Month: December 2024

Horror manga writer and artist Junji Ito’s work has seen a huge spike in popularity in recent years in the US, thanks both to the power of his frightening images unsettling stories, and to the internet for spreading it to new fans. Most recently, his best and most popular series of stories, Uzumaki, was adapted into an anime series on Adult Swim. But Ito’s career actually spans decades, reaching all the way back into the 1980s. In a new memoir releasing this month called Uncanny: The Origins of Fear, Ito takes readers through his work–and you can preorder it now.

Uncanny: The Origins of Fear by Junji Ito

$25.20 (was $28)

According to Amazon’s description of the book, Uncanny is both professional memoir and horror manga analysis. “…[Ito] tells all and d…

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The tagline for the upcoming sequel, Smile 2, is “Would it kill you to smile?” And in the context of the story, it just might. As with the first film, Paramount has sent out performers to promote the new movie by appearing in high-profile places while flashing their creepiest grins. But at least one Smile 2 promo actor had trouble maintaining their expression through one of the baseball playoff games.Two of the performers were given a few close ups at the Dodgers vs. Mets game via Fox’s MLB X account.

It was only a few housports bettingrs later when that same X account noticed that the actor on the left flinched and broke character during a foul ball play. However, their companion managed to maintain their composure and her grin.

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James Earl Jones, the legendary performer who gave Darth Vader his iconic voice, has passed away. Jones was 93 years old, and his career as an actor spanned seven decades. A cause of death hasn’t yet been publicly released, but Jones died at his home in Dutchess County, New York.Jones was born on January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi. He was considered to be one of the greatest actors of his era, and he was also one of the few who have ever won the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). During his long career, Jones earned two Emmy awards, a Grammy, and three Tony Awards as well as an honorary Academy Award in 2012.Prior to breaking into Hollywood, Jones made his Broadway debut in 1957 and established himself as a Shakespearean actor. He won his first Tony Award for The Great White Hope in 1968 before reprising his role in the film adaptation two years later. But his first movie was Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove in 1964, and he parlayed that part into numerous roles over the decades including leading roles in Conan the Barbarian, Coming to America, Field of Dreams, The Hunt for Red October, The Sandlot, and both versions of The Lion King.Jones’ most prominent role came in 1977 …

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Destiny 2 has one of the best arsenals in gaming, and you can soon add another one of its Exotic weapons to your collection. For once, there’s some good news about a Destiny 2 Exotic being nerfed, because this toy version of the Ace of Spades hand cannon looks like a fantastic replica. It’ll be available first to Destiny 2 players who earn the Legend seal in the game, but everyone else can preorder it now for $50 ahead of its expected public shipping date in October.

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