenstein movie we've been waiting for? More »
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Peeps: delicious to some, disgusting to others. At least we can all agree that these sugary Easter sweets make for some fantastic dioramas, remaking scenes from some favorite scifi movies, books, and TV shows. More »
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Now this is a show that doesn't need fancy stunts to sell us. Watch the trailer for Danny Boyle's stage translation of Frankenstein, coming soon to select movie theaters. (Previously Boyle directed 28 Days Later, Sunshine, and 172 Hours, among others). Just to make things really interesting, the two lead actors swap the roles of Dr. Frankenstein and the Creature with each performance. More »
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The New Yorker has published a long and amazingly in-depth article about the modern-day godfather of monsters, Guillermo del Toro. Here are the 10 coolest bits, including a look at the new Frankenstein, and what GDT's Smaug could have been! More »
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Here's a tableau that belongs on the side of your Mazda Bongo. In anticipation of the upcoming Thor movie, Marvel's releasing variant covers of the thunder god dropping by famous Hollywood scenes. Check out the Asgardian with Frankenstein's monster too. More »
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This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Bride of Frankenstein movie, and the Frankensteinia blog has been celebrating with some astonishingly glamorous, sensual artworks of one of pop culture's most famous artificial women. More »
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We've got four short films for your Cult Movie Worship this weekend! Plus a brand new she-Frankenstein movie and a new feature in which Michael Shanks must outwit a cold front...THAT KILLS. More »
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Will the next monster to fall victim to the paranormal romance craze be the monster from Mary Shelly's Frankenstein? Perhaps, but we're not panicking as Sony only has plans to bring back the monster, not Twilight-ize him... yet. More »
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The first Frankenstein on film wasn't tall, green, and Boris Karloff — he was hairy and silent and made his movie debut 100 years ago. Here's the story of the first Frankenstein to ever grace the moving picture. More »
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We've marveled at the beauty of black velvet science fiction art before, including the lovely paintings of Bruce White. Now he's doing a new gallery show, featuring all-new art of Darth Vader, Han Solo and Gojira, looking sexier than ever. More »
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What's the rarest movie poster in the world? This 1935 poster for Bride of Frankenstein, which boasts a chained, philandering Boris Karloff. Only one copy is known to exist, and you can own it for a mere $700K. More »
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The greatest mad scientists dabble in forces that... wait for it... man (or woman) was not meant to meddle with. And many of them live to regret it. Here are 20 mad scientists whose journeys ended in remorse and despair. More »
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The Mad Scientist Smackdown isn't just a battle of wits, or a popularity contest — it's also a contest of pure crazy. Which scientist puts the extra three "U"s and an umlaut in "hubris"? Today: Bishop Vs. Frankenstein! More »
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After the 1930s Frankenstein movies took the world by storm, people began creating carnival sideshows devoted to Frankenstein freaks. Film writer Pierre Fournier takes us back to a time when carnies mixed with The Monster. More »
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Nobody is better at playing bizarre creatures of the imagination than Doug Jones, who's probably Guillermo del Toro's most frequent collaborator. We asked Jones the secret of bringing creatures to life, and whether we'll ever see Hellboy's Abe Sapien again. More »
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Where does creativity come from? Mary Shelley supplies one possible answer. More »
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The mad-human crush of the San Diego Comic Con looms, with almost 150,000 people attending over the Con's five days, starting tomorrow. Never fear, though. Here are 10 other hungry swarms that'll curdle your blood in advance. More »
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While we're sad Guillermo Del Toro left The Hobbit, we're excited to see what he'll make next. People are speculating that GDT's next move might be a Van Helsing picture, only not horrible like the previous Helsing flick. More »
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If you caught Splice this weekend, you might have a few questions about the movie's shocking twists. Director Vincent Natali broke down a few questions we had and explained tributes to other films - just don't compare it to Species. More »
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We're winding up our survey of the best year in scifi with a Great Depression year that transformed the genre forever with original monster classics like Frankenstein and Dracula, plus a horror novel from Nobel laureate William Faulkner. More »
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