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Alyson Hannigan and Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Why Alyson Hannigan Doesn't Think Sarah Michelle Gellar Was 'Done' With Buffy After Season 3

By Shae Sennett November 13th, 2023

Alyson Hannigan is putting a stop to the rumors that Sarah Michelle Gellar hated Buffy after season 3.

How Doctors And Teenagers Joined Forces To Save The Twilight Zone

By Witney Seibold November 12th, 2023

The Twilight Zone might have never survived past a single season had the show not immediately appealed to two specific groups: teenagers and doctors.

Ten Days Before The Twilight Zone Premiered, Mike Wallace Asked Rod Serling A Question That Aged Badly

By William Bibbiani November 12th, 2023

Rod Serling correctly envisioned that a commercial work of art also had the power to inform and subvert, and he did just that with The Twilight Zone.

Netflix's Dead Boy Detectives Solve Ghostly Mysteries In First Trailer For The Sandman Spin-Off

By Devin Meenan November 11th, 2023

With a new trailer, Dead Boy Detectives is coming to Netflix and will be a part of the world created by The Sandman, rather than Doom Patrol.

There Was A Second Twilight Zone Movie That You've Probably Never Heard Of

By William Bibbiani November 11th, 2023

The Twilight Zone has been revived, made into movies, books, and more. But there's likely a Twilight Zone movie you've never heard of - but should.

Cool Stuff: Yellowjackets Funko POPs Celebrate Doomcoming With Wilderness Style

By BJ Colangelo November 10th, 2023

Yellowjackets is finally getting the Funko POP treatment, and these Doomcoming-inspired figures are so much better than we could have anticipated.

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The Simpsons' Latest Treehouse Of Horror Called Back To One Of The Show's Most Famous Episodes

By Michael Boyle November 8th, 2023

Of this year's three installments in The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode, the one titled Ei8ht was the best, in part because of a season 5 callback.

Attack On Titan Creator Always Knew How It Would End – And That Was The Problem

By Rafael Motamayor November 6th, 2023

The Attack on Titan anime has finally come to an end, and it's an ending that manga author Hajime Isayama had planned from the start.

How Buffy The Vampire Slayer's Writers Used Faith To Explore Buffy's 'Bloodlust'

By Devin Meenan November 6th, 2023

Eliza Dushku's Faith on Buffy the Vampire Slayer was originally envisioned as Buffy's 'shadow self,' but she eventually evolved into much more than that.

Netflix's Stranger Things Stage Play Will Explore The Origins Of The Upside Down

By Jeremy Mathai November 6th, 2023

Stage show Stranger Things: The First Shadow features a 'budding romance' between Henry Creel and Bob Newby's sister, Patty.

Five Nights At Freddy's Director Was Frightened By Freddy In A Very Real Way On Set

By Valerie Ettenhofer November 6th, 2023

The director of Five Nights at Freddy's, Emma Tammi, confesses to being a bit afraid of the animatronics at times. They even moved of their own free will a bit.

Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Sarah Michelle Gellar Questioned The Very First Line In Her Buffy Audition

By Shae Sennett November 6th, 2023

Joss Whedon invented a whole new patois for Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- something that tripped Sarah Michelle Gellar up during her audition for the show.

One Twilight Zone Episode Harnessed The Same Horror As Five Nights At Freddy's

By Witney Seibold November 5th, 2023

If you're a fan of the new Five Nights at Freddy's movie or the franchise in general you might want to check out The Twilight Zone episode The After Hours.

The Twilight Zone Parodied Studio Notes By Having Shakespeare Punch Burt Reynolds

By William Bibbiani November 5th, 2023

Rod Serling pulled no punches on one episode of The Twilight Zone that showed how insidious studio interference in true artwork can be.

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Wes Craven Directed Bruce Willis — And Bruce Willis — In This Episode Of The Twilight Zone

By William Bibbiani November 4th, 2023

Wes Craven's episode of the Twilight Zone, which kicked off the '80s reboot, is one for the history books, featuring Bruce Willis in a twisted dual performance.

The Surprising Reason Buffy's Kristine Sutherland Enjoyed Shooting Her Last Season Best

By Joe Roberts October 30th, 2023

Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Kristine Sutherland came to appreciate filming every episode of her final season after learning it would be her last.

Anthony Head and Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The Only Episode Of Buffy Where Joss Whedon Told Anthony Head To Do More, Not Less

By Ryan Coleman October 30th, 2023

Buffy the Vampire Slayer's secret to success was its restraint. But sometimes, as in the case of this Giles-centric episode, more was preferable to less.

Terrible Endings That Ruined Horror TV Masterpieces

By Samuel Stone October 30th, 2023

Series finales face enormous challenges in any genre, but when it comes to paying off the long-running dread of a horror story, some shows really drop the ball.

The Only Original Twilight Zone Episode Studio Censors Successfully Changed

By Witney Seibold October 29th, 2023

The censors forced Rod Serling to tweak an element of the Judgment Night episode of The Twilight Zone, but the reason wasn't because of anything salacious.

How The Twilight Zone Froze An Entire Town Of Real Actors In Time

By Ryan Coleman October 29th, 2023

The Twilight Zone was a pioneering series, and one episode from the first season perfectly encapsulates how important technical craft was to its success.

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This Underrated Twilight Zone Episode Inspired One Of The Best Episodes Of Black Mirror

By BJ Colangelo October 28th, 2023

The lesser-known Twilight Zone episode 'Number 12 Looks Just Like You' inspired the great Daniel Kaluuya-starring Black Mirror episode 'Fifteen Million Merits.'

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A Real-Life Tragedy Forced The Twilight Zone To Reshoot An Entire Episode

By Valerie Ettenhofer October 28th, 2023

Rod Serling insisted on reshooting the Twilight Zone episode 'The Mighty Casey' when co-star Paul Douglas died just a couple of days after filming wrapped.

Noah Hawley's Alien TV Series Won't Just Repeat The Franchise's Xenomorph Cycle

By Ethan Anderton October 27th, 2023

The Alien movies traditionally feature the same cycle: eggs, facehuggers, and full-on xenomorph aliens. But Noah Hawley's TV show will refresh that a bit.

The Big Reveal In Alien That Inspired Noah Hawley's TV Series

By Ryan Scott October 27th, 2023

Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley spoke at this year's Austin Film Festival, and he revealed some more information about his upcoming Alien TV show for FX.