The return of Erica!

Think 'TaleSpin' with knights, castles, and aggressive pastel colors that look more like Easter than Christmas.

Erin Krakow plays a beleaguered TV producer whose love life is upended by a visit from three Nicks.

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The drag delusion on CANADA'S DRAG RACE is as deep as the shade.

Playful holiday fun runs alongside creepy Yuletide conspiracy in a manga that puts an unfamiliar, action-packed spin on Christmas.

'G.I. Joe' writer Joshua Williamson and Energon Universe editor Ben Abernathy detail Robert Kirkman's influence on Cobra-La's return.

"The magic isn't in just what you've lost; it is in what you still have."

A new anime magazine, stemming from a popular website, blasts past the typical industry gloss and digs deep into the genre's storied history.

Amy Groening and Robert Buckley go on the most intense and festive first date in Hallmark history.

Presenting the 'Beyond the Gates' family tree, your ultimate guide to the citizens (and schemers) of Fairmont Crest.

"If I had my way this would be required viewing every Christmas!" - @ethankaye.bsky.social, making demands this holiday season

New year, new Ru.

Holland Marie Roden and Nolan Gerard Funk try to solve an antique shop mystery in time for Christmas.

The queens team up in trios to tackle a talk show challenge that tests their tenacity, tenderness, and overall talent. A new CANADA'S DRAG RACE recap is live now. popheist.com/canadas-drag...

Hasbro, Marvel, Sunbow — a Triple Threat character, in my parlance.

I wrote about how what is maybe my favorite joke in all of GOLDEN GIRLS happens in the Christmas episode. And then probably my second favorite joke in all of GOLDEN GIRLS happens right before it. popheist.com/advent-calen...

Leave it to GOLDEN GIRLS to sneak one of the filthiest jokes in TV history into its Christmas episode. popheist.com/advent-calen...

'Tis the season to be jolly — and to watch as many holiday-themed horror movies as humanly possible. Halloween isn't the only spooky season.

Michael Kupperman, the artist behind 'Snake 'N' Bacon' and 'Tales Designed to Thrizzle' delivers a gazillion laughs in his new zine project.

Ashley Williams and Andrew Walker team up for a holiday edition of 'The Amazing Race.'

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One of the worst tragedies to hit Washington DC was in 1996 when diva Patti LaBelle struggled through "This Christmas" with zero support.

"I don’t know how to find a happy medium in this life now.” LOVE ISLAND USA's Olandria and Nic reveal reason for stepping out of social media spotlight (via @blackbireality.bsky.social) popheist.com/love-island-...

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I have a lot of articles up at Pop Heist. This one is very personal, because it’s the 10 songs I think of when I think of Christmas. Of course, after I finished this and it posted I realized I forgot “Christmastime Is Here” and Slade’s “Merry Xmas Everybody”. Ah well.

Angela Kinsey stars in what just might be the most unhinged Hallmark holiday movie of the decade.

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Need a new Christmas movie tradition? Make it 1941's hilarious comedy 'The Man Who Came To Dinner', full of brilliant insults and jabs! The Pop Heist Advent Calendar continues!

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Camilla Cabello sang five words and altered the arc of holiday history.

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This deserves to be one of those sicko cult movies that gets passed around every December, and I'll keep shouting about it until that's true.

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When you think about it, Van Halen and Christmas are a lot alike.

Editor: You got that screenshot of Angela Lansbury and Leslie Nielsen? Designer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked. Editor: What

This one is incredibly sexy, fwiw.

Hey, Vanessa *crushed* this. If you're looking for a starting place on holiday horror movies, complete with a fantastic list to binge watch, this is it.

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Let @theblackbuffy.bsky.social guide you through the jolly yet spooky world of holiday horror.

PART II of the COBRA-LA CORPUS — an in-depth chat with Joshua Williamson and Ben Abernathy about resurrecting Cobra-La for the Energon Universe. Y'all, Robert Kirkman personally requested Pythona for "Void Rivals." Like a mutagen spore, I'm over the moon. popheist.com/skybound-ene...

I love when I can tie my Biblical Studies degree* into an interesting article! I took some of the most mind-blowing info from the best book I read this year and served it up with a little bit of Ethan magic. #popheist *Thesis pending.

There's so much lore around the Biblical Magi, or "wise men", that goes unknown! Take a dip into the weirdness around this Christmas trio! @ethankaye.bsky.social has a lesson for you.

Celebrate the holidays with Santa Claus being chokeslammed, powerslammed and hit with a Stone Cold Stunner.

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