This article appears in the new issue of DEN OF GEEK magazine. You can read all of our magazine stories here. What if your worst nightmare just kept coming back? Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions are doing everything in their power to turn Ethan Hawke’s Black Phone slasher The Grabber into a bona fide horror icon. The masked … Read more
This article is presented in partnership with Sony Pictures and appears in the NYCC 2025 issue of Den of Geek magazine. Few anime have completely redefined the public’s perception of what’s possible in the medium like Chainsaw Man. Based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s popular manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, the anime hasn’t just redefined anime … Read more
No one is quite sure what to expect from the forthcoming Doctor Who spinoff The War Between the Land and the Sea. Primarily focused on the no-longer-quite-so-secret U.K. government agency known as UNIT, the series is theoretically going to explore how humanity copes with an alien threat when the Doctor’s not around to help. The … Read more
In Knives Out, Southern-fried detective Benoit Blanc famously described his investigation into the death of writer Harlan Thrombey as a case with a hole in the center, “a doughnut.” Turns out, Knives Out is potentially a franchise with a hole in the center, at least as far as distribution is concerned. That’s because creator Rian … Read more
George R. R. Martin‘s Westeros is filled with many, let’s say, less-than-humble characters. The fantasy universe depicted in Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” books and the HBO series Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon is not wanting for larger-than-life figures like Cersei Lannister, Stannis Baratheon, and Daemon Targaryen. More often than … Read more
Even though Chris Smith is the only one named in the title of the series, Peacemaker is really an ensemble show about the group of misfits who bond together under the name the 11th Street Kids. And the standout of the 11th Street Kids is Adrian Chase, an absolute psychopath who is somehow also a … Read more
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has introduced its fair share of characters over the course of its run, including both original team members and familiar faces from elsewhere in the franchise. We’ve met multiple younger versions of those who will go on to play key roles in Star Trek: The Original Series, those with recognizable … Read more
This post contains full spoilers for Peacemaker season 2. By the end of the Peacemaker season 2 finale, Rick Flag Sr. has found what he’s looking for—and it’s nothing anyone had expected. In the final moments of the episode, Flag strands Chris Smith on a distant planet, which he and ARGUS plan to use a … Read more
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ~Anatole France When my cat Squiggles died, I didn’t just “lose a pet.” I lost a part of my identity, my greatest source of comfort, and my sense of home. Squiggles was the one constant in my life through every milestone, every … Read more
Every language has unique traits that make it different from other languages. That means… The verb leer (to read) is an important word if you want to talk about reading in Spanish. Whether you view it as a favorite downtime activity, an inspiring challenge, or an absolute necessity when it comes to interpreting written information, … Read more