Lyra Hale
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Lyra Hale is a writer, editor, and podcaster that covers film, TV, books, and more. She likes geeking over scifi, fantasy, and all things spooky. When she isn't writing reviews, crying over her favorite characters, or talking about 911 on her podcast Tales From the 118, she's crafting. Let's stalk and nerd out together to our hearts content.

Tales From the 118 Episode 19: Our Favorite 9-1-1 Fanfics

For our first podcast after the 9-1-1 Season 8 finale Lizzie and Lyra are talking about our favorite 9-1-1 fanfics on Tales From the 118!

Apocalypse Besties 2025 Tribeca Review: Two Unhinged Friends Telling Each Other “Exactly!” 

Apocalypse Besties, which premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival, is the meme “Two dumb b*tches telling each other, “Exactly!”

Poreless Tribeca 2025 Review: A Heartfelt Comedy About the Queer Muslim Experience

Poreless is equal parts a heartfelt comedy about the queer Muslim experience and social commentary about the beauty industry.

The Rings of Power Adds 3 New Cast Members to Season 3

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has added three new cast members to it’s cast for season 3. Learn more about them here.

Law & Order: SVU Star Ice T Surprises Fans on National Iced Tea Day

The Grammy-award winning rapper and star of Law & Order: SVU surprised fans at Raising Cane’s flagship restaurant in Times Square.

Ace and the Double Standards of Intimacy on Love Island USA Season 7

Ace doesn’t owe anyone intimacy on Love Island USA. But here we are with his boundaries being pushed again and again.

The Surrender Review: A Story About Looking Death in the Face & Saying No

Shudder’s horror movie The Surrender is a haunting tale about looking death in the face and saying, “No.” Read our review.

Sister! Tribeca 2025 Review: When Found Family Meets Chaotic Queer Comedy

Sister! understands comedy, pacing, camp, queer chaos, and how to drop a banger of a line over and over again.

Ballerina Review: What It Looks Like to Respect the Source Material But Create Your Own Path

Is Ana de Armas Ballerina worth watching? We break it all down in our review of the latest addition to the world of John Wick.

Queerly Not Straight: 20 LGBTQ+ Books Coming Out June 2025

To build a space for queer people, every Saturday I’ll be posting interviews, opinion pieces (like this June 2025 LGBTQ+ list one).