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Anime’s Biggest Mystery Hit Officially Gets a New Game
Koei Tecmo and Gust have officially announced The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother, the first console game adaptation of the hit anime and light novel series. The game will bring an original mystery story, conceived with input from original author Hyuganatsu, to players who follow protagonist Maomao as she investigates palace intrigue using her…
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‘Lanterns’ Star Poorna Jagannathan Breaks Down Zoe’s Brutal Episode 5: ‘It’s a Faustian Play She Makes’
Actor Poorna Jagannathan has spoken to Variety about the fallout from her character Zoe Macon’s unmasking as the shape-shifting Manhunter in HBO Max’s “Lanterns”, detailing how the reveal reshapes the show’s central conflict in Rushville. She explains that Zoe’s control over the town rests on a “Faustian” bargain struck with each resident, illustrated by a…
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‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Meets ‘Sharp Objects’ in Apple TV’s Overlooked 3-Part Crime Series
Apple TV+’s three-season crime drama Truth Be Told, which wrapped up in 2023, is being highlighted as an overlooked series that blends the legal intrigue of The Lincoln Lawyer with the dark, Southern Gothic atmosphere of Sharp Objects. Based on Kathleen Barber’s 2017 novel Are You Sleeping, the anthology-style show follows podcaster Poppy Parnell, played…
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Netflix casts real Great Dane as Scooby for 2027 series launch
Netflix has completed production on the first season of its live-action series Scooby-Doo: Origins, with a global premiere confirmed for 2027. The show reimagines the Mystery Inc. teens spending their final summer at camp, where old friends Shaggy and Daphne become caught up in a mystery involving a lost Great Dane puppy connected to a…
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Zombie metal lunatics Dominum are here for everyone who loves Sabaton, Ghost and The Walking Dead: “There’s pirate bands, there’s Viking bands, why is there no zombie band?”
Dominum, a German “zombie metal” band led by frontman Dr. Dead and guitarist Tommy Kemp, are gaining traction with albums charting in the German top 10, riding a wave of interest in theatrical metal acts akin to Sabaton and Ghost. The band leans fully into an undead persona and horror-themed showmanship, filling a niche its…
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Waymo pulls over, calls cops on riders with a ghost gun
A Waymo robotaxi pulled over and alerted police after detecting a firearm on board, leading to the arrest of two juvenile passengers found with a loaded AR-style ghost gun in San Francisco. The incident highlights how autonomous vehicle operators are using onboard detection systems to enforce terms of service and involve law enforcement when passengers…
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Netflix’s ‘Scooby-Doo: Origins’ Wraps Production Ahead of 2027 Release
Netflix has announced that filming has wrapped on “Scooby-Doo: Origins,” its live-action reimagining of the classic mystery-solving franchise, ahead of a global release on the streaming service in 2027. The series recasts the familiar Mystery Inc. gang as teenagers spending their final summer at camp, where old friends Shaggy and Daphne are drawn into a…
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Lovestruck Gold Coast woman’s hunt for mystery man takes unexpected turn when internet sleuths identify a sports star: You’ve seen the viral TikTok, now we reveal the truth
A Gold Coast woman’s search for a mystery man she met on a night out went viral on TikTok, only for internet sleuths to quickly identify him as an NRL player—before online commentary took a less lighthearted turn. Maddie Griffith met the man at the Pink Monkey bar in Burleigh Heads, and when a photo…
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Tim Burton’s Fantasy Masterpiece Is Officially a Monster Hit on Streaming
Tim Burton’s *Beetlejuice Beetlejuice*, the 2024 legacy sequel to his 1988 cult classic, has become one of the ten most-streamed films on HBO Max in the US, two years after its cinema release. The renewed interest reflects a wider appetite for legacy sequels and comes as audiences gravitate towards gothic, Halloween-themed viewing ahead of the…
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Channel 4’s new Apocalypse puts ordinary people in abandoned ghost town
Tonight’s television offers a mix of new reality drama and lighter entertainment, headlined by Channel 4’s “Apocalypse”, a survival show that places two teams of ordinary people in a real ghost town without knowledge of each other’s presence. As they scavenge for food and shelter, tensions rise between contrasting personalities, offering the kind of social…