The possessed or haunted object (often anthropomorphic) is a mainstay of the horror genre, and for good reason. A doll or animatronic character has many of the features of a person but lacks the spark ...

Overwatch 2 got a new game mode on Tuesday called “Mischief and Magic,” and it’s a Prop Hunt — which means that players have been trying all manner of strategies to mimic inanimate objects in-game.

In the quirky Radiotopia gem Everything Is Alive, which ran from 2018 to 2023, podcasting vet Ian Chillag (Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me) interviewed inanimate objects voiced by improvisers. Chillag ...

In a return to form, Saturday Night Live‘s “Weekend Update” featured Bowen Yang as another aggrieved inanimate object standing up for themselves (hat tip to previous performances as the Titanic ...