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This Christmas Mark Gatiss resurrects the BBC’s seasonal ghost story with an adaptation of MR James’ chilling tale “The Tractate Middoth”. Here’s our chat with star Sacha Dhawan, the man at the heart of some distinctly unholy doings in a library… Did the title The Tractate Middoth mean anything to …

His fantasy trilogy inspired by the stories of Shiva has become a genuine international phenomenon. We quiz the bestselling author on his influences and ambitions A genuine literary phenomenon in India, Amish Tripathi is known for his record-breaking Shiva trilogy: The Immortals of Meluha , The Secret Of The Nagas …

With Thor: The Dark World arriving in UK cinemas on Wednesday 30 October, director Alan Taylor teases what to expect from our second trip to Asgard. What enticed you to take on the project? When I was first approached, I thought they had made a mistake and were calling the …

We speak to the kid charged with saving planet Earth in Ender’s Game (opens in new tab) In Ender’s Game , a genius kid is taken away from his family and given an intensive course in battle tactics in the hope that his strategic thinking could be the weapon that …

Writer Mike Johnson tells SFX what Khan was up to before Star Trek Into Darkness … (opens in new tab) How long ago did you start thinking about telling Khan’s origin story? I’d read the script before production so we know obviously who Benedict Cumberbatch was playing, but the idea …

Author, comedian and Who fan Toby Hadoke has set out to interview somebody from every single Doctor Who story! Steve O’Brien investigates Sometime last year, Toby Hadoke was set a challenge on Twitter. “My wish for the 50th anniversary,” @jjkv007 wrote, “is that Toby Hadoke interviews everyone from Doctor Who …

The Chronicle screenwriter talks super-sequels, Frankenstein and Video Games: The Movie Video Games: The Movie may have reached its $60,000 goal on Kickstarter with ease, but with 10 days left there are still plenty of time to make the promising-looking videogames documentary even better. One of the contributors to the …

(opens in new tab) Kenji Kamiyama grew up with Cyborg 009 . It was difficult to miss, growing up – as he did – in Japan in the ’70s and ’80s. Since the original manga by Shotaro Ishinomori was first published in 1964, there have been three anime films (1966, …

What first attracted you to the character? “Honest answer? I heard rumor Marvel was looking for a Ms Marvel pitch. I was familiar with the character from Bendis’s Avengers run and I’d picked up a few copies of the Ms Marvel volume 2 series because I’m a fan of Brian …

The BBC has released a set of short interviews with the key players in this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special “The Snowmen” . Enjoy. (opens in new tab) Steven Moffat (opens in new tab) Lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat gives us an insight into the monsters and adventures …