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As genre fans, it feels like
we remember the big moments
from our childhood a little
more powerfully than everyone
else when it comes to the pop
culture stuff. Whether it’s Star
Wars, Gremlins, Jurassic Park, The X-Files,
Toy Story or the new generation growing
up with the MCU, there will be fi lms and TV
shows that you witness at the exact right age
to make them stay with you forever. It’s not
just a memory, it’s a feeling.
For many of us, Jim Henson’s The Dark
Crystal is one of those fi lms that provokes
a visceral sense of nostalgia and, frankly,
terror. It was a window into another world
entirely, a realm in which there was good
and evil but the latter was so absolutely
terrifying and seemingly all-powerful that it
genuinely felt like the heroes might not save
the day. We talk a lot about how kids fi lms
were scarier back in the day, but for proof
just show an adult of a certain age a picture
of the Skeksis and watch their face change.
Which is why it was such a thrill to go
on set for Netfl ix’s The Dark Crystal: Age
Of Resistance. This is no casual cash-in, no,
these are real puppets created by people
who actually created the original fi lm
(including the great Brian Froud) and we
can’t wait to be taken back to that kingdom
of dreams and nightmares.
Speaking of nightmares, we’ve got a fi rst
look at Alexandre Aja’s alligator home
invasion horror Crawl, André Øvredal tells
us all about Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark,
and we speak to showrunner Jami O’Brien
about bringing Joe Hill’s terrifying NOS4A
to TV. On a lighter note, we’re celebrating
the tenth birthdays of two of the most
important sci-fi fi lms of the modern era as we
talk to Duncan Jones about Moon and chat
all things District 9 with Sharlto Copley.
We’ve also got a massive TV preview
in store for you, led by two Garth Ennis
projects: the fourth and fi nal season of
Preacher, and the fi rst outing for The Boys.
From The Witcher to Watchmen to His
Dark Materials, there’s a whole lot of great
genre telly coming your way in the second
half of 2019 and we cannot wait. Get the
popcorn ready...
Jonathan Hatfull
Editor
