Michael Cook

It's been about a year and a half since the second season of Starz's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American God…

Season two of American Gods has had a pretty tough time getting to our screens. Originally renewed shortly af…

I enjoyed the first season of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy. Sure, it wasn't entirely faithful to the comics…

It should come as no surprise to anyone that I love a good musical. There's something that's just so fun abou…

Have you seen Lost or Manifest and found yourself wanting a drama about a plane disappearing under mysterious…

I love a good sci-fi comedy. The melding of sci-fi concepts and comedy is often endlessly entertaining. Howev…

I love Neil Gaiman's books. Obviously. I talk about them all the time. I write religiously about the American…

Today was DC Fandome, an event designed to rival this year's Comic-Con at Home. Promising exclusive panels, c…

I love Parks and Recreation. I love The Good Place. You would think I'd have been all over Brooklyn Nine-Nine…

Who doesn't love a good Christmas movie musical? I certainly do, as do most others, I think. There's just som…

Time Lord Victorious, the first Doctor Who multimedia crossover event, has begun. Promising to chronicle how …

I love a good, bad movie. Especially ones that aren't trying to be bad. There's something deeply enjoyable ab…

Hadestown is one of my favorite musicals from the last few years. It moved me in a way that many musicals fai…

Something about the late summer/early autumn months makes me crave spooky stories. There's nothing better tha…

Halloween is right around the corner, which means now is the perfect time to find some new and interesting sp…

Christopher Nolan's films are always a bit hit-or-miss for me. When they work, I enjoy his dramatic tendencie…

I never read The Inheritance Cycle as a kid. I tried reading Eragon a few times and I made it partway through…

I have lots of fond memories of reading middle-grade horror books as a kid. There's just something so fun abo…

Lovecraft Country was one of those books I always meant to read but never got around to doing so. I love revi…

I love a good twist on a familiar trope. We see so many superhero movies these days that it's hard for any of…

Zombies are one of my favorite horror story "monsters." There's something so haunting about a threat that is …

Better late than never, eh? There's something about alien stories set during the 1940s-1960s that appeals to …

There will always be something devilishly fun about multi-Doctor stories. I don't know if it's the knowledge …

I don't normally watch video essays on YouTube. It takes a very specific kind of personality to get me intere…