What’s Geeky in October, 2024?

It’s October, and you know what that means…

IT’S SPOOKY SEASON!!!

That’s right, spooky season is upon us and that means there’s a ton of really great geeky stuff headed your way. There is a new Joker movie, as well as a new installment in the Dragon Age franchise, and a new book by Susanna Clarke.

Let’s dive right in!

Movies/TV Shows

October 1^st:

Treasure Trackers

VOD

Three misfit middle schoolers follow the clues from an old diary to locate the treasure hidden somewhere in their town. But what starts as harmless fun quickly turns into something else as the teens have to avoid greedy adults, high school bullies, and the deadly curse of the treasure itself in this Halloween treasure hunt.

October 3^rd:

Gremlins: The Wild Batch, season 2

Max

Join Sam, Gizmo, and Elle as they journey from their old home in Shanghai into San Francisco and the American West in this spin-off series based on the original 1984 Gremlins. Featuring all-new characters voiced by Ming-na Wen, BD Wong, and Simu Liu as the charming bootlegger Chang, who is set to help the trio escape Alcatraz and its undead guards.

The Legend of Vox Machina, season 3

Prime Video

All of Exandria is in danger as the Chroma Conclave, a group of dragons bent on world domination and destruction, spread across the earth. And the only thing standing in their way is a lovable team of misfit adventurers. Based on the hit series by Critical Role, this season promises to give us fans the last performances of the late Lance Reddick as the evil Thordak.

October 4^th:

Joker: Folie à Deux

In Theaters

Arthur Fleck is back for more mayhem in this sequel to the 2019 Joker. Awaiting trial, Arthur has been placed in Arkham Asylam where he meets fellow inmate Lee Quinzel. The two begin to experience their insanity as a musical, all while Fleck’s followers form a movement to liberate him. Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.

It’s What’s Inside

Netflix

Old friends all gather together for a pre-wedding party full of games, but one of them arrives with a mysterious briefcase containing some type of machine that everyone hooks themselves up to. Now, everyone finds themselves in different bodies and revealing long-hidden secrets, desires, and grudges in this existential thriller.

Monster Summer

Limited Release

When a mysterious force abducts their friend and leaves him with a vacant “the lights are on but no one’s home” kind of look, three teenagers will team up with a retired detective to uncover the mystery and go on a monstrous adventure to protect their home. Starring Mason Thames, Mel Gibson, David Henrie, Abby James Witherspoon, Julian Lerner, and Patrick Renna (you may remember him from The Sandlot).

Operation Blood Hunt

VOD

A group of Special Forces soldiers are sent to a remote Pacific Island in 1944, looking for missing marines. When they get to a Japanese base, they discover a cache of the emperor’s gold and a deadly secret weapon: werewolves. With no choice, the elite team must find a way to outwit and outfight a supernatural killing machine. Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

Scarygirl

Limited Release

After her octopus father is kidnapped by a mad scientist, a young girl must overcome her fears journey with her friends to save him from the magnificent, and deadly, city. A city that is also slowly destroying their planet’s sun. Starring Ricard Cussó, Tania Vincent, Sam Neill, and Anna Torv.

The Radleys

Limited Release

When Clara Radley is attacked by a boy from school, she fights back and kills him—and in doing so reveals that she, and her family, are vampires. To keep his family together and safe, her father Peter asks his twin brother Will for help with the police. But doing so means inviting his manipulative presence into their home in more than one way. Starring Damian Lewis and Kelly Macdonald.

V/H/S Beyond

Shudder

The seventh installment, and ninth overall, of the V/H/S series franchise. This sci-fi horror anthology film features six new found footage tapes including one about animal rights activists breaking into a taxidermists’ house, another about a skydiving group that collides midair with a UFO, and another about when the paparazzi find so much more than they bargained for.

Frankie Freako

Limited Release

In this homage to 80’s B movies, uptight Conor Sweeny makes a late night phone call to a party hotline hosted by “Frankie Freako,” inviting in maniacal goblin and his friends. But when Conor tries to get rid of Frankie, he unwittingly sets himself on a collision course with other pint-sized monsters.

Things Will Be Different

Limited Release

Hiding away from the police after a robbery, estranged siblings Joseph and Sidney hide out in a farmhouse that allows them to hide away in a different time. Things go perfectly until it’s time to leave, when a voice from a recording tells them, “You shouldn’t be here.” Starring Adam David Thompson and Riley Dandy.

October 7^th:

Superman & Lois, season 4

The fourth and final season of this show following Clark Kent and Lois Lane in a post-infinite crisis Earth where the two are parents to two boys, Jonathan and Jordan, both of whom also have superpowers. Season four picks up with Superman’s fight against Doomsday, a fight that ends with the supposed death of Kal-El and the rise of a new villain and otherworldly creature for Jonathan and Jordan to face.

October 10^th:

Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

Netflix

Set in the Survivor timeline and taking place after the events of the 2018 game “Shadow of the Tomb Raider,” this series follows Lara Croft as a solo adventurer. But when a man named Devereaux breaks into Croft Manor and steals a powerful Chinese artifact with ties to her past, it will be up to Lara and her friends to get it back. Starring Hayley Atwell, Richard Armitage, and Earl Baylon.

October 11^th:

Uprising

Netflix

During the Joseon dynasty of Korea, two friends grow up together learning how to fight and survive. One of them is a nobleman, while the other is his servant. Now the two must face each other on opposing sides during the Japanese invasion of Korea during the 16^th century. Starring Gang Dong-won and Cha Seung-won.

October 17^th:

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, season 2

Netflix

Having snuck aboard a cargo ship delivering kidnapped dinosaurs, the surviving members of the Nublar Six, the six kids who were left on Isla Nublar after the destruction of Jurassic World, find themselves back on a new island populated by dinosaurs. But all is not what it seems, especially when they discover that a dear friend who they thought had died is still alive.

October 18^th:

Panda Plan

Limited Release

An international crime syndicate sets their sights on abducting a baby panda named Hu Hu just as the panda was adopted by action movie star, Jackie Chan. Trapped in the zoo with armed gunmen, and a very cute panda, Jackie must enlist the help of his agent and Hu Hu’s dedicated caretaker in order to beat the bad guys. Starring Jackie Chan and Hu Hu as themselves.

Bookworm

Limited Release

When her mother falls into a coma, Mildred, a precocious 11-year-old, comes up with a plan to film the legendary Canterbury panther, an urban legend said to live deep in New Zealand. Together with her estranged magician father, the two embark on a journey neither are likely to forget. Starring Elijah Wood and Nell Fisher.

Die Alone

Limited Release

When Ethan wakes up with amnesia, he finds a world completely different from the one he left behind. The world has been ravaged by a virus that turns the infected into plant covered zombies and his girlfriend Emma is missing. The only help he has is a mysterious stranger named Mae and scattered memories that he might rather forget. Starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Frank Grillo, and Douglas Smith.

October 25^th:

Venom: The Last Dance

In Theaters

With two worlds on the hunt for them, Eddie Brock and the symbiote Venom are forced to go on the run. The US military hunts for Eddie and Venom to better understand the symbiotes and figure out what exactly led them to earth, all while a powerful force from another world, the dark creator of the symbiotes, Knull, also hunts for them. Starring Tom Hardy.

Video Games

October 3^rd:

Kill Knight

PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

Enter the immersive abyss of this push-forward action shooter and fulfill your one purpose: kill the last angel. You play as a reanimated fallen warrior known as Kill Knight. Work your way through horror-filled halls and kill everything that crosses your path.

MechWarrior 5: Clans

PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

Immersive gameplay and intricate combat encounters are yours to explore in this latest iteration of the MechWarrior world. You play as a newly minted Smoke Jaguar pilot that’s about to be thrust into the middle of Operation Revival. Play with up to 4 others.

October 4^th:

Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream

PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X

Team up with 20 other players to raid and defeat powerful enemies in this distorted version of the Sword Art Online world. Plus, Kirito must work with friends and foes past and present to set the world to rights.

Until Dawn

PC, PS5

The classic slasher horror survival game has been rebuilt and remastered for PC and PS5. The comparison shots between the original and this new version are truly impressive. So, return to Blackwood Mountain, what’s the worst that could happen?

October 8^th:

Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred

PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

This DLC includes a new region, new character class, the ability to recruit allies, and new co-op options. You also get new pets! Small tangent: I still remember playing the original Diablo in the late 1990’s. Does that make me old?

October 11^th:

Metaphor: ReFantazio

PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X

From the creatives behind Persona 3, 4, and 5 comes a unique story that sees you and your fairy companion Gallica searching for a cure for the curse on the kingdom’s lost prince. Dungeon dive, go on quests, and expand your social circle in this brand new adventure.

Starship Troopers: Extermination

PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

This co-op first-person shooter is classic Starship Troopers. Morita assault rifle? Check. Vanguard Troopers? Check. Big ugly bugs? Check. There’s also new stuff: pick from six character classes to best suit your playstyle and upgrade weapons, armor, and more.

Transformers: Galactic Trials

PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

Intense arcade racing and wild robot combat collide in this newest battle for the lost Prime Relics. Play as an Autobot or a Decepticon either solo or in local multiplayer.

October 15^th:

Neva

PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X

This artistically daring game from the creators of the critically acclaimed GRIS follows a young woman and her wolf friend. The emotionally charged action adventure allows you to explore a dying world with Alba and the wolf and see their relationship change and grow.

October 17^th:

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead

PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

As one might expect, this is a single-player horror adventure game inspired by blockbuster films. Survive in silence using your ingenuity as you control a young survivor doing her best in an eerily tranquil world that is falling apart.

October 18^th:

Unknown 9: Awakening

PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

You play as Haroona, a young woman with the ability to dive into and channel power from a mysterious parallel dimension known as the Fold. Journey across the world and learn to wield your powers while avoiding splinter factions that want to use you for their own ends.

October 22^nd:

Fear the Spotlight

PC, PS4, PS5

Blumhouse Games brings us this atmospheric third-person horror game. Join Vivian and Amy as they sneak into school after hours and try to hold a seance. When that seance goes wrong and Amy disappears, Vivian is forced into a nightmarish alternate reality where the school halls are haunted by a monster with a spotlight for a head. Creepy!

October 25^th:

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

The latest installment in the mega popular Black Ops series of Call of Duty complete with a cinematic campaign and the epic return of round-based zombies. And, of course, its got best-in-class multiplayer with 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps.

October 31^st:

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

Like its predecessor, Dragon Age: Inquisition, this is an immersive single-player RPG with crazy smooth graphics and complicated skill trees for multiple characters. Along with your seven companions, you will become the Veilguard and defy the gods themselves.