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Deputy Editor, SFX

Ian Berriman has been working for SFX – the world's leading sci-fi, fantasy and horror magazine – since March 2002. He also writes for Total Film, Electronic Sound and Retro Pop; other publications he's contributed to include Horrorville, When Saturday Comes and What DVD. A life-long Doctor Who fan, he's also a supporter of Hull City, and live-tweets along to BBC Four's Top Of The Pops repeats from his @TOTPFacts account.

Latest articles by Ian Berriman

Eva Melander as Tina and Eero Milonoff as Vore in Border.

5 things you need to know about Border: A Swedish movie about romance between two human-like Trolls

By Ian Berriman published 28 February 19

Feature A woman discovers her true nature in this dark Swedish fantasy romance, from the writer of Let the Right One in

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Win Venom on Blu-ray

By Ian Berriman published 1 February 19

Win We have 5 copies to give away!

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Two versions of Spider-Man from Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse.

Win a new book about the art of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

By Ian Berriman published 20 December 18

Win We have 10 copies of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – The Art of the Movie to give away!

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The Haunting of Hill House showrunner on turning the classic ghost story into a Netflix Original

By Ian Berriman published 13 October 18

Feature Shirley Jackson's tale of a "vile, diseased" mansion, is coming to the small screen. Showrunner Mike Flanagan reveals all

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Win the new Minecraft novel The Crash

By Ian Berriman published 12 July 18

Win We've got signed copies of the first Minecraft book to give away too!

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The cover art for Midnight by Derek Landy

Win a complete set of Skulduggery Pleasant books!

By Ian Berriman published 1 June 18

Win We have copies of all eleven of Derek Landy's series up for grabs

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Win a Blu-ray of animated movie Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay

By Ian Berriman published 20 April 18

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Win Justice League on Blu-ray

By Ian Berriman published 23 March 18

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Win Stephen King movie It on Blu-ray

By Ian Berriman published 12 January 18

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Win a set of four Star Wars: The Last Jedi books!

By Ian Berriman published 22 December 17

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Win '80s movies Dreamscape and Electric Dreams on Blu-ray

By Ian Berriman published 28 July 17

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Here's to George A. Romero, otherwise known as the Knight of the Living Dead

By Ian Berriman published 17 July 17

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Win the SteelBook Edition of Enemy Mine

By Ian Berriman published 22 December 16

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SFX Wishlist: What do you want to see in Fantastic Beasts 2?

By Ian Berriman published 15 December 16

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9 Star Trek cameos you might have missed

By Ian Berriman published 7 September 16

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Jimmy's enjoying his midlife crisis in Better Call Saul season 2 trailer

By Ian Berriman published 15 February 16

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Doctor Who S9.12 'Hell Bent' review

By Ian Berriman published 5 December 15

TV review

Doctor Who S9.11 "Heaven Sent" review

By Ian Berriman published 28 November 15

TV review

Harry Potter meets Downton Abbey: The world of Strange and Norrell

By Ian Berriman published 22 May 15

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Better Call Saul S1.08 "Rico" review

By Ian Berriman published 24 March 15

TV review

Better Call Saul S1.07 "Bingo" review

By Ian Berriman published 17 March 15

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Better Call Saul S1.06 "Five-O" review

By Ian Berriman published 17 March 15

TV review

Lesley Sharp and Toby Jones star in Ursula Le Guin dramas for Radio Four

By Ian Berriman published 5 March 15

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Better Call Saul S1.05 "Alpine Shepherd Boy" review

By Ian Berriman published 4 March 15

TV review

Tributes to Leonard Nimoy

By Ian Berriman published 28 February 15

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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review: "The best but most broken game I've played all year"
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Towers of Aghasba review: "Exploration is a joy thanks to gorgeous visuals and a varied landscape"
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Sorry We're Closed review: "Resident Evil 4 and Silent Hill can't match this neon-soaked survival horror for its sheer inventiveness"
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Lego Horizon Adventures review: "Brilliantly rebuilds this PlayStation icon"
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Codenames review: "The ultimate pick-up-and-play party game"

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Wicked review: "Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will have you defying gravity"
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Gladiator 2 review: "A rousing spectacle with Ridley Scott and Denzel Washington on top form"
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Paddington in Peru review: "Endlessly easy to love with a pitch-perfect Olivia Colman"
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Venom: The Last Dance review: "A puddle of pixels that isn’t much fun to splash around in"
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Smile 2 Review: "Naomi Scott demonstrates her talents with a raw, no-holds-barred performance in this largely successful horror sequel"

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Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 review: "Returns to the sort of hard-hitting form that made it such a fan favorite in the first place"
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Dune: Prophecy review: "HBO's prequel occasionally stands up to Denis Villeneuve's movies – but largely falls short"
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Arcane season 2 review: "One of the greatest video game adaptations of all time"
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Silo season 2 review: "A commanding performance from Rebecca Ferguson makes it a dystopian future worth staying in"
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Agatha All Along finale review and recap: "Fun, but think about it too hard and it falls apart like a house of tarot cards"