“Bugonia” refers to the ancient Greek belief that bees could spawn spontaneously from dead cow carcasses, and that cow dung was beneficial to the hive. It’s a myth, of course, but that didn’t stop ...

The hive mind doesn’t quite fit in the same category of horror as slashers or monsters, but it is its own impressive breed of terror. It’s been a feature of science fiction and horror for decades, ...

An alien virus creates a hive mind. But the story is how the survivors fail to unite—revealing human cooperation's fragile ...

In the Season 1 finale of Vince Gilligan's Apple TV series, Carol Sturka finally connects with a fellow immune survivor, and her inner cynic wins out.

Gardening isn’t just about trimming hedges and planting petunias anymore. Somewhere between the buzzing of bees and the hum ...

Merchant of misery Yorgos Lanthimos is back to ruin your day again, this time with Bugonia (now streaming on Peacock, in ...

From “Sinners” and “KPop Demon Hunters” to “One Battle After Another” and “Bugonia,” here are our staff members’ favorite ...

Bugonia, 2025. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia ...

Stephen Van Handel will read from his debut children's novel about a spider who spins gold instead of webs, featuring ...

Rutger Bregman, Josie Long, Michael Rosen, Meera Sodha and others on what they are no longer wasting their time on ...

In a great year for premium TV, the standout theme was the re-emergence of the science fiction genre with shows that were ...