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Norman Bates earned a place in pop culture after debuting on the big screen in Alfred Hitchcock‘s 1960 masterpiece, Psycho. Audiences watched in horror as Norman battled with his cruel, controlling mother, who had a deadly bloodlust for women. The twist was Mother had been dead for years, propped up in the fruit cellar, and
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Vampire romance is a popular subgenre of anime, often taking the form of harems or reverse harems. Due to their supernatural nature, these kinds of love stories create more conflict and higher stakes than typical romance plots, offering viewers complex relationships with love interests who are more than human. Anime viewers are usually fascinated by vampire love interests
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There have been plenty of upsetting deaths throughout the eight season run of Dexter, including Rita Morgan, Debra Morgan and Frank Lundy. While watching these innocent characters go was heartbreaking, a highly meme-able character was killed off way too soon in the series. Sergeant James Doakes was one of the most compelling antagonists of the series.
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 22, by Koyoharu Gotouge, John Werry and John Hurt, available in English from Viz Media now. Demon Slayer Vol. 22 is one of the most defining entries in the series as Tanjiro Kamado helps to push Muzan Kibutsuji to his limits. However, as the
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In the broader context of the Marvel Universe, the Young Avengers have been a relatively recent addition. After their introduction in 2005’s Young Avengers #1, by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung, these young heroes took a little while for Patriot, Stature, Hulkling, Wiccan, Speed, a younger Vision and Kate Bishop’s Hawkeye to find their place.
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Fire Emblem: Three Houses is probably the Nintendo Switch‘s biggest fantasy game, boasting a massive cast of well-developed characters and one of the series‘ best-realized worlds. However, what many fans may not know is that the setting of Fódlan is strongly inspired by reality. Several heroes take inspiration from mythological figures, and many locations are directly influenced by European territories,
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for My Hero Academia #312, by Kohei Horikoshi, Caleb Cook and John Hunt, available now in English from Viz Media. The My Hero Academia manga recently introduced the instant fan-favorite, sniper assassin Lady Nagant. The excitement surrounding her debut has been well deserved since her unique perspective has taken the story to
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Horror films are known for gore, suspense, supernatural scares and just making their audiences downright uncomfortable. However, the genre also has a penchant for the “Crazy Woman” trope. While horror isn’t the only brand to utilize this cliché, it’s frequently guilty of it, especially in the haunted house subgenre. It might be tempting to shrug
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Iron Man Annual #1’s story soars to some impressive high points, but those moments are dispersed across an otherwise routine Iron Man tale. Featuring its fair share of thought-provoking scenes and an excellent cameo from Miles Morales, the issue scratches slightly deeper than surface level, but not by much. Written by Jed MacKay with art from Ibraim Roberson and colors
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DC Entertainment’s Blue Beetle film will not premiere in theaters and will debut on HBO Max instead. According to the Los Angeles Times, Warner Bros., which owns the comic company and all its characters, will release multiple mid-budget movies, such as Batgirl and Blue Beetle, on the streaming service. Its larger tentpoles — Aquaman 2, The Batman, Black Adam — will remain theatrical exclusives.
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Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has begun drawing storyboards for the franchise’s next installment — and the world knows this because of a tweet regarding the shape of Rocket’s face. Fellow director and actor Alexander Vlahos tweeted Monday, “Kurt Russell calling Rocket a ‘triangle faced monkey’ is the single greatest line in cinema
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Like the PlayStation Now subscription service, the Xbox Game Pass offers players the opportunity to enjoy hundreds of games at a small monthly fee. The service has benefited players who love playing games from the Xbox 360, Xbox One and Xbox Series X, but it’s also gotten criticism from gamers who believe a subscription service could
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From posters, wall hangings, and dakimuras to figurines, models, and mousemats, there’s no shortage of ways for anime fans to build their collection of merchandise from their favorite shows. One of the best treats an anime fan can give themselves, though, is an art book — a high-quality collection of rare, new, and specially selected art
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Good Doctor Season 4, Episode 20, “Vamos,” which aired Monday on ABC. The end of The Good Doctor Season 3 was emotional, to say the least. But going into its fourth season, the show had a new sense of normalcy, with the surgical residents at San Jose St.
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