It’s the last day of the year, and we’ve spent all month delivering you our retrospective look back at the highs and lows of 2025 in sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and geeky pop culture. Want to remind yourself of the year that was one more time? Here’s every one of io9’s Year in Review 2025 pieces in one convenient place for you to catch up on as we head into the new year together.
io9’s Favorite Replays, Rereads, and Rewatches of 2025
The Movie Industry Kept Trying to Make Popcorn Buckets Happen Again This Year
The Characters Who Helped Us Survive 2025
‘Andor’ Can’t Be the End of Good ‘Star Wars’
Was 2025 Marvel’s Comeback Year?
From ‘Sinners’ to ‘Frankenstein,’ 2025 Put Twins All Over the Movies
20 Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Authors Pick Their Favorite Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books of 2025
‘Doctor Who’ and the Disintegration of 2025
The Top 42 Moments From Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror TV in 2025
The 12 Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror TV Shows of 2025
Movie Posters Leveled Up (at Least a Little Bit) in 2025
The Best Toys of 2025
2025 Was a Turning Point for ‘Star Trek’, Whether It Knew It or Not
The Best Movie Moments of 2025
The Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Films of 2025
Anime Movies Faced a Defining, Precarious Theatrical Crossroads in 2025
The Best Streaming Shows and Movies You May Have Missed This Year
Our Favorite io9 Stories of 2025
The Creative, Inspiring People We Lost in 2025
2025 Was the Year Ninja Games Made a Comeback
io9’s Top 100 Stories of 2025
From all of us on the io9 team—have a very happy new year!
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