Rob London

Published Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he’s an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne from a misspent youth of watching monster movies on TV, perusing the sun-faded goods at the local video rental shop, and staining his fingers with ink from the Video Movie Guide. Areas of interest include science fiction, film noir, horror flicks, ’70s disaster pictures, Bond movies, ’90s action, giant robots, dinosaurs, super heroes, and the exuberantly schlocky output of Cannon Films. He also enjoys both Star Trek and Star Wars when they’re good, and maybe even more when they’re bad. As a Canadian, he also has a vested interest in Canadian movies and TV shows, especially the cheesier ones dubbed “Canuxploitation.”

An expert on Marvel Comics, he has also written for the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, and is a member of the Marvel Research Team. He can frequently be found pontificating on comic-book continuity or bemoaning the misfortunes of the Toronto Maple Leafs on his Twitter account.

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Summer has turned to fall, and Halloween decorations are starting to pop up everywhere, so it must be the season of the witch. That means it’s the perfect time to check in with the new comedy docu-series Cassie Workman Is Witchy AF, an irreverent look at the history of black magic produced by The Matrix director Lilly Wachowski. Before this week’s new episode drops, Collider is proud to exclusively present a preview sneak peek.

Cassie Workman Is Witchy AF is an irreverent eight-part series hosted in an occult bookstore by comedian, writer, and storyteller Cassie Workman, and takes a look at witchcraft from a distinctly female, queer, and LGBTQIA+ perspective. The series tackles arcane topics like John Dee, tarot cards, and Aleister Crowley with a mixture of facts, puppetry, SFX makeup from Monster in My Closet, and guest stars like comedian Ben Russell and **Garbage **lead singer Shirley Manson. The series is a collaboration between Etch and Wachowski’s Anarchists United, and is directed by Hannah Welever. Says Wachowski, “Cassie Workman weaves a Charm of Making so wickedly delightful it turned me into a newt! Seriously, everyone needs to watch the fabulous and funny and informative *Cassie Workman is Witchy AF *immediately! I am so proud to be a producer on this and call her my friend!!! #NEWTLIFE”

In the clip, Workman discusses demons and humanity’s relationship to them. Via some very impressive puppets (courtesy of Direct Message), we see the history of humanity, as they build civilization but frequently succumb to irrationality and fear, imagining demons to frighten themselves while ignoring the real “demons” (specifically, the current inhabitant of the White House) who dwell among them and feed their fears for their own gain; if you need to know more, just turn on your TV and wait for the next campaign ad. The sixth episode of Cassie Workman Is Witchy AF will premiere exclusively on Etch’s YouTube channel on Wednesday, October 21.

Four franchises, four completely different ways of getting underneath your skin. This is the one built out of your particular fear, why it works so well on you, and what it would leave behind.

Your nightmare does not wait outside the door. It waits for you to close your eyes, which you are going to have to do eventually, because nobody has ever won that particular argument.

Your nightmare is not really the doll. It is the face of the person you tell, and the way they decide, very kindly, that you have imagined all of it.

Your nightmare has your number, knows your name, and has almost certainly been inside your house before. The worst part is that you already know them.

Your nightmare is not really about you. It is about the people asleep down the hall, and the feeling that whatever is here is not interested in leaving.

Although she hasn’t sat in the director’s chair since 2015’s Jupiter Ascending, her most recent collaboration with sister Lana, Lilly has been active as an executive producer over the last decade. This year alone, she produced Mia Moore’s time-loop film, Again Again, and she’s producing the upcoming comedy Trash Mountain, which stars Caleb Hearon and Zooey Deschanel.

Episode 6 of Cassie Workman Is Witchy AF premieres exclusively on YouTube on Wednesday, October 21. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.