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TV

Will There Be A 'Crystal Lake' Season 2? The Creator Has "Ideas" Already

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'Street Fighter's' Shock Ending Makes A Sequel Pretty Much Inevitable

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No, The Demon In 'Avatar: Seven Havens' Isn’t Actually Vaatu

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What Happened To Jason? 'Crystal Lake's Sci-Fi Ending, Explained

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Tommy Maximoff May Be 'VisionQuest's Most Pivotal Character

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How The Heck Is Ultron Alive In 'VisionQuest'?

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'Carrie' Has "So Much Potential" To Continue, Mike Flanagan Teases

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Mike Flanagan Breaks Down Why He Changed The Ending to 'Carrie'

Opinion

'Lanterns’ Manhunter Mystery Is Now A Problem For Another Project To Solve

Theory

Is The Sinestro Corps Coming In 'Lanterns' Season 2?

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The 'Lanterns' Finale Just Changed A Huge Piece Of Sci-Fi Lore

In Brightest Day

The Ending Of 'Lanterns' Season 1 Forges A New Path For John Stewart

News

Will There Be A 'Lanterns' Season 2? Here's Everything We Know

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With 'Primetime’s Ending, The Show Must Not Go On

October 2026

Fan Fiction Week

Entertainment

Welcome to Fanfic Week

Without fan fiction, much of our literary canon simply would not exist. From classics like The Odyssey to modern phenomena like The Love Hypothesis, many of our favorite stories are inspired by, based upon, or an outright homage to others that came before them. That’s why Bustle and Inverse teamed up to explore the most interesting corners of entertainment. We, like you, are fans — fans who let the TV, films, and books become part of our imaginings.

By Ryan Britt
Opinion

Star Wars Fans Are Cranky. But Star Wars Fanfic Writers Are Having A Blast

Boys Love

Toxic Yaoi! The Weirdest Fanfic Trope Is Suddenly Everywhere

Dungeons and More Dungeons

What Are LitRPGs Anyway? How I Learned To Love 'Dungeon Crawler Carl'

The Inverse Interview

Rebecca Romijn Is Number One

In a chaotic world, Blockbusters are wonderfully uncomplicated: All you need is great writing, lovable characters, and stories that speak to many. Ok, you also need money, innovative movie-making techniques, and great actors. But when it works, well, that's what we live for. Let’s hear it for the Blockbuster!

By Lyvie Scott
Exclusive

How Destin Daniel Cretton Brought Spider-Man Back To Earth

Lost Classics

How Roger Corman’s Zany B-Movies Invented The Modern Blockbuster

Look Up

Why Superhero Capes Define DC — But Not Marvel

Most Popular

News

1. 27 Years Later, The Most Outlandish Star Wars Villain Has, Somehow, Returned

Rewind

2. 15 Years Ago, Hollywood Ruined a Legendary Horror Movie

Rewind

3. 20 Years Ago, The Best Sci-Fi Show Of The Century Went Darker Than Ever Before

Review

4. 'Below' Is A Monster Show With Tricks Up Its Sleeve

News

5. The New 'Avengers: Doomsday' Poster May Have Accidentally Spoiled A Big Plot Twist

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6. Taika Waititi's Star Wars Movie Is "On Ice" — But There's A Silver Lining

Rewind

7. 'Westworld’s Prescient Warning Couldn’t Survive The Streaming Wars

News

8. We Have Our First Clues About 'Doctor Who’s Historic Reboot

Review

9. 'Crystal Lake' Is A Baffling Prequel — And The Strangest Show Of The Year

Living Legends

10. Andy Weir Loves Your 'Project Hail Mary' Fanfic

Review

'Clayface' Struggles To Take Shape

By Hoai-Tran Bui

The scariest thing about this Batman rogue’s origin story is how half-baked it is.

Review

'Klara And The Sun' Isn’t Worth The Thought Experiment

By Lyvie Scott

Taika Waititi’s sense of humor is a poor fit for this sci-fi dystopia.

Review

'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Season 2 Finds New Layers of Humanity Beneath Mountains of Tech

By Jeff Ewing

A more ambitious and sprawling season shows the full potential of Cyberpunk.

The Inverse Interview

The Feats Of Walker Scobell

As a darker Season 2 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians pushes its hero out of his comfort zone, Walker Scobell gets used to being the face of Disney’s biggest fantasy franchise.

Stephanie Beatriz Can’t Keep Quiet

It’s the Twisted Metal star’s turn — to rule the post-apocalypse.

Iman Vellani Geeks Out

The Marvels breakout star goes deep on fan theories, the rules of time travel, and why she’s the Lorax of the MCU.

Reel Science

Can You Actually Get Swallowed By A Whale? Here's The Real Science Behind 'Whalefall'

There is a creature alive today which has survived millions of years of evolution... but it’s chill.

Reel Science

Multiverse Stories Are All The Rage. The Theoretical Science Behind Them Is Even Stranger

It’s a little more complicated than Ant-Man implied.

Reel Science

'Project Hail Mary’s' Relativity Problem Is More Complicated Than You Think

How Ryland Grace nails the science of time dilation and why it’s reasonable that Rocky doesn’t understand the concept at all.

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Cool Stuff

This Storied Auction House Has Summoned The Rarest of Pokémon

By Tyghe Trimble

Gotta collect them all.

Rule Them All

'Rings of Power' Finally Reveals The Most Important 'Lord Of The Rings' Moment

By Ryan Britt

There’s literally no LotR without this moment. Will The Rings of Power deliver?

MCU

Who is Butcherbird? Jocasta's Serial Killer Alter Ego Explained

By Dais Johnston

Vision Quest is finally heading up.

Review

'Clayface' Struggles To Take Shape

By Hoai-Tran Bui

The scariest thing about this Batman rogue’s origin story is how half-baked it is.

News

20 Years Later, 'The Prestige' Is Returning To Theaters

By Dais Johnston

“You don’t really want to know. You want to be fooled.”

The Inverse Interview

Behind the Miraculous Resurrection of 'Ken Russell’s The Devils'

By Katie Rife

Critic Mark Kermode has been obsessed with The Devils since 1979. Here’s how he helped bring this misunderstood masterpiece back to life.

Review

'Klara And The Sun' Isn’t Worth The Thought Experiment

By Lyvie Scott

Taika Waititi’s sense of humor is a poor fit for this sci-fi dystopia.

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'From' Is Finally Streaming On Netflix

By Dais Johnston

“You don't make moral choices based on the outcomes you expect. You make them based on whether or not you think they're right.”

Spoilers

'VisionQuest' Just Quietly Changed MCU Canon — With A Deep-Cut Easter Egg

By Ryan Britt

Markridge is the key to a big 'Iron Man' retcon.

Rewind

60 Years Ago, A Typical 'Star Trek' Episode Accidentally Became Crucial To Canon

By Mark Hill

Even fictional characters can’t escape fate.