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She covers culture, focusing on horror, fantasy, and science fiction.  ## Megan McCluskey *  Jul 27, 2026 ### ['House of the Dragon' Just Killed Off a Main Character](https://time.com/article/2026/07/22/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-episode-6-criston-cole-death/) And his death was as unceremonious as they come [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 20, 2026 ### ['House of the Dragon' Season 3 Is Setting Up Another Major Showdown](https://time.com/article/2026/07/16/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-episode-5-ormund-hightower-tumbleton/) How Episode 5 lays the groundwork for the Battle of Tumbleton [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 10, 2026 ### [How 'Evil Dead Burn' Fits Into the Horror Franchise](https://time.com/article/2026/07/08/evil-dead-burn-evil-dead-rise-connection/) The latest addition to the 'Evil Dead' universe ties the three modern horror films together [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jun 22, 2026 ### ['House of the Dragon' Season 3 Erases an Important Book Character](https://time.com/article/2026/06/17/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-premiere-rhaena-sheepstealer-nettles/) How Rhaena Targaryen claiming Sheepstealer seems to confirm she's replacing Nettles [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  May 29, 2026 ### ['Backrooms' Ending, Explained](https://time.com/article/2026/05/27/backrooms-movie-ending-explained/) The film builds atmospheric dread before ratcheting up to true cosmic horror. It also has years of i... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  May 21, 2026 ### ['The Boroughs' Ending, Explained](https://time.com/article/2026/05/19/the-boroughs-ending-explained/) How the finale of Netflix's new sci-fi mystery series ties up its loose ends. [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  May 15, 2026 ### [Filmmaker Curry Barker on Obsession's Horrifying Twist](https://time.com/article/2026/05/13/obsession-curry-barker-interview/) The writer-director breaks down the nature of the curse behind his buzzy relationship horror [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  May 4, 2026 ### ['Hokum' Filmmaker Damian McCarthy on that Mind-Bending Ending](https://time.com/article/2026/04/28/hokum-ending-damian-mccarthy-interview/) The writer-director breaks down the ambiguous final act of his haunted hotel horror [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Apr 17, 2026 ### ['Lee Cronin's The Mummy' Is Not a Brendan Fraser Movie](https://time.com/article/2026/04/16/-lee-cronins-the-mummy/) It's way more cursed. [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Apr 17, 2026 ### [5 Predictions for 'The Pitt' Season 3](https://time.com/article/2026/04/15/5-the-pitt-season-3-predictions/) The bittersweet finale of Season 2 left us with plenty to think about [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Apr 14, 2026 ### [5 Questions We Have After Euphoria's Season 3 Premiere](https://time.com/article/2026/04/07/euphoria-season-3-premiere-questions/) What's up with Jules? Will Rue ever learn? And more. [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Apr 10, 2026 ### [Netflix Shark Thriller 'Thrash' Can't Pick a Lane](https://time.com/article/2026/04/09/thrash-netflix/) Tommy Wirkola's creature feature doesn't know what kind of movie it wants to be [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Apr 3, 2026 ### [Breaking Down the Ending of 'The Drama'](https://time.com/article/2026/04/03/the-drama-ending-explained/) How the eerie final scene of Kristoffer Borgli’s divisive squirm comedy sheds light on the movie's c... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Mar 26, 2026 ### [Breaking Down the Ending of 'Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen'](https://time.com/article/2026/03/24/something-very-bad-is-going-to-happen-ending-explained/) Creator Haley Z. Boston on the Netflix horror series' blood-soaked finale [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Mar 20, 2026 ### [Breaking Down the Ending of 'Ready or Not 2'](https://time.com/article/2026/03/20/ready-or-not-2-ending-explained/) The buzzy sequel delivers a brutally clever finale to Grace MacCaullay's blood-soaked saga. 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