Stranger Thingsdives headfirst into the Satanic panic in Season 4, and we thought it might need a little bit of an explanation. First introduced at the end of Season 3, it becomes a little more front-of-mind in the new season, now that the kids are in high school and playingDungeons & Dragonswith a new group of friends. Basically, the Satanic panic was the “catchy” name used in the 1980s where moral hysteria hit the country, leading to the belief that devil worship was rampant throughout the United States....

ThreeZero’s ever-expanding collection of statues has added a new slew of figures from the Upside Down. Ahead of the highly popular Netflix show’s fourth season, Slideshow has revealed the first look at a new batch ofStranger Thingsfigures coming from ThreeZero, including a brand-new Demogorgon 1/6 Scale Figure. Each season ofStranger Thingshas featured unique creatures and monsters from the Upside Down, though no matter which new creatures the series introduces, the Demogorgon from the show’s premiere season has stayed as the iconic monster from the series....

In addition to delivering much-needed supplies like toilet paper and headphones directly to your door, Amazon Prime also actually makes pretty great original movies. Amazon entered the original film realm a few years ago just as Netflix was also ramping up production of its own movies. The early Amazon Prime original movies were really angling for prestige, and they succeeded! Films likeManchester By the SeaandI Am Not Your Negrofound success at the Oscars, but recently Amazon has begun diversifying its catalogue with horror films, comedies, and just straight-up feel good movies....

Netflix has released the first images forThe Dark Crystalprequel seriesThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, which is based on the iconic 1982 film from pioneerJim Henson. The 10-episode show returns to the world of Thra with an all new adventure, as three Gelfing discover the horrifying secret behind Skeksis’ power and set out on a journey to ignite the fires of rebellion to save their world. As you can see in these images, thankfullyAge of Resistancemaintains the puppets that made Henson’s original film so endearing....

HBO has released a briefThe Deucetrailer. The new series fromDavid Simon(The Wire) starsJames Francoas both Vincent Martino, a struggling bartender, and Frankie Martino, his ne’er-do-well brother. The Martinos were key players in Times Square who became involved with the mob by providing fronts for the sex industry’s early days. It’s hard to get a grasp on all of the players from this brief teaser, but I suspect that at least on a surface level, it will be like most other HBO dramas: big cast, it drops you in the middle of the action and expects you to keep up, and top-notch production value....

Dean DeBloishas had quite a bit of success in animation. He’s been nominated for two Oscars for the first twoHow to Train Your Dragonmovies, and it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if he’s nominated a third time forHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. But now he’s going to be turning to live-action by adapting the Hasbro toy lineMicronauts. DeBlois will write and direct the movie, which is based on the 1970s toy line that lead to Marvel Comics series....

SPOILERSfollow for anyone who hasn’t caught up with the Season 7 premiere of AMC’sThe Walking Dead. If you’re among the many who caught the Season 7 premiere ofThe Walking Deadlast night, you almost certainly have a few feelings today. (How are you holding up?) If you watched the episode but haven’t readEvan Valentine’s recap,you may do that right here. It’ll bring you up to speed and remind you of the awful events that transpired during the premiere....

The Infinity Saga of theMarvel Cinematic Universewas surrounded by mystery, following Thanos (Josh Brolin) in his quest of gathering all the Infinity Stones to reduce all existing life in the universe by half. Apparently, one of these magical artifacts turned out to be more complicated to figure out than the rest of them, given its direct connection to the characters and the plot ofAvengers: Infinity War. During a Q&A session after Collider’s screening of the film back in 2018,Joe and Anthony Russo, the filmmakers behind the project,were eager to discuss why they had to be careful while dealing with the Soul Stone:...

Six seasons into playing mortal enemies Raylan Givens and Boyd Crowder on FX’s neo-WesternJustified, starsTimothy OlyphantandWalton Gogginsmirrored the antagonism their characters had for each other - but thankfully, unlike on the show, no shots were fired. In an interview withThe Independent, Goggins goes into the disagreement: “We had a tough time towards the end ofJustified. We were so deep into these people we were playing, and they were so polar opposite at this point in the story… I think we were both obsessed with our own points of view, just carrying the weight of this conflict....

An official teaser trailer for Shudder’s upcoming horror filmV/H/S/99has been released, showcasing the horrifying circumstances captured on a teenager’s home videos.V/H/S/99is an anthology filmthat will consist of several shorter horror stories. Taking place at the end of 1999, the trailer begins with what appears to be normal found footage of a group of high school friends. The group is seen laughing, hanging out with each other, and doing everything that normal 90s kids would do....

BatgirldirectorsAdil El ArbiandBilall Fallahrevealed that they were blocked from the project’s servers right before theylearned about the cancellation, an action that prevented them from keeping footage from the film. In an interview forSKRIPT, the directors also reiterated how the movie’s quality was not considered for the project’s shelving. StarringLeslie Graceas the titular superhero,Batgirlwas initially scheduled to hit HBO Max sometime in 2022. However, despite the movie costing $90 million to produce, Warner Bros....

We all love a good thriller in which things spiral out of control, which is why Collider is stoked to be able to debut the trailer forThe Dirty South. The movie starsWilla Holland(Arrow),Shane West(Salem) andDermot Mulroney(Marvel’sSecret Invasion) as three individuals who get thrown into a dire situation in which each has their own interest. Along with the trailer, Cineverse also allowed Collider to reveal when you’re able to watch the movie: It premieres in theaters and On Demand in just about a month, on November 10....

The Lincoln LawyerSeason 4 is further expanding its cast. Deadline reports thatFire CountryandCriminal MindsveteranJason O’Marais the latest to join Season 4 of the Netflix series, alongsideEmmanuelle Chriqui(Entourage),Nancy Silverton, andJavon Johnson(The Oval). Chriqui has been tapped to play Jeanine Ferrigno, the girlfriend of a local gangster who finds herself mixed up in a dangerous criminal enterprise which gives her information pivotal to Mickey’s (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) defense.Fire Countryveteran Jason O’Mara has been tapped for the role of Jack Gilroy, Maggie’s (Neve Campbell) current boyfriend, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine....