Cheryl Eddy

San Francisco

Senior Writer and News Editor at io9

Senior Writer and News Editor at Gizmodo

@io9 News Editor/Senior Writer. Opinions are my own. (Dog is named Leroy.)

Articles

Vietnamese Vampire Movie Daydreamers Is a Blood-Slicked Guilty Pleasure

21 hours ago | gizmodo.com | Cheryl Eddy

Daydreamers doesn’t stray too far from vampire movie narratives we’ve seen before; there are warring clans of bloodsuckers, a brother versus brother face-off, and visits to flashy clubs stuffed with fang-faced partiers. But it’s one of very few vampire movies to come from Vietnam, which makes it a curiosity worth seeking out. And once you start watching, Daydreamers‘ stylish execution and ridiculously good-looking cast just might hook you in.
Black Mirror‘s Jimmi Simpson Is Totally Up for More ‘USS Callister’

22 hours ago | technewstube.com | Cheryl Eddy

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Black Mirror's Jimmi Simpson Is Totally Up for More 'USS Callister'

22 hours ago | gizmodo.com | Cheryl Eddy

Black Mirror fans felt excitement and joy—unfamiliar emotions to associate with the dystopian series, to be honest—upon learning that the show’s seventh season would include a sequel to season four’s “USS Callister.” Now that “USS Callister: Into Infinity” has hit Netflix, putting its cast of humans and digital-clones-trapped-in-a-video-game through a new high-stakes adventure, the question has now become: will there be a third installment for “Callister” fans?
House of the Dragon Season 3 Adds a Trio of New Knights

23 hours ago | technewstube.com | Cheryl Eddy

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House of the Dragon Season 3 Adds a Trio of New Knights

23 hours ago | gizmodo.com | Cheryl Eddy

House of the Dragon season three went into production about a month ago, so it’s not surprising we’re getting some new casting announcements today. Showrunner Ryan Condal has previously teased “four major events from the book” will be part of the next batch of episodes. As fans of the Game of Thrones prequel well know, major events in Fire & Blood tend to mean a pile-up of bodies… so maybe don’t get to attached to all these new faces.
Folk Frights Meet Family Trauma in Fréwaka

1 day ago | gizmodo.com | Cheryl Eddy

Filmmaker Aislinn Clarke, who became the first Northern Irish woman to direct a horror film with The Devil’s Doorway, reaches another milestone with Fréwaka, a dread-infused folk-horror narrative that’s one of the first Irish-language horror films. Memorable found-footage horror films are increasingly rare, but 2018’s The Devil’s Doorway remains a standout.
The Wheel of Time Is Getting Its Own Open-World RPG Video Game

2 days ago | gizmodo.com | Cheryl Eddy

While fans wait to hear whether or not Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time will return for a fourth season—something showrunner Rafe Judkins also has his fingers crossed about—there’s an adjacent nugget of news from Robert Jordan’s fantasy realm. An open-world RPG video game is in development from iwot Studios, which has owned the rights to Jordan’s 14-part book series since 2004, with the ability to create film, TV, video games, and comics based on the material.
The Last of Us's Bella Ramsey on Ellie's Evolution-and What Lies Ahead

2 days ago | gizmodo.com | Cheryl Eddy

Are you caught up with The Last of Us? Episode two was a doozy, bidding farewell to a major character whose absence will have an incredible impact on the rest of season two—and the upcoming third season too. It also means that Bella Ramsey’s Ellie will become the show’s main focus, something the actor talked about in a new interview with the Hollywood Reporter. “I would never consider myself a leader,” Ramsey told the trade.
6 Horror Movies to Stream on Netflix (and Why You Should Watch Them Now)

2 days ago | gizmodo.com | Cheryl Eddy

Netflix doesn’t have the deepest horror library (unless true crime counts), but it has an unusually high number of movies available right now with direct links to current, recent, or much-anticipated releases. Expand your enjoyment of these busy stars, writers, and directors by streaming some of their past work too.
Lost's Carlton Cuse Is Working on a Mysterious Star Wars Show

2 days ago | gizmodo.com | Cheryl Eddy

Just when you thought the barrage of Star Wars news was dying down in the wake of Star Wars Celebration Japan this past weekend, here’s another nugget: Lost writer Carlton Cuse is reportedly working on a new Star Wars series alongside his son, Nick Cuse. This news comes from the Insneider and was followed up on by Variety. The trade points out that if the show comes to fruition, Cuse would be following in the footsteps of another Lost alum who ventured to the galaxy far, far away: J.J. Abrams.