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Back in the early 2000s, superhero movies were on the rise again, thanks to the success of X-Men (2000) and Sam Raimi’s blockbuster Spider-Man (2002). But the idea of an interconnected series of superhero movies — the concept that became the Marvel Cinematic Universe — was still a few years away, while many of Marvel’s

This interview contains spoilers for Evil season 2. Evil season 2 turned a new page in The Pop-Up Book of Terrifying Things MMXXI. The first episode, “N Is for Night Terrors,” began with Dr. Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers) trying to literally bury the hatchet on things which might disturb her sleep. Ben Shakir (Aasif Mandvi)

From space opera to near future speculation, science fiction brings us futures beautiful and frightening. Take a look at our top picks for the best new science fiction books to read in June 2021 … The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente Type: NovelPublisher: TordotcomRelease date: July 20 Den of Geek says: Valente turns

To this day the second season of Digimon, known as Digimon Adventure 02 in Japan, is divisive. Some love how it expanded the world of Digimon and gave us a look into how the original characters aged up. Others aren’t fans of how the series handled its overall plot and that the new characters couldn’t

Fantasy novels provide escape, new perspectives and some of the most inventive and diverse work happening in genre spaces today. Take a look at what’s coming up in July 2021 … She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan Type: NovelPublisher: Tor BooksRelease date: July 20 Den of Geek says: Blending a little bit of

This Tomorrow War article contains spoilers. There’s a lot going on in The Tomorrow War’s epic, time-hopping plot. Soldiers from 2051 travel back in time to deliver a desperate message: invaders have ravaged the earth and threaten to blot out mankind completely. These soldiers need all the help they can get to wipe out the

This Star Wars: The Bad Batch review contains spoilers. Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 10 This week’s Disney+ blurb offers a promising subject for an episode that mostly lives up to it: “The Bad Batch has their ideology challenged.”  The Clone Wars, The Bad Batch‘s spiritual predecessor, often tried to explore a key element

From the gory to the eerie, horror brings us cathartic chills and gritty adventure. Here are the best horror books coming out just in time for long days in July 2021 … The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix Type: NovelPublisher: BerkleyRelease date: July 13 Den of Geek says: This bloody play on horror

Metal Wolf Chaos, Wolfenstein II, and Liberty or Death are some of the most patriotic video games you can play to celebrate this Fourth of July. “America is a land of contrasts, but at the end of the day there’s no place else we’d rather live. Our country is founded on immutable principles of liberty,

This article contains Loki spoilers. “Marvel, you’ve done it again!” OK, but seriously…this is the best episode of Loki yet, and one of the best examples of the MCU’s Disney+ TV strategy full stop. Plenty of drama and action, to be sure, but also packed with surprises, some of which are very much things that

Three horror films with an arc that spans centuries, released on Netflix weekly: You get a lot of bang for your buck in Fear Street. With each installment existing in a slightly different sub-genre, referencing a whole range of other movies and franchises, the whole thing plays out like a super-packed horror digest. So while

When Jeopardy! GOAT contestant Brad Rutter spoke to Den of Geek earlier this year, he shared his opinion that there is only one perfect Jeopardy! host to replace the departed Alex Trebek.  “Alex,” Rutter said. “But we can’t do it, unfortunately. That’s one of the terrible things about it. I can’t even really imagine what

To the surprise of pretty much nobody, the PlayStation Studios team has officially acquired Returnal developer Housemarque. “Today I’m thrilled to welcome a new member to the PlayStation Studios family,” says Helmen Hurst, head of PlayStation Studios, in a recent blog post. “I have been a fan of Housemarque since the studio’s early days when

Foundation shares a lot of thematic material with Star Wars, and it’s likely Apple crafted its latest trailer specifically to capture the attention of fans of that famed franchise. However, Isaac Asimov wrote his Foundation stories in the 40s and 50s, long before George Lucas dreamed of “a galaxy far, far away.” Strangely enough, though

This article contains F9 spoilers. After nine Fast and Furious movies—10 if you count Hobbs and Shaw—you would think the personalities and backstories of the core cast are pretty firmly set in stone. After all, we’re constantly reminded this is a family, and you always hope you know those closest to you. But even the

This Evil review contains spoilers. Evil Season 2 Episode 2 Evil season 2, episode 2, “A Is for Angel,” finds a new twist in the series’ main thrust. It is a monster-of-the-week installment which may result in an exorcism, but this time the intruding influence is not demonic. Raymond (Brandon J. Dirden), a parishioner at

The small town of Beaverfield is much like many others across the nation in 2021. There is political polarization, longtime residents suspicious of newcomers, a stark wealth gap, infidelity, gossip, and at least one guy who is either a scary loner or just wants to be left the hell alone. But in the new film

There’s a lot to be said about the Nintendo 64’s accomplishments, shortcomings, and legacy, but when most people think back on their time with the console, it’s hardly a surprise that they tend to focus on its best games. While you could certainly make the argument that the PlayStation had the stronger overall library of

This Star Wars: The Bad Batch article contains spoilers. Despite being called The Bad Batch, much of the story of the latest Star Wars animated series actually revolves around Omega, a mysterious clone who runs away from Kamino and the Empire with Clone Force 99 at the start of the show. Once just a medical

Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is this particular writer’s most anticipated MCU project of the moment. With the Ten Rings having been teased since the very first Iron Man movie, and a serious dearth of martial arts action in the MCU since the demise of their Netflix TV shows, Shang-Chi is

This article contains Loki spoilers. One of the most exciting aspects of the new Marvel Disney+ series Loki so far has been the introduction of the concept of Variants, different versions of familiar characters whose choices and actions have diverged from their primary timeline in some way. The show, for example, isn’t about the Loki

Depending on who you ask, Smallville is either one of the greatest and most inventive explorations of the Superman mythos ever to hit the screen, or a frustratingly mixed bag that sometimes seemed ashamed of its main character’s superheroic roots. The balance is likely to fall firmly with the former, though, and the series was

This article contains Marvel’s Loki episode 3 spoilers. Marvel’s Loki episode 3 is a big one. It’s the first episode of the series to spend the entirety of its runtime outside of the TVA offices, the first where we get to spend a substantial amount of time with the mysterious Sylvie, and the coolest visit

This review contains spoilers for Marvel’s Loki episode 3. Loki Episode 3 The third episode of Marvel’s Loki, “Lamentis”, threw our main man and the Variant he’s been chasing into a deadly situation from which there ultimately appeared to be no escape. It also made Loki canonically bisexual in the MCU and opened up a

A few years ago, Manifest Season 4 would have been a promising proposition for the array of insatiable streaming platforms that saw the act of rescuing a beloved canceled network series as a proverbial feather in the cap. However, for obvious reasons, times have clearly changed for the industry in the past year. Consequently, NBC’s

Warning: contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale season 4 finale. From the Washington D.C. mouth-rings to Emily’s bandages to Janine’s missing eye, The Handmaid’s Tale has a knack for creating indelible, horrific images. The season four finale gave us another: the headless corpse of Fred Waterford strung up on a wall sprayed with the legend ‘Nolite te bastardes carborundorum’.

This article contains spoilers for the first two episodes of The Mysterious Benedict Society plus teasers for future episodes. There are no book spoilers beyond the plots featured in the first two episodes. The Mysterious Benedict Society is not only Disney+’s latest television series, it’s one of the streamer’s noteworthy original TV projects outside the

Toward the end of Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra season 1, long-time Avatar: The Last Airbender fans got a huge surprise. As season villain Amon overran Republic City, Korra put out a call for help. Who was there to answer but none other than Zuko’s grandson, General Iroh! Yes, original ATLA character Zuko had a

This Evil review contains spoilers. Evil Season 2 Episode 1 Evil season 2 returns bearing gifts in episode 1. The Pop-Up Book of Terrifying Things MMXXI is open to the chapter “N Is for Night Terrors,” and Dr Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers) gets proactive on things which might disturb her sleep. The first season ended

Call of Duty: Warzone‘s Season 4 update heavily nerfed some of the guns that dominated Season 3 and introduced a surprising number of viable new options, which means that the battle royale’s meta has once again been thrown into chaos as players scramble to find the best weapons and loadouts. Having said that, it’s already