Conor McShane-Contributor

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Contributor Since October, 2024
Qualifications Over 15 years of experience in creative and pop culture writing, with bylines at several publications.
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movies & TV, Horror, Sci-Fi
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About Conor McShane

Conor McShane has been writing about movies and TV in one form or another for 15 years, since starting his first Wordpress blog in 2009. During his 10 years living in Chicago, he wrote theatre reviews for arts publications Chicago Stage Standard and PerformInk, and joined the horror-centric website Morbidly Beautiful as a staff writer in 2021.  There, he writes and edits the column Tubi Tuesday, where he recommends movies found on Tubi, the greatest of all streaming sites.  In addition to his pop culture writing, Conor is a playwright whose work has been produced throughout Chicago as well as in Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, New York City, and the World Wide Web.  He's also dipped his toe into podcasting, creating and producing 8 episodes of a series called First Time for Everyone, which explored the lifelong process of creative evolution through the lens of writers' earliest works.  He lives in Michigan with his partner Leslie and their cat Cheena, who he thinks likes him but can never be quite sure.

Favorite Movies

The Thing (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Evil Dead 2 (1982)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Almost Famous (2000)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
 

Favorite TV Shows

Community
Parks & Recreation
The Good Place
Hannibal
Spaced
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

Industry Focus

Conor has been writing about pop culture in its various forms since 2009.  He has written reviews and analysis for Morbidly Beautiful, Chicago Stage and Screen, and PerformInk, in addition to his self-published blogs.  He currently writes movie and TV features for MovieWeb, and previously held a similar role at The Best War Games.

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Why some of the series' questions might be best left unanswered.

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What to Remember for Severance Season 2
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A quick recap on what's happened with the innies and outies at Lumon In Severance before season 2 premieres.

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Mike Flanagan's Dark Tower Series Needs A Massive Budget
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The sprawling Stephen King fantasy series needs a budget to match

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James Gunn Is Making The Right Stylistic Choice With Superman
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It looks like the DCU is embracing the hero's comic book roots.

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The prolific author's style is best suited for long-form storytelling

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The game-changing network seems to be entering a strange new era

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Squid Game: Lingering Questions After the Season 2 Finale
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These are just a few of the things fans will be pondering until season 3 of Squid Game drops.

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Squid Game: Why Does In-ho Join the Games?
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What caused In-ho to join the games? The answer is more complicated than you might think.

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Dune: Prophecy - The Origin of Desmond Hart's Powers, Explained
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Dune: Prophecy finale finally revealed where Desmond Hart's powers come from (sort of).

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Dune: Prophecy Season 1 Ending Explained
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Where the Dune prequel series leaves viewers at the end of its first season

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Dune: Prophecy - Who is Mikaela?
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Exploring one of Dune: Prophecy's most interesting and mysterious new characters

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The Sisters might finally know what killed Mother Kasha and Pruwet Richese.

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Creature Commandos' Surprising Connection to a Classic HBO Miniseries
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What could the DCU cartoon and a 2001 WWII miniseries possibly have in common?

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Dune: Prophecy - What's With the Whales?
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A look at one of the strangest details in the Dune prequel series.

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Dune: Prophecy - 'The Agony,' Explained
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Episode 2 of Dune: Prophecy puts one of its characters through a pretty ominous sounding ordeal. But what is it?

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Daddy's Head Ending Explained
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How does Shudder's acclaimed 2024 horror film Daddy's Head end, and what does it mean?

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In a Violent Nature Ending Explained
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The 2024 horror film In a Violent Nature was a unique take on the slasher genre. But what does its ending mean?

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Wonder Man in his Marvel Comics incarnation
Marvel's Wonder Man Series Needs To Do Two Things To Succeed
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Marvel's Wonder Man series needs to be willing to poke some fun at superhero cliches, and avoid falling victim to those same cliches.

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